Sentences with word «hygroma»

The Ibizan's thin - skinned, bony elbow is prone to forming elbow hygroma (callus).

It is not recommended to drain a sterile hygroma by needle aspiration because of the risk of introducing bacteria.

The sterile hygroma is mainly an aesthetic concern, and rarely requires more than changing the resting surface.

The treatment for a septic hygroma is not so simple.

Q: My old lab has these horrible «growths» on her elbows that I think are called hygromas.

The typical hygroma patient is a young, large breed dog that is kept on a concrete - floored kennel.

He also has a huge hygroma on his right front elbow, very irritated chest nipples, pale gums and a heavy infestation of fleas.

An abscessed hygroma may require several repeated surgeries, hydrotherapy, long - term antibiotic therapy, and numerous bandage changes before completely healing.

Long hair serves to pad the boney prominence of the elbow from the hard surface, and older dogs will have developed thick callus pads on the elbow which usually helps to inhibit hygroma formation.

The only time that surgical treatment of hygromas is recommended is if they have become infected or severely ulcerated.

This is the classical presentation of the «elbow hygroma,» the body's response to chronic trauma to the point of the elbow.

Used successfully by dog owners and veterinary clinics to treat canine elbow wounds or hygroma by giving them a protective cover, also for, painful skin conditions, and surgery

One serious complication of a septic hygroma is the possibility of ulceration or abscessation.

In most cases, a sterile hygroma will resolve on its own after the repeated trauma is eliminated.

Large breeds are particularly prone to hygromas, or what is medically referred to as false bursa.

A subcutaneous serum or mucinous fluid fills this space causing a prominent sac known as a hygroma.

Occasionally, these elbows will form a serum pocket (hygroma) which will need veterinary attention.

They should sleep on a soft surface to help prevent calluses, arthritis and hygroma (an acute inflammatory swelling).

When he was a young pup, he had some elbow hygroma...

They need a soft dog bed so as not to get hard calluses and fluid pockets (hygromas) on the elbows.

Skin problems include allergies (which cause itchy skin), demodectic mange, elbow hygroma, non-tumorous growths (sebaceous cysts), and chronic bacterial infections (including severe pyoderma).

* Provides comfort and protection for dog wounds, callus dermatitis, hygroma, soreness and bleeding.

Dogs with hip dysplasia, hygroma (a false bursa that occurs over boney areas and pressure points) arthritis, allergies, swollen joints and even dry, flaky skin can benefit from regular massage.

Once opened surgically, the hygroma will tend to drain for a week or so afterward.

The fluid is generally sterile unless the skin has been punctured; in which case, the hygroma may become infected with bacteria and will indeed be painful.

An elbow hygroma is a response to chronic trauma to the lateral aspect, or outside, of the canine elbow.

By providing soft, thick padding on which to lie, the hygroma will subside after about 2 to 4 weeks.

Septic (infected) hygromas will require surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy.

The Greyhound's elbow is thin - skinned and bony, making it vulernable to elbow hygroma.

There is a product called «doggleggs» that may be helpful in protecting the elbows from further trauma and potential serious long term complications if the hygromas don't resolve.

I believe what you are seeing in your furry friend is called a hygroma.

Our protective sleeve allows your dog's wound or hygroma to heal quickly.

Used successfully by dog owners and veterinary clinics to treat canine elbow wounds or hygroma by covering the area affected by wounds, painful skin conditions, and surgical sites.

Hydrocephalus and hygroma: Hydrocephalus and hygroma are characterized by a collection of fluid in and around the brain.