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My poodle had what the Vet believes was a ruptured subcutaneous cyst. I didn't even know she had such a thing and it rupture while wrestling with my other dog. It left a pretty decent little gash-- certainly enough blood to scare me. I took her to the Vet and they shaved the area and bandaged it the best they could(It's on the middle of her back). They didn't stitch it up because it was flat and not something they could pull together; they said it would heal on it's own.
This happened just over 8 weeks ago. I've closely monitored the healing process. It got really pink, formed a nice scab, scab fell off, and now it's the normal pale color of her skin. The hair around it has grown back, albeit in a darker shade(perhaps her puppy shade?) and a different texture, straight opposed to curly. But there is still a small circle that is bare-- about the size of half a penny.
She just got groomed last week and there's a thinned, dark spot on her back where the bald spot is. It's a very superficial thing, but as you all know when you get a poodle groomed it like...perfection. I probably just need to get over it because I love my dog and this doesn't change anything, but little things like this tend to bother me in general.
Anyone have any experience with something like this or knowledge on the topic? I'm just wondering if there's a chance the hair will ever grow back or if the darker hair that had been shaved will ever return to her normal color/style of hair.
My poodle had what the Vet believes was a ruptured subcutaneous cyst. I didn't even know she had such a thing and it rupture while wrestling with my other dog. It left a pretty decent little gash-- certainly enough blood to scare me. I took her to the Vet and they shaved the area and bandaged it the best they could(It's on the middle of her back). They didn't stitch it up because it was flat and not something they could pull together; they said it would heal on it's own.
This happened just over 8 weeks ago. I've closely monitored the healing process. It got really pink, formed a nice scab, scab fell off, and now it's the normal pale color of her skin. The hair around it has grown back, albeit in a darker shade(perhaps her puppy shade?) and a different texture, straight opposed to curly. But there is still a small circle that is bare-- about the size of half a penny.
She just got groomed last week and there's a thinned, dark spot on her back where the bald spot is. It's a very superficial thing, but as you all know when you get a poodle groomed it like...perfection. I probably just need to get over it because I love my dog and this doesn't change anything, but little things like this tend to bother me in general.
Anyone have any experience with something like this or knowledge on the topic? I'm just wondering if there's a chance the hair will ever grow back or if the darker hair that had been shaved will ever return to her normal color/style of hair.