Guest Rowdy Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 WE are new greyhound owners and have a question reqarding growths that seem to appear daily. When we got our dog she had a small growth on the rib cage, this was taken off surgically while she was being spay. Seven days later she returned to the vet for suture removal. The night before there was blood on the floor and I noticed a growth between the pads of her feet. The vet looked at it and said it was nothing to worry about, it was a growth similar to a wart. He surgically removed it. Now today ten days later another appears between the pads of her feet on a hind foot. Have any of you ever experienced this and if so what is it and how do I cure it. I cannot see putting this poor dog through yet another surgery. We have had her just over a month and she has had anethesia twice already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Can you have your adoption group's vet take a look? Not every little bump has to be removed and you are wise to want to limit anesthesia. Quote NoAh the podenco orito, Rita the podenco maneta, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatricksMom Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I'm assuming the vet biopsied the first lump between the toes? Do you know the results--I would base my decision someone on what those said. I agree about limiting anesthesia (and foot surgery--it's hard to get them to heal) if possible. Quote Beth, Petey (8 September 2018- ), and Faith (22 March 2019). Godspeed Patrick (28 April 1999 - 5 August 2012), Murphy (23 June 2004 - 27 July 2013), Leo (1 May 2009 - 27 January 2020), and Henry (10 August 2010 - 7 August 2020), you were loved more than you can know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyvettech Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 If it is a wart like growth, there is no need for it to be surgically removed...what we always tell people is...when you first notice the growth, besides having the Dr. look at it,...draw the size of it on your calander on the day you first noticed it..then check back in a couple weeks and you can see if it is growing in size..if it keeps growing, it is often best to have the lump/mass(s) removed....If it is at all suspicious though, I would opt for surgical removal...but get a Veterinarian you really trust or even seek out a specialist.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lotsagreys4me Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Could it be a corn? I do know they can come back rather quickly. Let us know what you find out. Paws crossed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Winterwish Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) WE are new greyhound owners and have a question reqarding growths that seem to appear daily... Have any of you ever experienced this and if so what is it and how do I cure it. I cannot see putting this poor dog through yet another surgery. We have had her just over a month and she has had anethesia twice already. I think you are possibly mom to Rowdy who was trying to register? Hopefully Rowdy is feeling a lot better since her spay and the growth removals. I'm wondering what color the growths are. My grey used to get little mole type growths here and there over the years,they were black in color. They alwasy just seemed to dissappear. All growths need to be looked at of course,and definitely a black mole type growth can mean something serious. But in my grey's case,they were insignificant. If you're the same person,she sounds like a greyt girl! Edited April 11, 2008 by Winterwish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brooke Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 my male has the same thing on his belly. the vet wanted to "just watch it". we just watched it grow to the size of a golfball!. it doesn't bother him; he's almost 13 and has upset stomach issues, so i'm not planning on putting him under anesthesia. the vet keeps an eye on it still. unfortunately for your grey, it's between the pads of the feet. if it continues to grow as jack's did, you'll have a problem. we did have a boston terrier that had to have a toe removed due to a tumor between her toes. not to alarm you, but it was cancerous. keep a close watch and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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