Pet and Pet Supply Thread

[Rory Phoulorie]

Can anyone recommend a natural remedy for a cyst on a dog?

My dog is a mongrel but has pitbull somewhere in her DNA. She suffers with skin issues and the vet attributed this to the pitbull part of her. Since she was a pup, I changed her diet so she does not eat poultry, but she still gets skin irritations. None of my other dogs have this problem.

On the inside of her back thigh, she developed a cyst that the vet removed in late December 2023. I applied all the medication to the surgical wound that the vet prescribed to help it heal. But just over a month since the operation, I am noticing another cyst developing in almost the same area. I really don’t want to put her through another operation and having to wear the special collar around her neck to prevent her from interfering with the area where the surgery was done.

The vet tested the previous cyst and it was found to be benign.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you.

[88sins]

Solid mass or fluid filled?
Is the new one touching the scar where the previous one was excised? If it is, it could be a regrowth of the same cyst (happens if a piece of the sac gets left back)
Generally speaking, unless it's causing a serious problem for the dog like pain or fever or loss of appetite or turns into an abscess, I'd leave it alone. But if you feel you must treat it...
If fluid filled, have the vet aspirate it and send a sample for testing. Could be caused by bacteria or an autoimmune issue. Once you figure out the actual cause, only then can you effectively treat it and minimize the risk of recurrence.
Plenty vets today quick to say d dog allergic, when in fact, they aint allergic at all. Especially when they seeing things like hair loss, itching, or even unusual bowel movements or strange growths.




One of my boys once developed some hair loss, on the tips of his ears, around the eyes a little, a little on the chest & insides of the legs.
3 different vets said "is allergies, change the food, and keep him locked up away from all plant matter, and see what happens". I ignore all of them, because I know, he been eating the exact same thing from a pup without change, and they can't go where it have vegetation in the yard.


After further investigation, i realized it was demodectic mites. Treated with one bath a week for three weeks using the proper medication, problem solved. One even called to ask if I find out what he allergic to, and I tell him I realized that the dog allergic to demodectic mange mites. He feel like a real mook.

[Rory Phoulorie]

The vet said it is filled with blood. Because it is on the inside of the thigh, the vet said that since it is a high movement area, they could not remove the amount of flesh that they would like. If they did that, they would not be able to stitch back the wound properly. Did an X ray yesterday, the “cancer” is limited to the thigh area and had not spread.

[88sins]

The vet said it is filled with blood. Because it is on the inside of the thigh, the vet said that since it is a high movement area, they could not remove the amount of flesh that they would like. If they did that, they would not be able to stitch back the wound properly. Did an X ray yesterday, the “cancer” is limited to the thigh area and had not spread.

1st off, if it's benign and simply a sac filled with blood, it's not "cancer".

But yes, depending on the location on the inner thigh it may be risky to try to remove it due to potential for movement and the pup ripping sutures.
Maybe they can try draining it and then packing it with a filler material and leave a drain, but the leg will have to be immobilized for at least a week, and that is easier said than done.
Gonna have to see an x-ray with contrast to figure out if any major blood vessels involved before you can chart a way forward.
Or you can just leave it alone and see if it resolves on its own.

Best of luck to you and the pup.