5839. Vet Case Study: A Silkie Terrier keeps licking her right foot. A lick granuloma forms. What to do?

Vet Case Study:  2018. LICK GRANULOMA.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow). 10 Jan 2018.

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This 2018 case study shows a surgical removal of a lick granuloma in a 4-year-old female Silkie Terrier. The dog kept licking the skin on one area of the lower part of the limbs and feet. In this 2018 vet case study, the Silkie Terrier licked the "wrist" area of her right fore limb daily and more than one time per day.  

The owner was very worried that the inflamed and wet skin lesion which would get infected or ulcerated exposing the muscles and bones over time.

This case was treated by surgery. Electro-excision of the lesion resolved the incessant licking problem.The owner is happy with the outcome.

The 4-year-old Silkie Terrier is nervous when she visited the vet, developing hyperthermia - anaesthetic risk. Be careful especially in .

Sedation was at 50% of dosage IV. Isoflurane gas anaesthesia. Electro-excision of lesion.

No more obsessive licking of the “wrist”. The owner was happy with the outcome.

DR SING'S COMMENTS: Some vets prefer the medical treatment using washes and medication or removing the allergies, stresses or boredom in the dog. Surgical treatment is one approach in the treatment of lick granulomas in the dog.

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