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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / July 2007Skin Lesion after Subcutaneous Fluid Injection--Toy Poodle
Our 1.5 year-old Annie, a toy poodle, had puppies 8 weeks ago. The vet gave her fluid two days later, although she had no distress. The skin on her shoulder where the fluid was injected is now bald and no fur is growing back there. There is an ugly bald lump the size of a quarter on an otherwise beautiful baby. What to do? What to do? I have called the vet and he seems to want to avoid the issue. But we cannot suffer having this ugly spot on our beautiful Annie's body. At his instructions we have been applying a salve with cortisone called Quadritop for three weeks. It is doing nothing. Any advice? Thanks in advance. But we > cannot suffer having this ugly spot on our beautiful Annie's body. > Any advice? .......yep, get over the fact that it is a visual imperfection and find out if it's a health threat. That's all that matters. buglady take out the dog before replying > But we > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying what did they give s/c? > Our 1.5 year-old Annie, a toy poodle, had puppies 8 weeks ago. The > vet gave her fluid two days later, although she had no distress. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Any advice? Thanks in advance. Sounds like a pressure induced alopecia. Abscesses, granulomas, hematomas, seromas, or anything else that puts pressure on the skin from below can induce hair loss through restriction of blood flow and nerve function to the overlying hair follicles and skin cells. Most of the time the hair grows back during the next shed/growth cycle. Occasionally, it is a permanent loss of hair growth. Cosmetic surgery to remove the bald area and replace it with neighboring haired tissue, or hair follicle transplants from elsewhere on the body could be done. Some people have alluded to using Rogaine-type hair growth promoting cremes to the area, however I have not seen this work. > > Our 1.5 year-old Annie, a toy poodle, had puppies 8 weeks ago. The > > vet gave her fluid two days later, although she had no distress. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > be done. Some people have alluded to using Rogaine-type hair growth > promoting cremes to the area, however I have not seen this work. Thanks so much for the helpful advice. The vet looked at the bald spot under magnification. He says there are still follicles there. Hopefully, he says, the fur will return, It's now been 9 weeks and the spot is still bald. We have always enjoyed toy poodles because they shed very little and have no odor. They are keen-minded too and very affectionate. Except for that ugly bald spot where fluid was injected, our Annie has the most beautiful lush jetblack coat I have ever seen. |
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