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My 6 yr old golden retriever has something on his lower jaw. As you can see in the picture it is about the size of a quarter. My guess is tapeworms or possibly staph. Any information is helpful. Thanks
Hi. Jerry is right, this needs a vet to examine it properly. The photo is very useful. It looks to me slightly swollen, ulcerated and inflamed, which would point towards a bacterial infection. But there are other possibilities too. Tony
No surprise here, youR golden needs to be examined by a vet.
Important points is what is happening over time, growing, shrinking, stable, irritates the dog, or not. Is it just hair loss, or is there some soft tissue, with fluid inside.. a hemotoma?
Our Westie (very small dog) had a hemotoma on one ear, the vet drained and prescribed some heavy duty medications.. a steroid shot too as I recall. Even so, the ear is still thick where the hemotoma was, enough so that that ear no longer matches the other erect ear (the normal position).
Important points is what is happening over time, growing, shrinking, stable, irritates the dog, or not. Is it just hair loss, or is there some soft tissue, with fluid inside.. a hemotoma?
Our Westie (very small dog) had a hemotoma on one ear, the vet drained and prescribed some heavy duty medications.. a steroid shot too as I recall. Even so, the ear is still thick where the hemotoma was, enough so that that ear no longer matches the other erect ear (the normal position).
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