Gomez the Norfolk

So Sorry, Megz

Here are some dogs howling at the theme music from Law & Order... http://nastynets.com/?p=2890

I hope this isnt too offtopic but, how did you fix your phobia? My daughter sounds exactly the same (except with our dog) and I want to help her before she gets worse. Any advice? I'm not quite sure, but I do know that Gomez is the only dog that I completely feel at ease with - I don't tend to pat other people's dogs - I can't really explain it, sorry, like I said, it's an irrational fear Poochmad, once again, it doesn't matter how uber cute Daisy is, or how sweet she looks, if you're afraid of dogs, Daisy, and any other dog, looks like a monster to you, it doesn't matter if they are big or small, black or red or white, shaggy or groomed... etc etc...

Awesome, take a person that has a phobia of dogs and BARK at them... that's terrific... you are such a compassionate being! Just because she is afraid of dogs that does not make her a 'crazy lady' Aussie3, why is it "out of hand" for your neighbours to be afraid of dogs? Because you are not? Huski, as for trying to speak with her and trying to convince her that your dog is friendly/well behaved/non-aggressive etc... that is just a waste of breath and time, even if she spoke English - if you have a dog phobia you don't care how nice the dog is, who the owner is, if they are trained, if the sit, if they drop, even if they are on a leash - I know, I had a serious phobia until about 6 years ago- every time I saw a dog I had to cross the street, hhide behind furniture, even run the other way - and yes, I was fully aware that running away would potentially send a dog running after me, but that did not enter the equation whenn I was face to face with a dog - it's irrational, but that is what a phobia is...

Gomez is an English Norfolk Terrier, owned by a Latin American and an American, he has lived in England, Australia and USA, so, no, I did not think he needed and English name!!

Good news! Must be the season for unidentified lumps - Gomez's was also the same - we don't know what it was, but it wasn't bad...

So the results came back and it's nothing sinister, could have been a papilloma that got a bit better with soaking or could have been a piece of something that got abcessed - either way, it's all out now and no malignant cells - the bandage has come off and the stitches will come out on Friday Here he is with his inflatable e-collar, not as annoying as a plastic cone

Any more news on the bump?

So the biopsy was done yesterday under sedative, a couple of stitches and a funky green bandage later I have a groggy doggy who really wants to run after his ball but is not allowed... just quick a splash and dash here and there... Tomorrow we go for a re-bandage and hopefully results

Over here the initial aspiration, pathology, and subsequent biopsy yesterday was $650 usd - what they did is basically a punch biopsy which removed the lumpy thing a couple of stitches and a bandage - a lot of the cost was the sedative and pathology... All the best for Jodie, I hope it's nothing too serious for both of you, it really sucks, doesn't it? Gomez sends licks...he can't really wave with his bandage on!

The good news is I figured out a way to do the soaking, a plastic sour cream container, lots of treats and a towel - easy peasy... and the sore is less red and puffy. The ice cream containers here are cardboard.... The bad news, the cells came back questionable - there is evidence of a papilloma, which is not a huge problem, apaprently, but there were some other more dodgey cells and they want a better look, so it's off for a biopsy tomorrow morning - they have to sedate him, being that he is so wriggly... but not a GA... Jodie, good thing I pushed for the aspiration like you said....

Thanks Missymoo, he hates sitting on laps, he prefers sidling up to thighs, but I could give it a try, I might have more control! Earlier I tried an IV bag the vet gave us, cut off at the top and held his paw in it, it sort of worked but he was very wriggly!

Vet thinks it could be a "foreign body" which has either abcessed or the body is trying to reject, so I have to soak his paw in Dermachlor Rinse 10 minutes, twice a day - Jodie, she still deed a needle aspiration of the lump just in case it's something more sinister... results after x-mas, of course... NOW - how do I soak the paw of a wrigly terrier?!?!?!

Gomez has a sore on his front right paw, he is booked in for the vet tomorrow... Any ideas? It's sort of whitish and rough on top, pink underneath - doesn't seem to bother him...

Good to hear shmoo!