greymomnc Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Hi All,This morning I noticed a red area on one of Minnie's front toes. I put some Neosporin on it. Now it looks like this....which is NOT how it looked this am. Does anyone know what this is? We have had an ice storm here and I thought she may have skinned it trying to walk in the hard snow while out to potty. Here are some pictures. The last is an extreme close-up. Thanks in advance! Carla and Minnie UPDATE: Hi everyone! We are back from the vet. The lump had scabbed over quite a bit after the big lick-a-thon yesterday. She was not 100% sure what it was. I showed her the pictures posted below so she could see it before the scab. They did a fine needle aspirate and none of the cells looked suspicious to her but we are sending it out for review to be sure. It has gone down a little more since yesterday. She said to keep applying the Neosporin and it should likely heal within the week. I thought after she licked it and it bled that there might be something else in there. Minnie let me poke around quite a bit but all I was getting was blood when applying pressure with a cotton swab. We should have her results later this week. I will advise when I know. Thanks for all of the advice and good thoughts. Hi all....the results are in....epithelial cells. There is one type of benign tumor that can grow into the bone. I forgot the long name the vet mentioned. Started with a "C"....maybe. Anyway, this type normally starts by the nail and Minnie's is a bit away from the nail but the vet stated if it does not heal within a week or two we will want to remove so there is no chance of growing into the bone. However, it is shrinking and she is leaving it alone. Thanks everyone! Edited March 12, 2014 by greymomnc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The safest thing for you to do is visit your veterinarian. They will be able to aspirate the mass and run a cytology to check the pathology/cells. Until then applying neosporin won't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymomnc Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 She will be going to the vet first thing Monday. They are closed the rest of the weekend. Just trying not to worry until then. I am wondering if soaking in Epsom salts over the weekend would hurt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgrey Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 . Hope it nothing serious. Keep us posted. Quote Cynthia, & Cristiano, galgoAlways in my heart: Frostman Newdawn Frost, Keno Jet Action & Chloe (NGA racing name unknown), Irys (galgo), Hannah (weim), Cruz (galgo), & Carly CW Your Charming Princess http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=1018857 "It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." -- Unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 It actually looks a lot like some of the sebaceous cysts that Jeffie gets. They are like big blackheads, except the stuff inside is kind of yellowish waxy gunk. Eventually they pop and I empty them for him. He usually finds them quite itchy. It looks as if there could be a scab on top of that one. My guess would be that it is either a little skin cyst or a small abscess filled with pus. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to resist just seeing if that top part would lift off and see what was underneath! Jim - our first greyhound - had a basal cell carcinoma on one of his toes. It looked nothing like that. The skin on it was not inflamed and it was dark, almost black. However, there are many types of skin tumour so the safest thing to do would be to show it to your vet. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambuca Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 It looks like it could be a hystiocytoma. They aren't a big deal and eventually go away on their own if that's what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullysmum Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 It looks like it could be a hystiocytoma. They aren't a big deal and eventually go away on their own if that's what it is. That's what I thought. One of my dogs had one (I can't remember if it was Scully or Sadi) and it went away all by itself. Quote <p>"One day I hope to be the person my dog thinks I am"Sadi's Pet Pages Sadi's Greyhound Data PageMulder1/9/95-21/3/04 Scully1/9/95-16/2/05Sadi 7/4/99 - 23/6/13 CroftviewRGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Could be that, too - they can come up really quickly, and disappear just as quickly! Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiggysMom Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 It also looks a lot like what Twiggy had on a toe - plasmacytoma. (Do NOT google this without the word canine - it is considered benign in dogs, but in people it acts a lot like osteo - I scared myself half to death by reading about the human version!) Twiggy's oncologist did a FNA which showed plasmacytoma. He told me that once they are messed with (as in a FNA), they often go away on their own. That is exactly what happened with Twiggy's. It was completely gone within a month and over a year later, still hasn't returned. Hopefully you'll get a good answer on Monday! Quote Wendy with Twiggy, fosterless while Twiggy's fighting the good fight, and Donnie & Aiden the kitties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Why do these things always start on weekends? Paws crossed here that it will go away. Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighsayer Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Is it any bigger today? I would be sooo tempted to pop it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymomnc Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Thanks all for your replies. Today, it was actually a bit smaller...then she decided to lick it and it bled....quite a bit. I cleaned the entire area up and put more Neosporin over it. I have it lightly bandaged just so she will leave the Neosporin alone. I am going to take it off later and look at it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Sounds as if it could be an infected 'spot' of some kind. See what it looks like later and if it's flat and empty, I'd just watch it for a day or two. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighsayer Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hope you get an answer today! Does it look any better this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymomnc Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 See update Post #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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