Cyst Question

[Brad]

My 6 month old puppy has developed a large (golf ball size or larger) fluid filled sac hanging on the rear of her elbow. I aspirated the lump and removed most of the fluid which was clear and odorless. I'm sure it will fill again and require a trip to the vet, but I always like to have some idea of what I'm dealing with before seeing the Doc. Anybody ever deal with something like this?

 

Thanks

[Smalahundur]

Sounds like a bursitis to me, I´ll ask my wife what she thinks when she gets home (she´s a vet).

[kelpiegirl]

Sounds like a hygroma...

 

My 6 month old puppy has developed a large (golf ball size or larger) fluid filled sac hanging on the rear of her elbow. I aspirated the lump and removed most of the fluid which was clear and odorless. I'm sure it will fill again and require a trip to the vet, but I always like to have some idea of what I'm dealing with before seeing the Doc. Anybody ever deal with something like this?

 

Thanks

[CLW1]

It does sound like a hygroma. I had a dog who had one at about that age, maybe a little older, and it went away after a couple of months. I made sure that he had some good padding in his crate and didn't let him lie on hard surfaces on his elbows.

[Brad]

Thanks, it does sound like that. She has eaten her bedding at every chance, but she's a bit older now, I"ll get her a pad for her crate and this is a good excuse to let her on the bed

It sounds like treatment is best done by avoiding lying on hard surfaces...?