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my dog woke up this morning shaky intermittely and then when picked her up she cried. we found a soft long lump from her under arm to stomach. This hurts her when touched. She has not ate today and just sleeping. I really don't want to take her to vet due to cost and only take her if very sick. is there something I can do? My thooughts are that she might have have infection or got hurt.
thank you

Submitted: 243 days and 3 hours ago.

Category: Dog

Value: $9

Status: AWAITING EXPERT REPLY

Pet's Sex: Female
Pet's Age: 2

Already Tried:
nothing as still early stage.
noticed dog symptoms today

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Hello, it is quite possible that your baby may have an infection and the lump that you are seeing is a possible area of puss that has accumulated. It really needs to be drained and antibiotics started if it is a abscess. The only thing you can do at home is to place warm compresses on the area to see if it will bring it to a head and possibly drain. More than likely though it needs to be drained by the vet as it is probably into some deeper tissue that compresses wont help. I would see a vet though at this time as the abscess can get worse with out draining and invade other parts of the body making your baby very sick. I hope your baby gets better but let me know if you need anything else.

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10 years breeding, 6 years in Veterinary medicine, Lifetime of Dog ownership

239 days and 1 hours ago.

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she was fine the next day

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