Sebaceous Cysts in Dogs

My dog was bitten by another dog (healthy and vaccinations up to date), which left small puncture wound on my dogs right side, immediately caudal to the proximal portion of his humerus. Our vet recommended that he flush the wound and place a couple of staples to ensure that the wound heal quickly and without infection. After about a week the wound had healed properly. However, about 4 weeks after the incident a hard, golf ball-sized lump has formed underneath the dermis. Our vet has diagnosed the lump as a cyst. Is there any way that this was caused by improper care by the vet? I want to have the cyst removed and want to be sure that we are getting him the proper care. Also is there any chance that this cyst resolves on its own?

The lump started out small, nothing to worry about. It grew to be softball sized on the neck and later broke open. No matter what we did it remained infectious and never healed. We couldn't afford a visit to the vet, so we had to put her down.

My standard (but on the small side 16 lbs) poodle has a mass about 1" on his tail. It does not bother him at all. Our vet said it needs to be removed and they may have to amputate part or all of his tail. It has not been determined what this mass is. She feels it may be a lipoma or cyst. She says either way, it has to be removed. I've read that Lipoma's don't generally rupture. Rupturing is what she is concerned about, without any test to tell what the mass is. Is this right?

Hello. I have a 8 1/2 year old Morkie (maltese/Yorkie). He has a dime size cyst on his chest. It’s obviously small and I can move it (under the skin) with my finger. The borders of the cyst are defined. It doesn’t bother him and there are no other symptoms. I noticed it a few months ago and it doesn’t seem to be growing. I’m hoping it’s benign (fingers crossed).

My Shitzu is covered with sebaceous cysts. The Vets say to leave them alone. Took her to a Dermatologist Vet and she took samples and put her on vitamin A and antibiotics. Use medicated shampoo. Nothing seems to work. Just keeps getting more. Any suggestions?

My dog has a Mary cyst. It grew and popped so we took her to the ER. They just gave us medicine and something to clean it with but it never healed. Now its 3 times the size. She also hasheart problems. They didn't want to operate then. I didn't have money and finally payed down most of my credit card which hopefully it's enough to pay.

My little blonde Pomeranian/Yorkie, Zoe, has two sebaceous cysts that ruptured on her tail back to back almost. Vet cleaned and gave her antibiotics and they healed up. He told me to just watch them. He said if they keep coming back they may have to operate and part or all of her tail may have to be removed. I had asked him at the time of infection if he could test them. He said there was no way to test them to see if they were cancerous. Is this true? I thought it could be done with a fine needle
Aspirate. Now it feels like she has a deeper one on her side right above her left leg the size of a large pea. She has always been 8 1/2 lbs but at her one year check up she has lost a pound and a half and is not as energetic as she was.

my dog Oliver has a cyst in his tail that started small, but has grown. He keeps attacking his own tail, to the point of his whole tail is almost broken open- it obviously hurts but it didn't use to. I'm afraid it's infected and/or spreading. I don't have enough to go to the vet, how do I treat it?

My Spoo has had what for months I thought was a fatty tumor. I was planning on bringing her in for an exam and to schedule to get it removed in the next couple of weeks. This morning (I check it every morning since it materialized) I realize it has ruptured (it was a cyst, not a tumor) and all of the insides have spilled out. (Goopy, yellow, waxy, minimal blood.) It doesn’t seem painful or irritated or anything. It was pretty open at first. I cleaned it with Castile soap and iodine and it has since stopped draining scabbed over in the center already. Is it ok to put an antibiotic ointment on this and just keep an eye on it? I’ll likely still have the entire thing removed anyway because I don’t want to have to worry about it coming back. (She’s has these cysts removed before on other areas of her body, just never this big or after rupture. Thanks in advance.

