Anyone know what this is?

[cyber-sibes]

Thank you Sue, I really appreciate it. She goes in on March 26th for the dental work.
I was feeling ok about it, but Mr. Chihuahua posted about Mister's dad dying during dental surgery a few days ago. Not the kind of thing I want to hear about 2 weeks before she goes in, but I suppose that sort of incident is pretty rare. My vet seems to know a lot about siberians, he comments on them often when we're in there - I learned they have very small veins compared to other breeds.

[lv4dogs]

I'm so sorry Pat, they recylced the magazine. I did ask the Dr's about it though (though I was unable to show them your pics) and they remeber exactly what I had already postsed & that's about it. The vets I work with have yet to see a growth like that in person (from what I described & what the magazine showed) but they have read about them. I wish I could be of more help. We'll be keeping yous in our thoughts on that Monday. Good luck & hugs!

[cyber-sibes]

Thanks, Sue. It got a little worse, I think I knicked some skin off removing a large ice ball from her pad. She kept licking it, and now it's shrunk back down. I will have a talk with the vet about it before the oral surgery.

[Jakesmom]

Could you put a booty on it when she is outside so she doesn't get the ice balls?

My Jake has had laser surgery for removal of a growth on his head, the healing was definately quick. It was not for paw growth, I dont' know anything about these, but if it is bothering your dog and the booties are not along term viable solution, I would reccomend a referral vet to see if there is something more you can do, hopefully non-invasive if possible.

Good luck.

jake's mom

[wolf_Q]

Poor Star, I hope it's nothing serious! Maybe you could trim the fur on her feet so she wouldn't get ice balls stuck to them?

[cyber-sibes]

Could you put a booty on it when she is outside so she doesn't get the ice balls?

Yes, that's what I did. We keep a set of sled dog booties as she has had a couple paw injuries. Seems to be better now, it shrunk back down. Our vet's biggest concern was the difficulty of getting a pad to heal, because after cutting something this size out, there's not much skin to cover the wound, and it's tough to keep them off of it. I'll see what he says now. If he doesn't feel comfortable removing it, I'll ask for a referral to a vet who can do laser surgery. I appreciate everyone's input & concerns. You've given me several things to look into.

Amy, it's so weird, we hardly had any snow, and she's never gotten big ice balls like this before. I don't usually trim their paws in winter because the fur actually helps their grip on icy surfaces.