Nebo gave me a scare!!

[wolf_Q]

I have been to the vet so many times with Nebo I am just paranoid. Well today I was just holding im and looking at his teeth (he's getting new ones in right now) and I felt something weird on his leg. I felt it, and he had a growth! It was pretty big (in my opinion)--slightly smaller then a dime, dark pink, round, and very hard. I'm clueless as to how I couldn't have noticed this earlier. Me being the worrier that I am, went into thinking about all the things it *could* be...like cancer/tumor, etc. Of course he's only 4 months old! :confused: So I convinced my vet to let me take him in even though he was closed (luckily he's a very nice guy, has the vet office right at his house...). The vet said it was just a wart, caused by a virus. I hope that is right. I think I'm still going to be paranoid about it until it goes away! Has anybody else had something like this on their dogs?

[Aspen and Misty]

O no! am so glad that Nebo is ok! I have never seen anythign liek this on a dog before! Poor Nebo!

Ashley

[KYS]

You are a good mommy to Nebo.
I am glad the lump turned out to be nothing serious.

[minnies_owner]

I would definetly trust your vet. My pomeranian had the same thing and it was gone in a week. I hope thats what it turns out to be!
andrea;)

[Cookiebaker]

Yikes, I can definitely empathize with this paranoid business!!! But I would trust the vet, and just wait & watch for a few days (yea easier said than done sometimes!). If it hasn't disappeared in a couple of weeks then you can always go back!!!! Did the vet prescribe any meds. or anything??

[wolf_Q]

Thanks for your advice! I really hope that it will just go away. No, the vet didn't prescribe any medications, he really didn't look at it all that closely.

[CountryWolf07]

Tsk, tsk.. Nebo, be nice to Amy, lol.. Nebo'll be FINE, don't worry!

[Cookiebaker]

I HATE it when they do that!!! :mad: They just kind of look at you, like "what is YOUR problem...uh huh, uh huh...*glance a couple of times*...no, dear, it's no biggie...and that office visit will be $60...thank you" I've had that happen before & I definitely know what you are talking about!

[Cincy'sMom]

Our Cincy has been full of little bumps! First, at 3 1/2 mos she had them in her mouth, which were warts, caused by a virus. Now she has ance on her "armpit" which we are not sure what is cuasing it, but she is on an antibiotic for it.

I would keep an eye on it and if it doesn't look better in a few days to a week, or if he gets worse, I would demand a better explaination. Ask for a biopsy on it, if you need to. That is what we did with the warts in Cincy 's mouth.

[primabella]

i'm glad he's alright!:) i know how you feel about being paranoid. i'm like that about everything...;)

[wolf_Q]

I HATE it when they do that!!! They just kind of look at you, like "what is YOUR problem...uh huh, uh huh...*glance a couple of times*...no, dear, it's no biggie...and that office visit will be $60...thank you" I've had that happen before & I definitely know what you are talking about!

Yeah that's what it was like. "Oh all the fuss about that little thing? It's just a wart." He didn't even look at it at all. Don't get me wrong, I like the vet...he's a nice guy...didn't even charge me a thing....but I wish he would have really looked at it.

I think I'm going to have it removed when he gets neutered (thursday). I'm doing this at a different vet, as it is cheaper. I applied for a discount coupon, and it only works with certain vets. Of course they said it would be at least $50 just to have that removed..........that dog is going to be the death of my bank account!

I swear, Melissa has not had one health problem with Lady. And I'm constantly at the vets! Ugh, I think Nebo has been at the vets more this year then Reggie and Smokey have their entire lives!

[turner]

I'm glad to hear Nebo is ok. I worry about everything too!!!!

I had a scare like that. I noticed a lump on Deisel's side and it freaked me out. The next morning I took him to the vet. It turned out to be just a lump from the rabies shot he had. It went away in a few days. My vet is very, very good. She said that is all it was, but better safe than sorry. She is a super vet and never looks at me like I am crazy for worrying about my pets.

I had changed vets as the 1st one i started taking Deisel too was horrible. When we first got Deisel, he had diarrea for about 4 days and I called. She told me that it sounded like he needed...now let me remember what that crazy vet said....something about his glands(I think) needed to be drained. Anyway I was told that it was a very painful experience for the dog to go through. I thankfully decided to get a 2nd opinion...Took him to the vet I take them both to now and she said it was just because he is stressed being in a new home and all. Not to worry and if it doesn't go away in a week to bring him back. That's all it was.

[monkeycrazy18]

Wow! i'm glad that Nebo is OK and the lump wasn't anything serious!!:cool:

[anna_66]

Whoa Amy, I just seen this. Glad it's nothing to be worried about. I do know what you mean, any little thing seems wrong with my dogs, and boom! we're at the vets!