My moms dog developed a cyst on her left hind leg abt a year or so ago.We just had it removed and she was having a little trouble walking after the surgery.The cyst was wrapped around the sciatic nerve.Its been 3 weeks since the surgery and she seems to have gotten worse.She can barely get up on her own, she’s very unsteady, collapsing usually on the wood floor or any surface that’s not carpeted, she’s barely eating, she’s just laying around..Before the surgery she was able to get up on her own, she walked fine, she actually was able to run when she wanted to..It’s breaking my heart to see her like this, I’m almost at the point of regretting that I had my mom agree to the surgery.The vet made it seem like it would be no big deal to do the surgery..Now I’m having second thoughts about the surgery

My parents 12 year old lab has had a cyst like growth on his back. About 2 years ago, we noticed a tiny bump on his back, the vet said it was nothing to be concerned about, also never really looked at it. It's grown significantly, it has ruptured a few times, oozed pus and blood and scabbed up but repeats the cycle over time. I clearly need a new vet but is such a situation completely unheard of? He also has a huge lump on his chest that has grown over the years, the vet says such fatty lumps are completely normal in labs. I know he's old and his joints aren't great which is expected at his age, but the cyst on his back is my biggest concern. My parents have had their vet look at it at least 4 times, any suggestions or idea's as to what it could be or how to treat it? It seems to only bother him when we try to clean it after it ruptures, usually just with an antibacterial water wash.

We have a jack russle that is 12 years old, about a year or so ago she developed a cyst on her back that then split open. The vet has said that it was not really a problem in terms of cancer and that they could remove it but as she is very old they would not recommend it. We did get some stuff to wash her in but the cyst has a very ugly scab on it that keeps splitting open and bleeding. This has been opening and closing for about a year and we were wondering should be put her in to have it removed? She isn't in any pain and she doesn't seem to feel it open or mind when it is touched by us or the vet. What would you suggest in this case?

Just found a lump on my mini shelter neck, the size is about 2 inches round. The hair was clumped so i cut the hair to see the bump. Looks like a scratch. Or infected. I will go to our vet for sure but hoping nothing serious.

I believe my beagle Spoty has a cyst. It opened tonight when he accidentally licked it and it started bleeding for an hour. The blood kept coming out and we cleaned it up with peroxide, coconut oil, and warm water on a soft cloth. We tied a cotton pad and wrapped it to the cyst and it stopped bleeding because of the pressure but it took awhile. The cyst was super small, pink/red color, and did not leak out any yellow or liquid pus. He wasn't really bothered by it,he just wanted to keep on licking the area. We cleaned the area around it, but don't know what to do in the morning if it continues to open and bleed. Help! He is really scared and I had to stay up with him tonight!

My dog had a haircut 3 weeks agO last I noticed a lump on his side by his rib cage brought him to the vet he said it was a mass took a biopsy n said it was cancer at this he punctured it with the needle n it started oozing so for the next cple of days I did hot compresses with epsom salt n it totally went down plus he was on prednisone ....so im wondering if I should ask the vet to c the lab work on the biopsy because he is supposed to have surgery Tom but there is no more lump ...could it b possible that it is underneath the skin.....just curious to know ....n by the way this will b his 5th surgery so that make me nervous as well....ur thoughts will b appreciated

We have an almost 8 y.o. sheltie. I took her to the groomer on Jan 2nd and when I picked her up, the groomer mentioned that she smelled like she had yeast but they couldn't tell where it was coming from. I was going to take her to the vet to check her, then the next day I noticed an area of fur that was crusty and hard. As I was cleaning that off with a wet paper towel, I noticed it was reddish brown in color. I then discovered a large area that was oozing but it didn't really look bloody. The vet shaved the area put some topical antibiotic cream and prescribed antibiotics. While she was on the antibiotics, I found three more areas that were oozing though these weren't nearly as large as the first spot, maybe about the size of a pencil eraser. They don't seem to cause her pain and she's good about letting me clean them. My frustration is that she's now on her 3rd course of antibiotics (Keflex this time) and more of these areas keep developing. On our last visit to the vet, he gave us some special shampoo but has never biopsied these areas. I'm wondering if it's time to get a 2nd opinion. Feeling very frustrated right now and worried about my dog. I don't know if this is something she could have gotten from the groomer, a sebaceous cyst, or some type of cancer. Whatever it is does not seem to be responding to antibiotics.

