A year ago my dog had an infected cyst on her head but not knowing what it was I asked the vet to diagnose her. He rubbed his thumb on the top of it and said it was "just a little bit of gristle, it'll be fine." Gristle? On my dogs head? Ok then why does it keep getting bigger and ooze puss when pressure is applied? When I asked this, I got the same answer and was told to not worry about it.
So, I brought my dog to another vet who properly diagnosed it as an infected cyst and gave her antibiotics. The cyst went down and there have been no problems since that time.
Pros: none
Cons: incompetant
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