Fluid filled Bursa

[mader]

Hello friends, my Noodles has recently developed a fluid filled bursa, it is about the size of an egg.

have any of you dealt with this and what treatment works best?

Thanks

Marylou Mäder

[marjolein]

Ask your vet for advice. I'd empty it and give corticosteroids in the bursa, but I'm not a vet.

[mader]

I heard once you drain it, it will just keep filling, I was just wondering what therapy anyone has used.

Thanks
Marylou Mäder

[casadejuno]

Hi Marylou!

We also have a case like that in the house. we drainned it once but it apeared again. We've tryed everything but it seams that it doesn't want to pass, and its more than 3 months now. sometimes it looks like its better but it comes back again.
more than one person told me that it only happens when the dog is still young, it will gaway with time, so we wait.
I also had an oppinion of a vet in Belgium that sugested an operation, but I would like to avoid hat if possible. so........ we wait.

Regards
Rute

[mader]

Thanks Rute, I had Noodles drained today, and we will see, I also heard that ice packs may help, so I will work on that too.

Hope all is well in wonderful Portugal.

Marylou Mäder

[grausturm]

I recently had a dog with a fluid filled bursa or hygroma and read up on it extensively and chased up my five favorite vets. General consensus is to leave them alone. If you drain you risk infection. If you get infection you may need to operate etc etc. This dog we had developed the hygroma on her elbow at 5 months where it stayed for the next 7 months. Of course it was show side but she still managed to be placed in her class at the National and win best of breed at one of the royals! Whenever I looked at her all I would see was a huge hygroma with a dog attached!! It would expand by morning (probably from all that lying on the soft double bed she shares with her owner) and would go down a tiny bit during the day. Then one day it began to very slowly shrink and now at 13 months she is hygroma-less! I thought I would never see the day.... but I am so glad I left it as I read all the horror failure stories of endless operations. Remember it doesnt hurt the dog at all so why would you do cosmetic surgery on your best mate - we love her just the way she is (mostly anyway).

[mader]

Just to update you, I did leave it alone after that first draining, and now it is gone :0) As a matter of fact, Noodles will be shown this weekend...

Marylou Mäder