Saturday 6 October 2012

Sebaceous Cysts

Sebaceous Cysts

What are they? They are ‘lumps’ – yes, lumps! They occur when a hair follicle gets gummed up and sebum gets too thick to be excreted through the pore’s opening.

So, the lump grows – and, usually, the lump bursts, the ‘goo’ comes out, the lump goes away – end of… BUT, what if it doesn’t?

Go to your vet and have it checked. If it is too big and is irritating your dog, the vet will surgically remove it. Remember that a sebaceous cyst can get infected. Also, it is worth getting checked out as there might be something more sinister at play e.g. cancer

So, you get back from the vet and it is a plain ol’ cyst. Is there anything we can do to help? That is the $64m question!!

Our Cairid (below – gorgeous boy eh!!) has been prone to these for a number of years. Recently, one on his back became pretty large.
We monitored it – it got bigger!

It burst (the puss forms a crust and then falls off) – it never really reduced in size.

It grew a bit more and burst again.

Enough! – off to the vets (another story entirely but that is for another time!!!!!). Fortunately, she deduced that it WAS a cyst and not something more sinister and told us to monitor it but she was not ruling out having it surgically removed.

We searched the internet for anything that would help and the consensus of opinion seemed to be – adding cider vinegar and turmeric to his food. Now we all know that turmeric is an Indian Superfood,  renowned for its anti-carcinogenic qualities (and if you didn’t know, well you jolly well do now!). That was over a month ago.

Guess what?! – the cyst burst again BUT this time the swelling started to recede. What was a lump of around an inch (no – I don’t do metric – convert it yourself!!), or say the size of a large grape, in diameter is now around a third of that size and it is almost flat.

It may be too optimistic to say that this ‘wee’ change has made the difference, but hey! – the swelling is down, and this is the ONLY thing that we have changed with regards to his diet (or anything else for that matter). Way to go Cairid…………..

5 comments:

  1. An amazing treatment is the Banical herbal medicine. It is entirely composed of herbal contents that are a result of extensive research from the experts. This medicine is made according to the nature of the body and the response of the skin cells to the Sebaceous Cyst. It strengthens the skin cells and makes them strong enough to dissolve the cyst itself. The medicine can be bought from Herbal Care Products.

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  2. Thanks for letting us know about that. We will definately follow this up. Love the idea that it is entirely made up of herbal contents. Many thanks for the post

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  3. The herbal ingredients of Banical are Shilajit, Liliaceae, Spiny bamboo, Cloves, Centaurea behen, Cassia, Jadwar, Nutmeg, Early-purple orchid, Himalayan Peony, Red-veined salvia, Ginger, Nux vomica and Grey Amber. This medicine is only made of herbal contents due to that it is very effective without creating any kind of side effects. This is the best suggested remedy for the Sebaceous Cysts Treatment. It can be purchased from Herbal Care Products.

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  4. I feel very grateful that I read this. It is very helpful and very informative and I really learned a lot from it. Is pure balance dog food good

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  5. Usually, Sebaceous Cyst will not require medical treatment until they grow and become painful. In instances like this, herbal procedure may be advised by the herbalist. Herbal Treatment for Sebaceous Cyst includes the total removal of the lump using natural herbs and supplements.

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