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Blocked salivary glands or Mucocele?
Hi,
my 4 year old bitch, Brits, suddenly developed a huge lump on the front, left-hand side of her neck this week.
It is a very soft, malleable mass which does not cause her any discomfort; at first I thought it might be a wasp or bee sting so gave her anti-histamines which had no effect (& there is no puncture wound).
Today the vet thinks that it is a blocked salivary gland or a Mucocele; Brits has been put on a course of anti-biotics & anti-inflammatories to which hopefully her condition will respond.
However my vet has said that occassionally such a thing may need surgery which she would not be able to do as neck surgery is a very specialist area because of all the major structures running through the neck.
I just wondered if anyone else has had a Setter with this problem, and if so whether it was managed conservatively without need for surgery?
my 4 year old bitch, Brits, suddenly developed a huge lump on the front, left-hand side of her neck this week.
It is a very soft, malleable mass which does not cause her any discomfort; at first I thought it might be a wasp or bee sting so gave her anti-histamines which had no effect (& there is no puncture wound).
Today the vet thinks that it is a blocked salivary gland or a Mucocele; Brits has been put on a course of anti-biotics & anti-inflammatories to which hopefully her condition will respond.
However my vet has said that occassionally such a thing may need surgery which she would not be able to do as neck surgery is a very specialist area because of all the major structures running through the neck.
I just wondered if anyone else has had a Setter with this problem, and if so whether it was managed conservatively without need for surgery?
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Permalink Reply by eva ciechonska on
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It wouldn't be an abscess on her salivary gland by any chance. I have had this a few times over the years, never with any temperature, which is what you would expect with an abscess. Has your vet ruled that out?
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Permalink Reply by Lynne Murray Hogsflesh on
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No she never even mentioned that as a possibility Eva....
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Give it a go Lynne, it might, hopefully, be as simmple as that. It takes a little longer to drain because of the saliva but if it is that it will heal perfectly. Good luck, will keep my fingers crossed for you.
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Permalink Reply by Ossian on
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Hi Lynn
fingers crossed for Brits. Try to bear in mind that the vet will always go for worst case scenario. they seem to think they shoud prepare you for a disaster (maybe so that the big bill for the lesser condition still seems reasonable)
she is a healthy girl and we will all root for her!
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Thank you Eva & Ossian..........I just hope it will turn out OK as feeding these puppies she lost loads of weight & I am only just getting her back to having some bodyweight on her & she is the sweetest of girls.....just hope this is a minor trouble for the poor girl........worst thing about having dogs, it breaks your heart when they are ill! :(((
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I forgot she was your girl who had the puppies. Could well be that she is just seriously run down! fingers crossed
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That is also a consideration......absolutely fingers crossed!!
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