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Lumpy no more


I just signed my paycheck over to the vet’s office/boarding facility, LOL. We went to the beach for a week so there was 9 days of boarding in there, as well as anesthesia, teeth cleaning, and a fatty lump removal for Brady. Ouch! We’ve left the lump alone ever since it appeared a few years ago (after biopsy to determine it was nothing to worry about, of course), but it recently started growing again and was getting a little…gross. :P Since it was right under his chin where he likes to be scratched, well we really had no choice.

On another note, anyone have ideas on what could be causing the old man to suddenly lick his paws to death? This was before the boarding, so it’s not stress. No food changes, although I guess they could have changed the formula. He’s getting Pro Plan Selects Salmon & Brown Rice, and has been for a good while. I went and bought a bag of their Turkey formula, which is the only other one they have that doesn’t contain corn (which I KNOW bothers him). I can’t say for sure whether his paws look better, worse, or the same since being boarded for so long. He’s been doing this for probably about a month now.

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  1. #1 by Digits on September 29, 2008 - 8:23 pm

    Just trying to figure out how use that title myself…
    Perhaps when I loose that last 7 lbs… :)

  2. #2 by Digits on September 29, 2008 - 8:23 pm

    Just trying to figure out how use that title myself…
    Perhaps when I loose that last 7 lbs… :)

  3. #3 by Digits on September 29, 2008 - 8:27 pm

    And now if I ever meet Brady I’ll be all “Hi Lumpy!”
    I’m in a crazy mood.
    Don’t mind me.

  4. #4 by StubbyDog on September 29, 2008 - 10:01 pm

    That’s ok, we call Brady “The Boot”, which is short for buttmunch…so you’re not going to be damaging him there with the Lumpy thing.

    Working on the lumps here too. I can’t afford surgical removal for humans! LOL

  5. #5 by Janet on September 29, 2008 - 10:25 pm

    Scout had itchy feet for a long time – nothing I tried seemed to fix it. After I while I decided it has just become habit to her and left it alone. At some point she stopped chewing them – but I don’t have a clue what changed.

  6. #6 by penni on September 30, 2008 - 2:54 am

    During the winter, 2006, Kip got into a serious patch of cholla while tracking and apparently had a reaction to them (we had to muzzle him to pull out all the spines). He was licking his feet raw. Finally, I had thyroid testing done — all clear, we altered his diet (to ostrich OMG), I was bathing him daily with an allergy shampoo, and he just kept on licking, so, as a last resort, we put him on prednisone for about six weeks — build up and then back down. It stopped the licking and he hasn’t started back up.

    So, we stay away from the spines. I’m really not a believer in steroid use until all other options are exhausted. I’m hoping we won’t have the problem again — and we really avoid cactus and cholla. We tracked a lot last winter and into the spring and summer without a renewal of the licking.

  7. #7 by Shades of Gray on October 4, 2008 - 7:48 pm

    Hey, is it your birthday today? Hope it is a happy one.

  8. #8 by Digits on October 6, 2008 - 3:12 pm

    Hey, I didn’t know it was your birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY :) Belated :)

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