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#12297 - 01/20/2005 09:34 PM |
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According to the vet, my dog has an 'ingrown hair'
which will either a)go away on it's own -or-
b)may be surgically removed, if it "bothers me"
Now, I would prefer not to remove it, if it isn't an issue...but what about 'foliculitis" (sp?)
Others have told me to squeeze the puss out myself, in direct contradiction to the vet's advice. It's just a small lump on the skin's surface at this point, and doesn't bother the dog, but I like to worry, lol. Am I making a big deal out of nothing? It happened over the summer-I found it checking for ticks-and now 6 months later it hasn't gone away. Am I too impatient?
Am I an ignorant ass for not getting a second opinion? Has anyone else had to deal with this?
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#12298 - 01/20/2005 10:17 PM |
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It's almost like a zit. The hair is under the first layer of skin and isn't a health concern at all. If you want to have the vet do it, it isn't a big deal. He'll lance it and pull the hair out with some tweezers to where it should normally be. . .or he'll pull it out completely.
If you do it yourself, fine. Just make sure to get the hair out and then flush it a lot with alcohol or something. Iodine works the best. If you have a syringe(without a needle) you can fill it with the solution and really flush it well. Then just leave it.
Same thing I do for animal bites.
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#12299 - 01/21/2005 08:48 AM |
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Thank you- I appreciate your reply.
I'm inclined to just leave it alone.
I don't want it lanced for purely cosmetic reasons,and I'm relieved that you consider
it harmless as well.So what is 'folliculitis'? Checking the 'net this skin disorder seems quite troublesome. An ingrown hair, on the other hand, doesn't seem like much at all.
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#12300 - 01/21/2005 08:57 AM |
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My female had that on top of her head, it started small but as time passed it got bigger and bigger and it was so ugly I just had it removed. $300 :rolleyes:
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#12301 - 01/21/2005 12:49 PM |
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Ok, I asked my neighbor. . .my vet. . .and he said, "folliculitis isn't likely what your dog has". . .and he said, "you should stay the hell off the internet looking for trouble."
I like the guy. LOL
If it was you would see breakouts of nasty stuff in different areas, and it's usually only seen in humans anyway. . .humans who shave, pluck, or rub off hair in areas due to friction. Don't sweat it, follow your vet's advice.
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#12302 - 01/21/2005 01:54 PM |
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Folliculitis is what my female had, so yes dogs can get it, and by her description it sounds like it is. Nothing that will kill your dog but it is a possibility. You don't have to do anything about it right away. I didn't, in fact, I think I didn't have it removed until almost a year later.
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#12303 - 01/21/2005 04:25 PM |
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My vet, aka my neighbor, is sitting here with me now so. . .
He says:
"Folliculitis is the name given to a group of skin conditions in which there are inflamed hair follicles. Yes, your dog had it if he had an ingrown hair. But, what we're worried about with Folliculitis are Staph infections or fungal infections that are not isolated to one hair, but are in patches and cause other issues."
One ingrown hair isn't that.
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#12304 - 01/21/2005 08:02 PM |
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Please thank your neighbor for me too.
I owe him big time-not only for the veterinary
insight-he zeroed in on my REAL problem, which
seems to be a severe form of hypochondria I've developed towards my dog that I aquired from the internet, lol.
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#12305 - 01/22/2005 12:23 AM |
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Don't worry about it, he says the same crap to me all the time when I ask about different studies I've been reading on the web. LOL
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#12306 - 01/22/2005 03:32 AM |
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Cynthia,If you need a new source of fears you should watch Emergency Vets <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> . After watching an episode where 3 dogs had bloat our dogs were lucky I even allowed them to walk sedately after eating.
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