I mentioned in my Winter Wonderland posts that Sadie had a large bump between two front toes. Her other human took her to the vet two days after getting home (the soonest we could get) to be inspected.
The vet took a blood sample, and had the same reaction as me: odd that there's no pus. She ran several tests, for infections and other evils, and put her on broad-spectrum antibiotics in the meantime.
The lump shrank noticeably within a few days. In less than a week, it was down to perhaps 30% of it's former size.
The tests came back clean for systemic problems (you better believe I was worried about cancer) but positive for bacteria. She had a staph infection.
The good news was she was already on the right meds. By the end of the two week course, the bump was completely gone. She is still clear, and there are zero signs of any lingering infection.
Yay for veterinary science!
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