My dog is 15 years old had large lump on rear right quarter doctors have drained it before not fully keeps filling up with fluid! Last night she suddenly chewed all hair away to skin causing it to bleed

I have a 6 year old German Shep/English Pointer mix. She grew a large bump on her outer thigh. It was raised and scaly but then turned red and the hair around it fell off. It grew quickly and I took her to the doctor. He said it was a tumor, tried to drain it but no fluids came out. Other than the lump she acted healthy so I took her home to decide if I would have the lump removed and over the course of a week it grew then opened up and drained blood and clear yellowish fluid. At this point I feel like the original tumor diagnosis was incorrect. Any idea what this would be?

Does My dog have a Sebaceous Cyst? Ever since my dog has been 2yrs old he has had a small lump on his head. over the subsequent 9 years until present it has slowly grown, from about 1/4 of an inch to dimensions of 1 inches in diameter and a height of 3/4 inches. It was bald, but not shiny, its texture was smooth and it felt fairly firm. He hasn't ever really liked it when we touched it, but never showed signs of more than a little discomfort. Two nights ago, we discovered that it had burst, the fur on his head was wet, and the opened bump held some residual liquid and very little pus. We cleaned it and used hydrogen peroxide to sterilize the wound. Today, February 2nd 2018, we checked on the would site, and the wound has sealed, but almost regained its former size, with a diameter of 3/4 inches and a height of 3/4 inches. The bump is very soft to the touch. Is it nothing to worry about, or should i see a vet immediately? I wouldn't be as worried, but it grew back so quickly. Please advise, thank you

German Shepherd 6.5yrs old, had a pus looking bump on neck, so I took the 'head' off of it. Hard white pus came out (like a whitehead on a human) and then a fibrous tissue approx 2mm x 3mm came out. Very cyst like in nature. Small amount of blood when I squeezed to ensure no pus left behind. Does that sound benign? I wasn't too worried until I googled infected cysts :-/

Charlie has had a small lump on side 6 months ago and vet said to just keep an eye on it,
Last week I discovered another lump on his back near his neck which had a crusted appearance on the top of it I made appointment to see Vet this week and noticed another lump near his tail and it had lots of small lumps. Vet said she thought one was a wart and others were cysts they were numerous small lumps. I have to take Charlie back to see vet, should I ask for blood tests and skin samples to be done

Symptoms of confirmed infected sebaceous cyst? Cytology revealed clear asperated fluid with no mast cells 3 weeks ago. Maggie is eating and drinking normally. She hasn't acted unconcerned of the cyst until about 3-4 days ago and started licking it. Originally it was the size of a pea but now the size of a nickel. There was a tiny bit of blood from the needle stick aspiration which I wiped away with water on cotton without any pain. It is now a bloody, large, form area with significant pain when touched. I It is located at top, outside front leg. an emergency vet concluded it was definitely mast cell by looking from across the room without further examination. Maggie has had 3 surgeries for removal of tumor and surrounding area including defined borders. I am familiar with the presentation of small mast cell tumors and this does not have the same appearance. There is obvious infection . Emergency vet agreed but on aspiration she reported no but could be in withdrawn bloody fluid. She saw no mast cells and concluded a few cells may, or might not, be sarcoma. I suggested the infected area has accessed to which she reluctantly agreed. Maggie was discharged with antibiotic, tramadol, and gabapentin with instructions for immediate follow up with regular vet. Can a diagnosed benign sebaceous cyst become a malignant sarcoma in the matter of 3 weeks? Maggie is a 13 year old Jack Russell in otherwise excellent health.

My dog Milo has a large, crusted over cyst on his back and the vet we went to said not to worry about it. Now, I in NO way claim to know much about dogs, but at this point it seems to be putting him in enough discomfort that something should be done. When it first appeared, we emptied it and put antibiotic ointment on it, but it kept filling back up and crusting over. First of all, how do we keep it from crusting over, and when it does crust over are we supposed to take the crusted part off and treat it again? We've let it be for a little bit now but he keeps itching it and when we go near the cyst he seems uncomfortable. Was our vet wrong to tell us not to worry about it or am I just being over protective?

