Common fungus infection in shepherds?
The other week, I found a rather large lump on my australian shepherd/chessie bay mix. There were also some smaller, marble sized lumps on her body. We took her to the vet, fearing it was cancer. After the biopsy, the vet called and said that she has some sort of common fungus infection that german shepherds get frequently. The vet did not have a lot of time to talk, so that is all she said. She is calling me back tomorrow to tell me more but I can’t wait! Does anyone know anything more about this? What are the next steps involved, does it cause pain, what are the effects, etc.
Thanks!
I asked her to call as soon as she found something out, and she did. She was calling me between patients. I think normally, she wouldn’t have called until she had enough time but I asked her to just because I was so concerned.
Time for you to find a vet who WILL have time to talk to you when you take your dog to see them.
Oh, nevermind. It was on a phone call. Call the vet back now and ask these questions. He or she should have taken the time to talk with you.
Fungus is not life threatening. Has your dog been left wet for to long? When you put her outside she has shelter from the rain. I have never heard of a common Fungus. Would be interesting to hear what she says about it.