Guest adriahna Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) Hey, everyone - I'll be taking my Brick in to the vet's, but meantime I figured I'd check in with you, first. On his belly (right by a nipple), Brick's shown up with a bloody scab (think dried blood), surrounded by a circular red irritation. There is no visible parasite (tick/flea), and I am reading that ringworm is a fungus, rather than an invasive animal. The overall site is about 1/2 inch in diameter, and the boy doesn't react if I touch it (he could be acting stoically, of course). Do you all have any advice, or questions I should ask the vet? This is completely new turf to me. I should mention that I started him on Frontline Plus about a month ago, after finding fleas on him. Thanks. Edited to add that he's not scratching/licking it. Edited August 21, 2008 by adriahna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paulamariez Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Do you have biting flies in OH? We've had a lot of problems with biting flies going after people as well as their hounds here in Wisconsin. Their trademark is leaving a bit of a blood trail behind, as well as a welt. The bite usually isn't much of a problem and is treated like a mosquito bite. Of course, I don't know for sure, I'm just tossing the idea out there! Hope everything is OK with sweet Brick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adriahna Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Could be - do they leave any itching or such? I'm so worried that this is some sort of *thing* that's burrowed in or such - I cleaned the blood the other night (thought it was a random bug bite), but the blood "cap" has returned, with the circle. Sigh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greylover97 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Jake gets that from time to time. Just let it be and it will go away in a few weeks. Quote Carolina (R and A Carolina) & Rebel (FA Ready).At the bridge: Kira (Driven by Energy) 7/19/97 - 6/17/04 & Jake (Jumpstart Dude) 9/12/00 - 1/24/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorn Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Does it look like this? If so, it could be a cutaneous hemangioma. Sunny and Sophie both had one. They kept going away and returning so I had them removed and one was a cutaneous hemangioma and one was an angiokeratoma (a variation of cutaneous hemangioma). They are benign tumours but the pathology report said they can sometimes progress to the malignant form, cutaneous hemangiosarcoma, so in my view it's best to have them removed. Quote When a relationship of love is disrupted, the relationship does not cease. The love continues; therefore, the relationship continues. The work of grief is to reconcile and redeem life to a different love relationship. ~ W Scott Lineberry Always Greyhounds Home Boarding and Greyhounds With Love House Sitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Winterwish Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hopefully Brick is going to be fine adriahna. I've seen these too and they've always gone away. and thanks for that good information Hawthorn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jerrybird Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I sounds like something Jerry had every once in awhile too. I just assumed they were a random bug bite because they disappeared after a couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest budsmom Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Could also be a histiocytoma - they're benign and go away on their own. I just found one on Bud last week. Did it appear very suddenly? If it sticks around for a few days, I'd be at the vet's office, but I'm a psycho, overprotective mommy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JarBear Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 My big guy gets them on occasion. I think I notice them on him because he is white and all my others are either black or brindle. I've never had one stick around for more than a few days. I just keep them clean and watch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greylover97 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 If you keep picking at it or the scab keeps getting rubbed off, then they take longer to go away. Quote Carolina (R and A Carolina) & Rebel (FA Ready).At the bridge: Kira (Driven by Energy) 7/19/97 - 6/17/04 & Jake (Jumpstart Dude) 9/12/00 - 1/24/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ArtoftheGryhnd Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Both Kelly (blue) and Apollo (white & fawn) had them from time to time. Kelly had more than Apollo. I'd leave them alone, they'd heal eventually -- took longer if they were in a spot where they were bumped or broken. Never seemed to bother either dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Winterwish Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Just checking in on Brick Danielle and hoping he's going to be okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemandvm Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Does it look like this? If so, it could be a cutaneous hemangioma. Sunny and Sophie both had one. They kept going away and returning so I had them removed and one was a cutaneous hemangioma and one was an angiokeratoma (a variation of cutaneous hemangioma). They are benign tumours but the pathology report said they can sometimes progress to the malignant form, cutaneous hemangiosarcoma, so in my view it's best to have them removed. This was my thought as well. Quote Bill Lady Bella and Sky at the bridge "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." -Anabele France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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