Holly has a lump on the back of her neck. It wasn't there on Saturday so its appeared over the last 48 hours. I felt something this morning when she was waking us up, but its much bigger tonight. There are no obvious signs of a bite or cut, and she doesn't seem to be worried by it. Our previous Labs had lumps, but I recall them appearing when the dogs were older. I think we'll book her into the vet tomorrow just to be safe.
Re: Holly has a lump Poor Holly! Hope she gets it sorted soon and she is not too uncomfortable! Bumps and lumps that develop that quickly are usually as a result of an inflammatory response, ie infection, bite or sting.
Re: Holly has a lump No injections or anything similar for months. The last thing to happen around her neck was Frontline, but that was two weeks ago. She had a tick on her shoulder about 3 weeks ago. The lump is about six inches away from where the tick bite was so I dont think that's the cause. I couldn't see any puncture marks, but I'll have a closer look during this evening's snuggle (every night after our last play I sit of the floor and she snuggles into me - it calms her down).
Re: Holly has a lump Perhaps she's been stung or bitten and is having a bit of a reaction. There are a lot of flying things about at the moment. I hope everything is ok.
Re: Holly has a lump Poor Holly I hope she will be OK, maybe it's a Mosquito bite I have seen them already x
Re: Holly has a lump Hope she's ok and the vets are able to see what it is. Let us know. Big tummy rubs for Holly x
Re: Holly has a lump Poor Holly! Extra snuggles tonight. I'm sure it will be nothing, but the vet will put your mind at ease
Re: Holly has a lump Oh dear! Hopefully it's just a little insect bite and it will go away without too much of an issue. Let us know what the vet says!
Re: Holly has a lump Thanks for your concern, everyone. The vet thinks that it's a big bruise under the skin, probably caused by a traumatic injury of some sort. We'll keep an eye on it an take her back if it doesn't go away in a few days.
Re: Holly has a lump Just caught up with this - you must have been very worried. Poor Holly, but a bruise sounds like relatively good news. Hope you see it start to go down over the next week.
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