Question for anyone with dogs(or actually any pets I’m just looking for advice)

[AzaleaArt]

The background info is my doggie Fiona has a little bump on her leg that must be itchy cause she’s been biting at it, around 2 weeks ago our vet did something with a needle and glass slide and told us it’s nothing and just to wrap it if she bites at it too much.
Anyway I wrapped it sunday morning and if was fine all day and Monday morning it was good too, then I was busy for like 8 hours. Sometime in those 8 hours her leg got all swollen my mom thinks maybe the wrap got too tight. I’ve iced it but was wondering if anyone knows anything else I should do? Should I wait and see if it goes down on its own or take her to the vet?
Sorry if this is a weird topic for a pony forum, I just know several people on here have dogs and might have advice for me and my little pup

 

[Tak]

Personally, I would call the vet.

 

[Skybreeze]

As a veterinarian technician, I can tell you it is very likely that you wrapped it too tightly. But if the swelling doesn’t go down you will have to go back to the vet. They should’ve shown you how to wrap it and what to watch for if too tight. I hate when clinics don’t do their jobs properly, it’s so frustrating to me.

I would highly recommend getting an e-collar to prevent your dog from licking. You can get them at your vet, most pet store carry them now as well as most Walmarts. The collar should go past her nose so she can’t reach the area to chew.

(Also, your vet did what is called a fine needle aspiration (or FNA) and it takes cells from the tissue to view on a slide to check for suspicious cells. ) IF your dog is continually bothered by it I would recommend having it removed and sending it out to a lab to be tested to ensure there’s no cancer cells. Also keep an eye on it now that the doctor has aspirated it and make sure it doesn’t change in size, shape or firmness. Aspiration can make lumps very angry. To help ease your dog’s discomfort call your vet let them know your dog is still chewing away and you’d like the proper dosing of an over the counter antihistamine to give your puppers some relief.

If you have any other questions feel free to send me a message.

 

[AzaleaArt]

Thanks you guys

As a veterinarian technician, I can tell you it is very likely that you wrapped it too tightly. But if the swelling doesn’t go down you will have to go back to the vet. They should’ve shown you how to wrap it and what to watch for if too tight. I hate when clinics don’t do their jobs properly, it’s so frustrating to me.

I would highly recommend getting an e-collar to prevent your dog from licking. You can get them at your vet, most pet store carry them now as well as most Walmarts. The collar should go past her nose so she can’t reach the area to chew.

(Also, your vet did what is called a fine needle aspiration (or FNA) and it takes cells from the tissue to view on a slide to check for suspicious cells. ) IF your dog is continually bothered by it I would recommend having it removed and sending it out to a lab to be tested to ensure there’s no cancer cells. Also keep an eye on it now that the doctor has aspirated it and make sure it doesn’t change in size, shape or firmness. Aspiration can make lumps very angry. To help ease your dog’s discomfort call your vet let them know your dog is still chewing away and you’d like the proper dosing of an over the counter antihistamine to give your puppers some relief.

If you have any other questions feel free to send me a message.

I ended up calling her just to see what she thought and she said if it didn’t go down by tomorrow to bring her in. It has lessened a lot though!
She didn’t show me how to wrap it but we have had her 11 years so maybe she assumed I’ve had to wrap injuries before?(which I’ve been lucky to never had to do actually) She is a really good vet still
Is the e collar like the cone ones?
and thanks for the description of the FNA ^^; I had no idea what that was

 

[Luvmlp]

As a veterinarian technician, I can tell you it is very likely that you wrapped it too tightly. But if the swelling doesn’t go down you will have to go back to the vet. They should’ve shown you how to wrap it and what to watch for if too tight. I hate when clinics don’t do their jobs properly, it’s so frustrating to me.

I would highly recommend getting an e-collar to prevent your dog from licking. You can get them at your vet, most pet store carry them now as well as most Walmarts. The collar should go past her nose so she can’t reach the area to chew.

(Also, your vet did what is called a fine needle aspiration (or FNA) and it takes cells from the tissue to view on a slide to check for suspicious cells. ) IF your dog is continually bothered by it I would recommend having it removed and sending it out to a lab to be tested to ensure there’s no cancer cells. Also keep an eye on it now that the doctor has aspirated it and make sure it doesn’t change in size, shape or firmness. Aspiration can make lumps very angry. To help ease your dog’s discomfort call your vet let them know your dog is still chewing away and you’d like the proper dosing of an over the counter antihistamine to give your puppers some relief.

If you have any other questions feel free to send me a message.

Perfect advice

 

[Skybreeze]

Thanks you guys

I ended up calling her just to see what she thought and she said if it didn’t go down by tomorrow to bring her in. It has lessened a lot though!
She didn’t show me how to wrap it but we have had her 11 years so maybe she assumed I’ve had to wrap injuries before?(which I’ve been lucky to never had to do actually) She is a really good vet still
Is the e collar like the cone ones?
and thanks for the description of the FNA ^^; I had no idea what that was

Yes. An e-collar (Elizabethan Collar in proper terms) is indeed the ol’ cone of shame.

I’m not at all discounting the vet’s skills, just that any time a pet requires a bandage and owners are to apply it. A vet or technician should be showing owners how to do it properly and what to watch out for (such as the swelling). A doctor (and technicians) can loose their license(s) to practice if anything happens to a patient should something happen due to this neglect to details. It’s extremely serious and can be a fatal error in some cases.

 

[AzaleaArt]

Yes. An e-collar (Elizabethan Collar in proper terms) is indeed the ol’ cone of shame.

I’m not at all discounting the vet’s skills, just that any time a pet requires a bandage and owners are to apply it. A vet or technician should be showing owners how to do it properly and what to watch out for (such as the swelling). A doctor (and technicians) can loose their license(s) to practice if anything happens to a patient should something happen due to this neglect to details. It’s extremely serious and can be a fatal error in some cases.

We have a cone cause she had to wear it after her surgery (which was why she was at the vet in the first place when I asked about the spot she was chewing) but once the stitches came out I didn’t wanna make her wear it anymore ^^; she was so unhappy.
Luckily her leg is all good now! But thanks for answering, I was pretty worried I had hurt her