Guest psdirector Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Hutch and Tibbs donated blood at OSU on Friday for the second time. Hutch has been very nervous about donating - of course he is the worrier of the two litter mates. This morning I noticed a large bruise on Hutch's neck. He is eating, acting normal and his gums look fine. Is this something to worry about? He is a cow dog, so his neck is almost bald to begin with which makes the bruise look awful - angry and reddish purple. I would post pix but I can't seem to figure out how. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sounds like they did not keep pressure on the site after removing the needle. You may see the bruise get larger and pool further south before it gets reabsorbed. Can you email a photo to the clinic? Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Rita the podenco maneta, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Lila, the podenco, 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...
KF_in_Georgia Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 It's not something to be concerned about, but you might want to use a harness instead of a collar if you can--just until the bruise fades. Quote Kathy and Q (CRT Qadeer from Fuzzy's Cannon and CRT Bonnie) and Jane (WW's Aunt Jane from Trent Lee and Aunt M); photos to come. Missing Silver (5.19.2005-10.27.2016), Tigger (4.5.2007-3.18.2016), darling Sam (5.10.2000-8.8.2013), Jacey-Kasey (5.19.2003-8.22.2011), and Oreo (1997-3.30.2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatricksMom Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) Sounds like they did not keep pressure on the site after removing the needle. You may see the bruise get larger and pool further south before it gets reabsorbed. Can you email a photo to the clinic? It never hurts to check with the vet, but I've had this happen (rarely) when giving blood myself and it hasn't been a cause for alarm. At least in my case, it looks horrible, but isn't painful the way a normal bruise would be. Edited March 2, 2015 by PatricksMom 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...
seeh2o Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Call had that from a blood draw, it looked like sometime tried to kill him. He was completely fine, though. Quote Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidansmom Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 That was so sweet of Hutch and Tibbs to take time to donate blood today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Call Cristina to let her know but, I'm sure it's a post draw bruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedlenoseJake Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 This happened to Jake once, and it went away in a few days. He's really dark, so it wasn't as noticeable. I would say if it starts to happen every time that would be cause for concern and I would think twice about his donating. Thanks for doing it though! Do your boys get a special treat afterwards? Jake always gets a small fast food hamburger Quote Photographer in Phoenix, AZ www.northmountainphoto.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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