So Ruby has a lump...

[WiglWerm]

Ruby and Spike were playing, normally Spike just lets her gnaw on him. But he was really initiating play by running around her in circles and pushing her with the side of his head. She likes to jump on his back and she did get flipped twice. I was going to stop the play as I thought it might be a bit rough. But she was not crying, yipping or running off and I though :let them be, they are having fun. Next morning I notice a lump on her back, no tenderness but it was a bit disturbing. I was not overly concerned as I knew it must have been from playing. I figured I would give it a few days and see if it subsided, if not we would take a trip to the vet. Hubby saw it and was over- the -top worried...is it a bulging disk?? WHAAA? NOW I GOT Worried. I feed off other people's energy and if HE was worried then I better be too. At this time I also noticed symptoms of a UTI so off to the vet we wentView attachment 62748 . They said it was a bruise, to ice it and if it doesn't go down in like a week and a half or if it gets bigger come back. I have been icing it since I saw it the first day at least 3 times a day. I don't feel like it is getting smaller. It's driving me crazy...I feel so bad. I know it has only been a few days but is their anything I can do to reduce the swelling quickly? I am trying to stifle all play at this time cause I am super worried she will make it worse. Arrgh. Trying to stop a 4 month old from playing is NOT easy. View attachment 62748 The vet did not give me any anti inflammatory, should she have? Here is a couple of pics, looks much worse when she is sitting, but she wouldn't cooperate.

 

[JanS]

Oh they can't help but worry us with one thing or another. How many days ago was it when you first noticed it? I think those things can take time to go away.
It couldn't possibly be a reaction to a bug bite, could it?

 

[WiglWerm]

I noticed it Wednesday morning, we went to the vet on Thursday, been icing it since Wed. does not seem tender, she is still trying to wrestle but I am curbing it. I think it will just take time...even though she went to the doctors, i am still fretting on it.

 

[MischasMomma]

The only thing I can think of is ice. So sorry to hear she's got you worried already! I have a feeling you'll have your hands full with her (hopefully in a good way! )

I do know you can't give dogs Tylenol, advil or other anti inflammatory meds we would use. If it were me, I'd call the vet tues if it still looks the same. Close enough to a week, and you know you'll be worried until it's settled anyway!

 

[Rits]

Did she receive vaccinations recently? That is usually a common area to apply vaccinations. Either that or a bug bite or a bump of some sort.

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Hmm. I'd guess a hematoma from playing. Hope it goes away soon!

 

[WiglWerm]

Did she receive vaccinations recently? That is usually a common area to apply vaccinations. Either that or a bug bite or a bump of some sort.

She had some vaccines about a week prior, this is a little further down the back than where they usually inject...I think @Oh Little Oji is right, that's what the vet said to. Just want it to go AWAY!!

 

[MyBuddy]

Man, these guys really worry us so! I've never had two large breed dogs but often hear on DCF how many get a bruise or cut just from playing. I'd say the same thing, if not better by Tuesday, call the Vet.

Remember Buddy's seroma? It's gone down considerably! Just takes time.

 

[Rits]

She had some vaccines about a week prior, this is a little further down the back than where they usually inject...I think @Oh Little Oji is right, that's what the vet said to. Just want it to go AWAY!!

Oh good! That is much better than the other reason! Sometimes these guys can get a little too rough playing. Scares me whenever one of mine yike while playing. Hope little Ruby roo's boo boo will go down eventually.

 

[Viemarangelrock]

She had some vaccines about a week prior, this is a little further down the back than where they usually inject...I think @Oh Little Oji is right, that's what the vet said to. Just want it to go AWAY!!

After Kobi had his injections he came up with a lump in his neck but as the days went on it kinda dropped further down his neck, it was peculiar! Took several days to complelety dissapear. Looked very similar to Ruby's lump, too. I was going to ask the same as @Rits !

 

[bomary]

Jax had a bump on his left side, and I completely flipped out!! We went to the vet (I freaking always do even when people tell me to stay calm, and I really try to make myself do so.) I put a nickel next to it for scale and took pictures of it from every angle. It wasn't hard, didn't move around, and did not appear to hurt him, nor was he acting any differently than his little jackass self...Even so, we went to the vet anyway. It was a seroma which I iced as well as I could, and it slowly got smaller and went away.
It is SO incredibly difficult not to worry/freak out/overreact (damn near impossible for me because he is my first baby...dog or otherwise!), but try not to worry (HA!) You went to the vet, and your'e keeping an eye on it. I bet it does just slowly decrease in size. My vet did say to watch for an increase in size and mentioned that I should pop by in that event...soooo...it was out with the nickel and lighting adjustments every hour or so!! All was well. My doc didn't give me anything for inflammation. After about three days, I could tell it was getting smaller, and in a bit over one week, it was gone.