I have a 13 year old american eskimo husky that has tumors or cysts all over her belly near her nipples they move like marbles and are not attached to the skin since they move. what is it and she has about 15 or so through her belly area. I never noticed until now. I am very concerned considering her age and know they only live until about 13 to 15 years. She stays inside mostly and doesn't seem to want to go out. I know the age is getting to her. What can I do and what can I expect?

my shih tzu is salt and pepper she is 8 she have all this cyst everywhere one in her ear, 2 red pussie on her back and little ones face on her legs by her knee the vet said don't worried about it but now they getting red and draining and getting black scabs on it every time i examine her their are more

My dog suddenly has a, what we assume to be, cyst inbetween his toe on a front paw and it looks like he might have two more next to it. We currently can not go to the vet, is there anything we can do to help it go away? Or is our only choice to go to the vet? He keeps liking at them and bleeding some and we dont know what to do. We've been putting a Neosporin spray on it but we dont think/know if its helping.

My English cocker spaniel (male) just turned 14 yrs old. He has numerous cysts/warts on most of his body. What is the best treatment when it appears these cysts are very "itchy" to him and he will scratch or lick at them.?

I just looked at my 10 years old pason jack russells hind end as he was walking away and suddenly he has a lump on his left side about an inch away from his nub on his hind end. Came out of no where and is the size of a golf ball in width and sticks out almost a half inch. He is roudy and is on a raw organic diet and full vitamin and probiotic regimen. Very healthy and happy dog, no other issues. Should I ice it? Could a tumor come on that quickly? Is it a reaction to food? He does have storage mite allergies but rarely even itches since we found out, I have combated it with nutrition, omegas, vitamin D and like I said he rarely even scratches. Thanks...

My dog developed a soft fatty feeling lump under the skin in her armpit. It then became hard and round the size of a big jelly bean. The vet aspirated it and the lab said there were "suspicious cells". My dog is 16 and too old for anesthesia. Vet suggested she remove it under local anesthesia instead of first trying to biopsy it. Said we could also wait and watch it but if it grows she might not be able to remove it without anesthesia. I think it might be growing a little so am not sure what course of action to take.

Abbie has a bump behind her ear discovered a couple of days ago. This bump has the appearance of a mix between a mole and a sore, as it is above the skin but it is the same color as her skin. It looks to be open, with dried pus and blood stuck to her hair. I’ve been putting a saline wound wash on the area for the past couple of days, in the morning and at night. Does this sound like a cyst? Should I try to drain the rest of it myself? Whenever I touch the area with the q-tip (that has the saline solution) for too long, she pulls away and looks uncomfortable.

I have a blue Doberman pincher. She is on thyroid meds. Back in November she had booster shot of Lyme disease and bortabella .and a physical .yesterday I noticed a red swollen. bleeding lump on her front leg.i don’t know if it’s a tumor that appeared so quick. We just had her at the vet..

My family and I have been debating putting our dog down. He is an 8 year old Basset Hound, with 4 golf size bumps on his tail, small marble size bump on his head, very skinny to the point you can see his spin, but is still eating and drinking. At night he goes begins crying, goes out every 45 minutes to go to to bathroom. Both my dogs stop drinking and eating by 7pm so that it is early enough at night.

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my dog has had a cyst on his back for 2 years now. we noticed it when we got him groomed and the pet groomer said that it would pop and that theres nothing to worry about, but it's still here after 2 years. i'm starting to grow worried that this might be something odd. plus, the cyst has decreased at some point, but now it looks like it's grown larger.

i'm not too sure how bad a dog's cyst hurts, but when i touch it, he doesn't react and when when someone touches a painful area on him, he flinches or gets aggressive.

should i be a little concerned or hope that it goes away soon enough?

Baylee has a cyst that has been drained by the vet 1x and me 1x....the problem is that the hole is still open after almost a year. How can I get it to heal. She is a healthy girl, no other issues. the cyst is pertty much gone, but the hole is still there and my other 2 dogs will NOT stop licking her cyst but it is on her side and I am not sure how to cover it to keep they away...anything I can put on it to help it close, scab and heal???

