swollen teat ot titty?

[cupybear]

Our husky is 15 now and she has a swollen teat,she was spayed over 10 years ago,the vet gave us some anti-biotics and pain meds for her to see if maybe it could be an infection.Its not going down much at all and he said he may have to operate,has anyone had this happen to any of thier loved ones?She had a stroke last year and we are so worried about operation at her age,i just pray she can handle this,could be a small tumor that needs to come out,is one of the things the vet said also.

[xellil]

Aren't mammary tumors fairly common? Not sure, I've had mostly male dogs.

Maybe they can do the twilight stuff that's not like putting her completely out. My dog has had that done - then when the surgery is over they give them something to reverse it and they are good as new.

[DaneMama]

I would not hesitate to have a fine needle aspirite done on it. This is where your vet will stick a fine needle into it and pull out a few cells to examine to see if there's anything abnormal.

Mammary tumors are fairly common in older dogs, even ones who've been spayed. Mammary cancers can spread very quickly so the sooner you can get her in for that the better.

How long has she been on the medication that was given by your vet? It can take several days for antibiotics to start working....

[cupybear]

Thank you so much for your replies,she has been on anti-biotics for almost two weeks now.The vet wants me to bring her in once the two weeks is up,which will be on the sixteenth,but thank you again and i will post what we find out as soon as possible.Last year when she had her stroke everyone here really helped us out alot,and we thank you all so much.

[cupybear]

Well we went to vet today and after he looked our baby over and checked her heart he said that she has something wrong with her heart and that there isnt anyway at all that any operations could be done,so he is keeping her on anti-biotics and started her on enalapril,i wasnt expecting to get that news today,i played hell keeping myself together and driving home to tell the wife the news,oh what a day.I will post more soon,but our girl is doing really well,we could use a little more info from vet,he told us to bring her back in another two weeks,so i will search web for more info also.

[twoisplenty]

Your girl does not need to be put under to have the nipple removed. It can be done by a local. My 14 yr old girl had a nipple removed this way due to a growth, it was a much safer option for her due to her age and a grade 3 murmur.

[DaneMama]

I agree with doing a local anesthesia procedure to remove this mass. If he won't do a fine needle aspirite then I would find someone who will. Mammary masses are really not something you want to mess around with!

[MollyWoppy]

I don't' have anything to add, except to wish you and your wife good luck and hope everything goes well.
Please listen to these guys, they know what they are talking about, if your vet isn't prepared to do a needle aspiration and local, then don't hesitate to find someone who will. Promise you'll do that?

[stajbs]

Please keep us posted and we'll be thinking about you, your wife and your prescious girl. Paws crossed here!!

[cupybear]

Yes we will have to get to another vet and get a second opinion on this whole situation,i thank you all for sharing your much appreciated info,and you are all correct on the swollen teat and everything,we really need to get that taken care of asap,from what i have been reading it can be a matter of life and death,this vet has been great over the years and i dont understand his decisions from what i have been finding out.I will have alot to discuss with him at our next appointment,whew,i couldnt even talk when he hit me with the heart condition news about our girl,i felt like someone had me by the throat.So trust me.i will be busy taking care of this,she means everything in the world to us.Thanks again...