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**Lily<3** · 03-11-2010, 05:16 PM

Hello.

I have a 1.5 year old maltese named Lily.
Recently, she was not eating well and was having diarrheas and I found out there was a lump around her neck!!

So I took her to the vet and she had to do the emergency surgery right away to remove abscess.

The surgery went well which I am happy about but I could not find out why she had that.
The vet told me sometimes bite wound causes it in big dogs but she never plays with big dogs and never got bitten.

Did anyone have same experiences?

**theboyz** · 03-11-2010, 05:20 PM

Ohh poor Lily!! I have no idea as have not had that happen.
Glad you took her to the Vet asap and all is well now.
Did he say what may have bitten her?
Welcome to SM.

**thach8** · 03-11-2010, 05:52 PM

aww....sorry your intro to SM is with unpleasant news. I have no advice or insight to offer, but I just wanted to say I hope Lily is holding up alright.

**Lily<3** · 03-11-2010, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theboyz

Ohh poor Lily!! I have no idea as have not had that happen.
Glad you took her to the Vet asap and all is well now.
Did he say what may have bitten her?
Welcome to SM.

She never got bitten so doctor doesn't know why.. which makes me wonder and research.

**Lily<3** · 03-11-2010, 06:34 PM

She had little tube on her neck for about a week so remaining can come out naturally.

It looked very painful but she was running around and playing! Crazy little girl!

Now, we removed all stitches and she is all good!

**jmm** · 03-11-2010, 06:53 PM

Maybe a spider bite or something like that?

**CeeCee's Mom** · 03-11-2010, 07:05 PM

So glad to hear that Lily is better!!

**Lily<3** · 03-11-2010, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmm

Maybe a spider bite or something like that?

Oooooh.. I thought it's only like doggy bite would..
Would spider bite cause lumps???? That's SCARY!

**KAG** · 03-12-2010, 01:34 AM

Glad Lily is feeling better. Such a beautiful pup pup.
xoxoxoxo

03-11-2010, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lily<3 Newbie Dog's Name: Lily , Terry Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 37	Abscess? Hello. I have a 1.5 year old maltese named Lily. Recently, she was not eating well and was having diarrheas and I found out there was a lump around her neck!! So I took her to the vet and she had to do the emergency surgery right away to remove abscess. The surgery went well which I am happy about but I could not find out why she had that. The vet told me sometimes bite wound causes it in big dogs but she never plays with big dogs and never got bitten. Did anyone have same experiences?

03-11-2010, 05:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
theboyz Maltese Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Traverse City, Michigan Posts: 4,746	Ohh poor Lily!! I have no idea as have not had that happen. Glad you took her to the Vet asap and all is well now. Did he say what may have bitten her? Welcome to SM. __________________

03-11-2010, 05:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
thach8 Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 268	aww....sorry your intro to SM is with unpleasant news. I have no advice or insight to offer, but I just wanted to say I hope Lily is holding up alright. __________________

03-11-2010, 06:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
jmm Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,156	Maybe a spider bite or something like that? __________________ JMM - JaMi Maltese, Home to Performance Maltese Becoming a Follower on our Blog!!!

03-11-2010, 07:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
CeeCee's Mom Maltese Guru Name: Dianne Dog's Name: CeeCee (Jacob Maltese) Rain (Bonnie's Angel) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southeastern United States Posts: 10,099	So glad to hear that Lily is better!! __________________

03-11-2010, 06:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lily<3 Newbie Dog's Name: Lily , Terry Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 37	She had little tube on her neck for about a week so remaining can come out naturally. It looked very painful but she was running around and playing! Crazy little girl! Now, we removed all stitches and she is all good!

03-12-2010, 01:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
KAG Maltese Guru Name: Kerry Dog's Name: Lola in Heaven, Crisse, Darla and Fallon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 7,023	Glad Lily is feeling better. Such a beautiful pup pup. xoxoxoxo

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