Old School Dropout
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I noticed 5 small cysts on my 5 month old male Bully's shoulder area this week. He has been wearing a harness most of the day the past couple of months since he goes outside every chance he gets (boy loves the sunshine). I brush him several times a week and pet / play with him daily so these cysts appeared pretty quick. He had one a couple of months ago on his back (above his rear legs) that looked the same, I bathed him and then brushed every day for several days and it went away on it's on. I thought no coincidence that all of these were in the same area on his shoulder, under where the padded part of his harness is so I did some internet searches and read that there is a correlation between some dogs having cysts in the same area that they wear their harness a lot.
Just wanted to see if anyone here had experienced a similar problem or had any helpful info on preventing / treating sebaceous cyst since EB's can have really sensitive skin and are prone to allergic reactions. I know there is a LOT of experience and knowledge that read these threads so thank you for any help.
I am only using the harness on long walks with Dozer until we get this figured out and cleared up, he does Ok around the yard with just a collar (and a lot of verbal encouragement).
Just wanted to see if anyone here had experienced a similar problem or had any helpful info on preventing / treating sebaceous cyst since EB's can have really sensitive skin and are prone to allergic reactions. I know there is a LOT of experience and knowledge that read these threads so thank you for any help.
I am only using the harness on long walks with Dozer until we get this figured out and cleared up, he does Ok around the yard with just a collar (and a lot of verbal encouragement).