My dogs back leg

"king kong" wrote in message

> My dog had a large/deep laceration to his left hind leg, took him to the
> vet, they sewed him up 4 stitches on the inside and 8 on the outside.
About
> 10 days after the stitching, (2 days before the outside stitches were to
> come out) he developed a "fluid sac" . I was told by the vet not to worry,
> as it wasn't warm or tender to touch. well after a while it went down,
> not all the way, then came back and was the size of a golf ball. the
vet
> drained it no infection noted, and said it should be fine. Now it is
> slightly large again, and he is not using his back left leg much at all.
> does anyone have any suggestions? thanks in adavance. Jerry

..........I think this is what they call a seroma. Its basically just fluid
leaking out of the cells. I wonder if your dog is moving around too much.
Do you have his movement restricted in any way? Have you tried a warm wet
compress? Take a washcloth and soak in warm water (try it on your skin
first to make sure it's not too hot), wring out and put on the wound with a
dry cloth over the top. Hold gently to the lump. You can do this 2 or 3X a
day. Sometimes dogs really appreciate it. I did this on an eye once and
the dog leaned into it and moaned.

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