We had a couple of anxious days this week. We Scotties are scheduled to go to our groomer tomorrow and typically a few days before a grooming appointment, Wen brushes our haircoats really well to get rid of the dead hair and any tangles, so we go to Gigi, our groomer in decent condition.
As she was back brushing Molly’s thick coat, Wen noticed a dime-sized lump on Molly’s back by the base of her tail. The lump had a crusty scab and was bleeding, because the wire slicker brush had probably hit it during the brushing session. Naturally, this happened during the weekend, so Wen had to wait a couple of days before she could take Molly to our vet for cytology, but after some needle aspirates of the lump cells and viewing the cells under the microscope, our vet gave Wen good news: the lump was a benign histiocytoma. That was exactly what Wen was hoping for, but you never know, because it could have also been a malignant mast cell tumor, which terriers like to grow, so that was extremely good news! Whew, what a huge relief! All the prior histiocytomas on us Scotties through the years have gone away on their own, so we are all doing the happy dance for Molly. With any luck, in a few months, her histiocytoma will also disappear and be history. Cross your fingers!
Molly
