Growths, Horns, and Lumps

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Breathing a big sigh of relief here.  Finn had a funny growth on his shoulder. At first I thought it was a thorn, then I thought the groomer had nicked him. It formed a scab at the end, but continued to grow like a tiny little…horn (?).  But as I was going over him to see if there were anymore, I found a hard lump next to his spine.  That terrified me, so off to the vet.  They gave him a local anesthetic and removed the growth with one of those punches and gave him a stitch.  Then they removed material from the lump with a needle and biopsied it.  What a good boy Finn was, as he stood quietly for both procedures.  He shook like crazy in the waiting room but was a real stoic for the procedure.  The biopsies came back negative, although they will keep an eye on the lump/cyst.  Finn broke the stitch open by dinnertime, so back to the vet for another cleaning and stitch :(        

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I truly understand......these things are SO scary.

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

So glad to hear he's okay, and what a relief for you! Finnegan is such a brave boy!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Thanks Deb!  I really appreciate everyone's concern.  DK is the best.

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

I'm so sorry you both had to go through this,  but relieved with the results! Sending hugs from the crew here!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

We'll take those hugs, Jane - and sending one big one back for all of you :)

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I am so glad that the biopsies came back negative.  What a relief!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Yes, thanks Nancy.

[BG and Gavin]

Glad it is benign. Best thought s to you and Finn.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I'm so glad all is well with Finn. I just hate lumps or bumps of any kind. They always freak me out!