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Lumps.....

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cheryl21

Warren Scout
Hi, I recently took Stella to the vets as I had noticed some lumps on her. they seem to be coming up all over and are not localised to one place. On closer inspection, they are bits of matted fur/skin. the vet seemed to think they were cysts that had popped and the matted fur was as a result of this goo. He said to leave them for now and just keep an eye on her as they dont seem to bother her - she lets me touch them and doesnt seem in pain.

She is eating normally and running round normally. I'm just concerned that more are appearing.

Can anyone give me some advice or reassurance. Why is she getting these lumps and is there anything I can do?

Poor Stella has dental issues (recently had another GA dental), blocked tear dusts and a runny nose (the eyes and nose the vet thinks are as a result of the teeth) and now these lumps have appeared. I feel really bad for her:cry:. Poor bun has a lot to put up with :cry:
 
cheryl21 said:
Hi, I recently took Stella to the vets as I had noticed some lumps on her. they seem to be coming up all over and are not localised to one place. On closer inspection, they are bits of matted fur/skin. the vet seemed to think they were cysts that had popped and the matted fur was as a result of this goo. He said to leave them for now and just keep an eye on her as they dont seem to bother her - she lets me touch them and doesnt seem in pain.

She is eating normally and running round normally. I'm just concerned that more are appearing.

Can anyone give me some advice or reassurance. Why is she getting these lumps and is there anything I can do?

Poor Stella has dental issues (recently had another GA dental), blocked tear dusts and a runny nose (the eyes and nose the vet thinks are as a result of the teeth) and now these lumps have appeared. I feel really bad for her:cry:. Poor bun has a lot to put up with :cry:
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Poor Stella :( Is she on pain relief? I don't know about the lumps...could they be an autoimmune reaction? Has she had her Myxi jab in the last 6-12 months? I'm thinking of cutaneous myxi nodules? Long-shot and unlikely though. I suppose they could be lymph nodes? Do they all weep and do they recede at all? I would take her back to the vet and request a referral to an exotics specialist if your vet is uncertain....that would be the best thing I think. Good luck :)
 
no, she's not on any medication. she had her myxi jab a couple of months ago - can that cause these lumps?

they dont seem to weep as such. the vet thinks that they are cysts that pop and then dry out. she's left with flakey bits but they are not attached to her skin and i can get them off quite easily. once the flakey bit comes off, the area is fine. sorry, i'm not explaining this very well - its really hard to get pics as well - she is quite fluffy!!!

She doesnt seem bothered by them and they dont seem to be causing her any pain. the vet said they weren't something that would cause him concern, I was just ondering if anyone had any other ideas on how I could treat them/stop them?
 
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