UPDATE! - Venom Injection - Growth on Face - Amazing Speed! What is it?
EDIT: 8 JULY 2009
The vet called with biopsy results. It turns out he has a venom injection of some kind, but we don't know what: wasp, spider, etc.
He's healing well, and the growths on his face are nearly gone. Awesome! Thank you for your prayers, thoughts, and advice. I do appreciate it, and so does our little man.
New Pic:
http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/35327/2514823560093931679S600x600Q85.jpg
Original Post Below:
So I came home to this:
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2148993950093931679ZGptDk?vhost=pets
...called the sister who has a vet degree from Auburn, gave no advice, I guess picture phones aren't that good at diagnosing problems...
and it grew to this:
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2390642590093931679DfEHdP?vhost=pets
and is now this:
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2165789930093931679OTnbjI?vhost=pets
The vet can't fit me in. I'm of the "it's a dog, he probably just got bit by something and it'll go down in a day" belief system, but it's not going down, and the earliest appointment I could get was Monday 0915.
Any advice would be appreciated. I'm still Googling as we speak, nearest thing I could come up with was this:
http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=794027
FYI
Today is Saturday night so I guess we found this Thursday night after coming home.
3.5 year old Australian Cattle Dog mix, mom pure, dad who knows, great dog, wonderful, we love him very much
no change in diet that I know of since I got him, I'm original owner, inside dog except for daily excursions into our wooded outdoors.
He is only lately changing behavior, still runs around outside like there's no problem at all, is wanting to sit on my lap a lot more, more cuddly, etc., not as playful as of one day.
EDIT: 8 JULY 2009
The vet called with biopsy results. It turns out he has a venom injection of some kind, but we don't know what: wasp, spider, etc.
He's healing well, and the growths on his face are nearly gone. Awesome! Thank you for your prayers, thoughts, and advice. I do appreciate it, and so does our little man.
New Pic:
http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/35327/2514823560093931679S600x600Q85.jpg
Original Post Below:
So I came home to this:
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2148993950093931679ZGptDk?vhost=pets
...called the sister who has a vet degree from Auburn, gave no advice, I guess picture phones aren't that good at diagnosing problems...
and it grew to this:
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2390642590093931679DfEHdP?vhost=pets
and is now this:
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2165789930093931679OTnbjI?vhost=pets
The vet can't fit me in. I'm of the "it's a dog, he probably just got bit by something and it'll go down in a day" belief system, but it's not going down, and the earliest appointment I could get was Monday 0915.
Any advice would be appreciated. I'm still Googling as we speak, nearest thing I could come up with was this:
http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=794027
FYI
Today is Saturday night so I guess we found this Thursday night after coming home.
3.5 year old Australian Cattle Dog mix, mom pure, dad who knows, great dog, wonderful, we love him very much
no change in diet that I know of since I got him, I'm original owner, inside dog except for daily excursions into our wooded outdoors.
He is only lately changing behavior, still runs around outside like there's no problem at all, is wanting to sit on my lap a lot more, more cuddly, etc., not as playful as of one day.