She doesn't have cancer. It wasn't a bug bite either. The vet called today to tell me that Sadie had a severely inflamed/infected case of ringworm. GROSS, I know. The vet said that she had never seen a case as bad as Sadie's before and there would have been no way for her to detect it without doing the biopsy. The entire lesion was removed so there's no chance of it spreading. However, ringworm is only a fungal skin infection and is easily treated with a fungal antibiotic (or a simple bleach and water solution), for future reference!
So, how does a dog or human catch ringworm you ask? By direct contact and it takes 10-12 days to incubate before it shows on the body. In rare cases a dog can pick it up from infected soil, but most likely she was infected by another dog, cat, person or a grooming tool. None of us have ringworm so more than likely it was another animal! Just to be on the safe side, I'm sterilizing EVERYTHING!
Way to go, Sadie! No Christmas presents for you!
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