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Post by veerle on Aug 9, 2007 21:42:37 GMT 1
It concernes about A puppy of my litter 'Arthur' (17 weeks now):
till last week his head lookt normal. Now his occiput is big, like an egg.
You can feel fluid or something like a cyste under the skin.
I suppose he just hurt his head last week, and has some oedeem as result. He has no pain when you touch it.
Has anyone already seen such 'egg'-like occiputs??
Do I have to worry?
Please react soon, his owners are worried (as the vet thought about brainfluids on that place, and he could die..??!)
Arthur is in very good health and social puppy, no other abnormal signs.
Thanks
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Post by Cheryl on Aug 9, 2007 21:56:46 GMT 1
He could have chipped the bone, then there would be fluid, and it would have to be opened, cleaned out and drained, etc., he should see a vet...
When I was 17 yr old my german shepard was playing with my father's second weim named Misty and crunched that bone, which chipped and swelled. We had to have surgery asap. We were supervising the play but it happened by accident, quickly. To this day my dad does not like german shepards. It was truly an accident and in play, but weims are quick and wiggly or bouncy and that knowledge bone can really stick up there...I recommend at least an x-ray to see if its chipped...let us know?
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Post by veerle on Aug 9, 2007 22:00:44 GMT 1
Thanks Cheryl,
an appointment is already maid. Tomorrow they will take X-ray.
I will let you know the outcome
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Post by veerle on Aug 9, 2007 22:02:29 GMT 1
I suppose it was also by playing, as he ran in the house with our 9 month old girl, ...
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Post by Kobie on Aug 9, 2007 22:07:20 GMT 1
The best thing is visiting a vet as soon as possible... Don't they have eveningshifts ?
Hope it's not a bad thing, a few hours can make a difference...
I can call our vet day and night, if it's something acute ...
Good luck !
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Post by veerle on Aug 9, 2007 22:15:35 GMT 1
He saw a vet today, but he didn't dair sticking a needle in it, and could not say anything (just about brainfluids, tumor etc, and made the people very scared you can imagine) ... and maid an appointment in a Clinnic tomorrow.
You have vets and vets... as we all now...
I recommended to go to an other vet... (I now is a good one and could take a X-ray direct), but is was a bit' to far' for the people .
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Post by Kobie on Aug 9, 2007 22:22:41 GMT 1
Bless this little pup, and hope it all will work out fine !!!
Good luck tomorrow !
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Post by narelle on Aug 9, 2007 23:12:59 GMT 1
We have seen this several times in recent years in Australia, it occurs mostly in young pups from bumping the head, our Jett came out of quarantine with what looked like an egg on his head it was huge, sometimes it can take months to go down and our vet just gives us a roll on anti inflammatory. I would be surprised if your pup is not experiencing the same - it can look really ugly.
Narelle
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Post by greyghost on Aug 10, 2007 8:13:16 GMT 1
I hope everything is sorted for you soon. If it is a bump and not too serious some Arnica 30c would act as an anti-inflammatory and help any bruising. Fingers crossed it is nothing serious.
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Post by sledgehammer on Aug 10, 2007 8:18:23 GMT 1
I hope everything is fine with 'arthur'...
We'll keep our fingers crossed
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Post by sieglinde on Aug 10, 2007 12:09:56 GMT 1
Any updates yet?
Poor pupster - hope he will be ok. We all know what puppies are like when they have their mad 5 minutes - anything can happen.
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Post by jai on Aug 10, 2007 12:21:29 GMT 1
Hope Arthur is doing better. Fingers crossed.
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Post by mistymoo on Aug 10, 2007 13:38:04 GMT 1
Poor little pup. Any news?
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Post by veerle on Aug 14, 2007 19:57:33 GMT 1
Hey,
got some news from the owners of Arthur..
They took Arthur to the clinnic and its a cyste. They took some fluid, no bad cells were found.
An opperation is planned for august 21.
I ask myself if it really is necessary to opperate? As it always leaves a scar...
Like Narelle said: patience and anti inflammatory...?
Arthur has no pain at all, so I suppose it wont be a problem that he has 'an egg' on his head for a few months.
I will contact my vet to ask.
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Post by sledgehammer on Aug 14, 2007 23:05:09 GMT 1
Great news! I think...as no bad cells where found I mean, better this then a tumour... About the operation, could you get a second opinion?  |
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Post by narelle on Aug 15, 2007 1:39:16 GMT 1
I am very sorry to hear that the baby has to have an operation - I haven't heard of any of them being operated on here...let us know how it goes...Narelle
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Post by Cheryl on Aug 15, 2007 2:57:39 GMT 1
Great to hear Arthur did not have bone fragments, that is why we had to operate years ago.
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Post by marjolein on Aug 15, 2007 12:25:01 GMT 1
I wouldn't operate so soon. You can always empty it with a needle, inject some cortico-steroids in it to see whether it will go away this way.
Operation would be a last option for me.
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Post by veerle on Dec 17, 2007 23:46:29 GMT 1
Sorry I didn't update you all, I forgot my topic :-(
But to lett you all know that Arthur is doing just fine, he is know a very handsome boy of 9 months.
I had cancelled the operation and I incisted to visit the vet of my choice. As I was no favorit for operation.
And as Marjolein posted: a short-working injection of cortico-steroids did work!! After a period of time no 'egg' on is head anymore.
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Post by marjolein on Dec 18, 2007 10:00:23 GMT 1
Fab, good to hear!!!!
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