My 7 year old cocker spaniel has Sebaceous Cyst on her back paw.
I was reading that it's not life threatening but she seems really sad.
I've been cleaning it day and night with warm water and putting a warm cloth and antiseptic solution. Is there anything else I can do for her to keep her comfortable?

Can you give a dog compound w to get rid of sebaceous cysts? Lulu is starting to get a lot of cysts? Can it harm my dog, if I applied this on the cysts?

What would you suggest as an alternate remedy, besides getting the vet to remove them?

My 11 year old Shih Tzu has a few health problems she's developed in her old age. Other than those minor setbacks, people still mistake her for a puppy and she has a very active and healthy lifestyle. She's cut shorter than the typical Shih Tzu because of her love for outdoors and her "friends" (our outside dogs). We live out of town so she's outside quite a bit. The last time we took her to a vet I asked about a tiny lump on the back of her neck and he assured me it's more trouble than it's worth and usually harmless. If it doesn't bother the dog, don't mess with it. It's grown since then and she's developed another right above it very close in size. They are mobile under the skin and don't bother her a bit but I'm wondering if it's something I should have removed or leave it be. Nothing is oozing and there is nothing crusty on it. Just lumps under her skin.

Mina just had a non-cancerous cyst removed from her leg. I live in an area where cheat grass is everywhere. It seems like I can feel the cheat grass "barbs" under her fur in several places. Could these cause more cysts?

My dog has developed a cyst on her right hind leg at the top of the stifle. It was small at first, about the size of a golf ball before I first noticed it, but in the past two weeks has become as large as a softball. It does not appear to be causing her any steady pain - if anything, she is more active and happy than ever. It seems to be at most a minor annoyance to her (she can sit and lie in bed without difficulty but avoids laying on that side on hard floors). The cyst is not exceedingly warm to the touch, and has the consistency of a water balloon.

I have had dogs in the past with sebaceous cysts (Lab/Chow mix) that have grown quickly but not this fast. A friend, who is a veterinary technician, informed me that a cyst that grows that quickly is likely not cancerous but the size of the cyst and its rapid growth has me very alarmed. I am taking her to the vet tomorrow night but would appreciate additional input.

Hazel just had a cyst surgically removed about a week ago. They cut a huge incision and removed a mass a little bigger than a softball. Since then, we've noticed bumps popping up all over her. One on her leg just ruptured and it seems like it is affecting her ability to use that leg. She sleeps a lot and usually only eats her dinner. She was whining earlier today when she woke up and tried to move, that's what got my attention.

I just discovered a cyst on my dogs behind to one side under her tail. Is it safe to see how she goes? Is there a possibility that it will go by itself?
If it bursts can I clean and treat it myself? If so, what should I clean it and treat it with.

My 11 year old dog has several lumps under her skin and a really bad odor coming off of her. She has never been sick but my other dog had cancer and it started out the same way. Could the lumps under her skin be cancer or just sebaceous cysts? And how do you tell the difference?
Her stomach is also very bloated all the time, and I only give her two small helpings of food hours apart, thinking that her over eating was the problem. At first I thought she was just over-weight, so I started to walk her, but that isn't helping. What could be causing the stomach bloating?

My miniature schnauzer turning 9 yrs very soon had a bump on her back very close to her tail. One day the bump became bigger than usual and very warm at the touch. I immediately took her to the vet and they did some blood and needle tests. She also had a fever too. The very next day, while I was at work, the vet called and told me the results came back; my dog had a benign follicl cysts. However, that very same day I went home from work to notice that the bump had ruptured and some of the stuff in the bump came out. Again, I immediately took her to the vet. He prescribed antibiotics for her and also a bottle of iodine to clean the ruptured bump. My question is that I am cleaning with iodine every day - should I wash with warm water before I apply the iodine? And if I take care of the rutted bump to prevent infection, do I still need to get it surgically removed (as I am a single mother raising a 7 ye daughter and a 9 year old dog, it is very difficult for me to afford surgery) ? Please help!

