A lump occurs on the dog's elbow? For dog owners, it is all to be careful to find that the dog has grown or has grown lumps or swelling. If you find that your large dog's elbow has swollen and the lump has become harder and harder over the past period of time, it is truly existing. In this case, it is necessary to see a pet doctor to check whether the lump is a weak or a serious disease. Since this lump is likely to be bursitis, it is a non-cancerous disease.
What is bursitis?
Buritis is a swelling of fluid filling at the wrist joints. It is more common in short-haired dogs and large dogs, such as Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, Mastiffs and Great Dane. At the beginning, the swelling was a small, soft and movable ball, but with the change of time, the swelling became increasingly large, and it felt a little hard when pressed. Bursitis is not easy to cause pain and can grow in all prominent positions of bones and joints or working pressure points, including hip and knee joints, but is most commonly located on the elbow.
Symptoms of bursitis in dogs
Bursitis is a fluid-filled soft lump (usually pale yellow to bright red) that covers part of the dog's bones or the working pressure point on the body, and can grow straight to about 2 inches. Unless this cyst is infected with moisture in the body, it is very likely that the dog will not show signs of all symptoms or signs of discomfort.
The causes of bursitis
Large and medium-sized dog breeds often lie on hard roads, such as hardwood floors, floor tiles or concrete, bursitis is very easy to occur. Often lying on hard roads, facing thin skin on the bulge of bones constantly causes mild damage, and the skin tissue of the wrist joint is likely to develop inflammation, and the human body will try to liquid encapsulate the wrist joint to maintain this area. Over time, continuous trauma will cause the liquid-filled Jiaoxiang to continue to grow and develop again. Regardless of size, cysts are generally not prone to pain. But if the cyst tends to develop to the level of ulceration or cyst, the dog is likely to feel pain and discomfort.
Healing
When the dog is not big, the only thing you have to do is to add a soft mattress (such as mattresses and foam pads in raw egg boxes) in the area where your dog loves to rest. If the water cyst is sufficient and small, put a soft pad on the part where the dog rests to relieve the working pressure of the dog's bones and joints. This can not only block the further development of the water cyst, but also dissipate the water cyst. Cold laser surgery can relieve inflammation; there are also some customized support frames and sports knee pads that can prevent further malignancy of water cysts. Regarding the implementation measures of this treatment plan, you can consult the pet doctor's proposal first.
If the dog's water cyst has grown to a level that cannot be manipulated according to conservative treatment, the best way to remove the cyst based on the discharge of water at the bone joints or surgical treatment. However, it is important to note that these two methods do not ensure that the elbow water cyst is not prone to occur. Be sure to lay the cushion in the area where the dog rests again to ensure that the newly recovered water cyst is not easily transmitted from the next cyst. Consider fully that the dog's water cyst grows at the working pressure point of the bone joint (very prone to complications). If the dog's water cyst is removed according to surgical treatment, laying the cushion in the area where they rest will also help avoid the disease caused during the entire process, such as wound inflammation or wound cleavage.
If the dog's water cyst is not big and does not have secondary infections and other diseases, its water cyst is very easy to cure. However, the larger the water cyst, the greater the risk of causing the disease during the entire treatment process. Before the condition becomes more and more complicated and surgery is necessary to carry out surgery (such as drainage methods or surgical treatment), early detection of water cysts may be important for recovery. If you notice that your dog has a water cyst, no matter how small the cyst is, you can ask a pet doctor to carry out the treatment as soon as possible without having to do a knife, because this must be a very long recovery period.