Just a Little Bump

Last fall we discovered a little bump on the back of Emme's neck. We pointed it out to the vet who said we should just take a "wait and see" position. So we waited and the little bump grew from the size of a lentil to the size of a marble, a pretty good sized marble. Over the weekend, it erupted and seeped some clear liquid and a little blood. We took Emme to the vet yesterday afternoon to have it looked at and they said that we should probably have it removed. It looks like a sebaceous cyst but because it grew so much over the winter, we probably shouldn't just leave it there to continue to grow. It is less of a problem to remove a little bump than a bigger one. So Emme is scheduled for surgery on Thursday. Although she will have general anesthesia, it is only a one day procedure. She will go to the vet's early in the morning and return to us before dinner. Just to be cautious, they will biopsy the cyst to make sure that nothing else is going on. I know that the surgery is not a big deal, but I still will be glad when Thursday has come and gone. Think good thoughts for our pup in the next few days.