I have two min. poodles age 7 yrs old,, brother and sister that both have cysts on their side of belly towards rear.. Female hasn't grown in a yr. ,size of half dollar but males has gotten larger, When touched it doesn't seem to bother them. Now I am concerned. Groomer just thought they were fatty cysts but now concerned because the male one is getting larger..

My two year old labrador mix has 2 cysts on his back about the size of a finger tip. They are along his spine. One by his shoulders and one by his hips. He doesn't like me picking at them but it doesn't seem to hurt him. I have found dried leakage on one thag was like the color of ear wax. What could this be? Should I be concerned? Book an appointment with our local vet?

My little shitzu, 6 yrs. old, started having multiple little cyst all over her body, they look brown like a scab, do u have a natural remedy or treatment to heal them, there are more starting to appear, she is often scratching, and seem depressed. I cannot afford to take her to the vet at this time, any advice?

My staff has a lump in the left corner of his left eye. It's pink I need colour and I see causing him to start itching it now and then. Just wondering If i need to attend a vet or will it just go away itself.

Hi my jack russel corgi mix has what looked like a small pimple on his snout. The other day it was bleeding so I washed it with chlorahexadine. Now it's 4 times the size and breaking open and bleeding. The vest said as long as it wasn't pussing we should give it time to see if it goes away in its own. He doesn't have a fever and it isn't hindering him from daily activities. I really just want to know if we should get another option or we should just see if it goes away on its own?

My dog has a cyst growth under his skin on his neck, that's only noticeable when I'm squeezing around his neck. He's a pit lab mix so it's in the extra skin flaps in the front, and does not bother him. The vet did a needle biopsy and when punctured it completely disappeared. The fluid she got was completely clear, though when she squeezed it the lump was extremely hard. Fast forward to 6 months later the lump grew back with another by its side....I don't know if I should just have it drained again or what's happening.

What is this lump on my dogs stomach,

Melina has recently had a hot spot on her neck it is very big and has a hole in it. the hair around it has started to become smelly and very red. It also has been oozing blood like substance and yellow pus. What do you think is this and what is wrong with my poor baby?

I just noticed my dog had blood on his neck, to the side of his mouth, And when I went to clean it and see it burst a lot of blood. I managed to clean it And put neosporin on it. Is this a cyst? There was no pus.

My dog at about 2 years old developed a hair follicle cyst in between his toes on his right paw. He had surgery to remove the cyst and it wasn't cancerous. Now he is 5 and since it has resurfaced multiple times with having to have surgery twice. His paw is always irritated and every so often he will be treated with antibotics. Recently I heard that laser surgery might be able to to get rid of it permanently. I said I'm paying through nose already for constant vet visits and medications, let's try it and see. He had the surgery on 09/07 and is wearing the cone but it is still swollen and hurts to touch it. Did something go wrong? I'm truly frustrated and feel bad for my poor dog.

My dog went to the groomer and after his bath she realized a sebaceous cyst had opened up on his back side. He did have surgery to remove it. I am not sure if I should be asking for the groomer to pay for it. Any advice would be helpful. Thank You

My dog had a small lump in the side of his mouth (like his lip if that makes sense). A friend said try bendadryl to see if itd go away, but now its 2x the size and he seems to be in pain. Any ideas what it could be? Seeing vet as soon as I get the money.

Is my dog's cyst infected?

My dog was diagnosed with sebaceous adenitis approximately two years ago. This past spring he began developing sebaceous cysts all over his whole body. This summer they began to rupture. Our veterinarian said there wasn't much we could do, and he would prescribe antibiotics as needed. My dog seems to be managing somewhat okay so far. At what point should a dog living like this be euthanized? He eats okay, but I'm not sure if he has pain at all.

Bailey has a cyst that has been treated by his Vet. It was healing nice until he started biting at it yesterday. It is bleeding and we have cleaned it again. What should we do?? It is so expensive to have it removed and he has many other allergy problems that we take care of.

I just want to know what I can do for him I really don't know what to do