MsDarkstar
03-17-2010, 02:25 PM
Hey all, this is just a good thoughts/prayer request for my baby Max. I'm taking him to the vet after work today to have a few things checked out & I'm a little nervous! I know that many of you are animal lovers like me and extra good thoughts & prayers never hurt :)
My sweet baby Max is a German Shepherd mix (age 9). He's got something going on with his ear, I'm not sure if it's an infection or yeast but it's paining him something awful. I noticed him scratching at it a little night before last but he seemed fine & wasn't doing it excessively. When I got home from work yesterday though, he had the inside of his ear almost raw from scratching & was shaking his head alot. I doctored him up as best I could & made plans to take him to the vet today. Now, the ear I'm not overly concerned about - that's easily fixed. What makes me nervous is what I discovered while checking out his ear.
In an effort to keep me from looking in his ear, he rolled onto his back for tummy scratches and right away I noticed something that didn't look quite right. I felt around and he's got a lump about the size of my thumb on his tummy. He didn't seem to experience any discomfort at all when I inspected, palpitated & prodded at it. What concerns me though is that it is rather firm, kind of like pushing on a piece of fruit (firm but with a little give). He's also got another lump about 4" away from the first that is about the size of a large marble & the same consistency.
I'm trying not to borrow trouble & worry over nothing but when it comes to odd lumps I can't help but be concerned. I know I'll feel better once we see the doc but in the meantime, please say a prayer that it's nothing.
Thanks!
My sweet baby Max is a German Shepherd mix (age 9). He's got something going on with his ear, I'm not sure if it's an infection or yeast but it's paining him something awful. I noticed him scratching at it a little night before last but he seemed fine & wasn't doing it excessively. When I got home from work yesterday though, he had the inside of his ear almost raw from scratching & was shaking his head alot. I doctored him up as best I could & made plans to take him to the vet today. Now, the ear I'm not overly concerned about - that's easily fixed. What makes me nervous is what I discovered while checking out his ear.
In an effort to keep me from looking in his ear, he rolled onto his back for tummy scratches and right away I noticed something that didn't look quite right. I felt around and he's got a lump about the size of my thumb on his tummy. He didn't seem to experience any discomfort at all when I inspected, palpitated & prodded at it. What concerns me though is that it is rather firm, kind of like pushing on a piece of fruit (firm but with a little give). He's also got another lump about 4" away from the first that is about the size of a large marble & the same consistency.
I'm trying not to borrow trouble & worry over nothing but when it comes to odd lumps I can't help but be concerned. I know I'll feel better once we see the doc but in the meantime, please say a prayer that it's nothing.
Thanks!