Ziggy had to go back to the vet yesterday. On Saturday, he developed some subcutaneous fluid on his belly region. By Sunday morning the area grew and I found a grape-sized lump in his groin and his fever was 104. The lump may be what was causing the limp. So the vet aspirated (OUCH) the lump and found some white cells and some bacteria. He'd actually never seen anything like this before, but believes it could be something quite rare like L-form infection, nocardia or a fungal infection that began in his knee joint. Where Ziggy contracted this infection is a huge mystery. The vet administered a convenia (long-lasting antibiotic injection) and also 2 weeks of doxycycline. If there is no improvement in 3-4 days, a biopsy will be necessary. We need everyone to think good thoughts for Ziggy to improve on the antibiotics.
