Sophie's mouth & a yard kid

[Legomom]

I noticed this brownish/blackish lump on Sophie's mouth a few days ago. At first, I thought it was just dirt from digging in the yard. Now, 3 days later, it is still there. It doesn't seem to bother her & she's been cracking nuts without a problem. Any ideas what it is? (I just took these pics a few minutes ago. I'll also attach the cropped close ups for a better look.)

http://i36.tinypic.com/o9p9hc.jpg http://i35.tinypic.com/52dod3.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/2hycfnm.jpg

On another note, I'm pretty sure at least one of my yard boys has been dealing with bots. Ick! Is this the end stage or early stage? I know there's nothing I can do, but watch & wait. Poor guy has at least 3, possibly 4 spots that I can see. He doesn't get too close.

http://i35.tinypic.com/352i5mv.jpg

[Legomom]

:dono 21 looks & no one knows what this is? Leave it to Sophie to be unique. :shakehead

[Legomom]

Guess I'll take the 'wait & see' approach. It's certainly not interfering with the eating of nuts...
http://i33.tinypic.com/htzh3t.jpg http://i35.tinypic.com/2hn5kw1.jpg


...or stopping her from running off Bot Boy. View My Video (http://tinypic.com/m/b7hwk1/1) :tilt

[JLM27]

One of mine had a scab like this on her cheek. It was there for a couple of weeks and then fell off. I never knew what caused it. I hope it is not pox. She is a beautiful girl.

[luvs squirrels]

aww poor girl. I don't have a clue. I'm glad it doesn't seem to be bothering her. Hope someone comes on with some help for you.

[Mrs Skul]

:wave123 Hi LegoMom Watch her for POX!! :eek: That is what some of mine looked like. I had a few that only had a black scab, bump show up and that was all. Keep a close eye on the other squirrels outside to. Good luck Christal
:thinking PS Can you see her tongue? It it OK??

[Legomom]

That's the last thing I wanted to hear, Mrs Skul, but the thought had crossed my mind. No one else has anything like it on their body. Just Sophie with that weird spot & one of my yard boys with (what I assume) are bot fly spots. I have seen Sophie's tongue & it is looks pink...absolutely normal.

[lizharrell1]

Just seeing this thread.....Shanon, do you think it may be a burn of some sort? Like maybe she bit down on something electrical (don't forget, Sophie LIKES that kind of thing). I too, wonder if it is pox......I sure hope not.

[Jackie in Tampa]

anything is possible shanon, but I seriously doubt it's pox.
With only one lesion :shakehead
maybe a growth of sorts or a burn like Liz said:dono
If she is acting normal and you can monitor her...I would wait and watch...
:Love_Icon
she otherwise looks great/healthy!:)

[Legomom]

It's just too weird & she might have bitten something electrical...maybe that's why I lost power for 6 hours the other day & the company had to replace 2 transformers! :rofl4

I'll just keep my eyes open. Thanks for looking, ladies. I'll let you know if there's any change.

[JLM27]

There should be an exit burn too, shouldn't there?

[lizharrell1]

There should be an exit burn too, shouldn't there?
Think we should tell Shanon to lift her tail?:rofl4 :icon_devil

[CritterMom]

Sort of looks like a blood blister...

[Legomom]

Think we should tell Shanon to lift her tail?:rofl4 :icon_devil

She's your daughter, Liz. YOU lift her tail. :osnap

[island rehabber]

Shanon, sorry I've been AWOL this weekend but I don't have anything brilliant to say about Sophie's mouth thing....it could be an electrical burn now that I think about it, but honestly I've never seen anything like that before... :dono

[Baxied]

This could be totally off base here, but it looks EXACTLY like a tumor my cat had on the inside of his ear. It popped up very quickly, and I just kept waiting for it to fall off but it didn't. He had it for years, and it never got any bigger or bothered him in the least. When I had his teeth cleaned and they put him under, the vet removed it to do a biopsy. Benign and it hasn't come back.

[Jackie in Tampa]

This could be totally off base here, but it looks EXACTLY like a tumor my cat had on the inside of his ear. It popped up very quickly, and I just kept waiting for it to fall off but it didn't. He had it for years, and it never got any bigger or bothered him in the least. When I had his teeth cleaned and they put him under, the vet removed it to do a biopsy. Benign and it hasn't come back.
that's exactly what I thought...tumor.

[lizharrell1]

Would a tumor pop up THAT fast?:dono I mean, Shanon JUST posted pics of Sophie the other day and her mouth looked fine.......:thinking :thinking :thinking

[Baxied]

Yes, Boomer's came up practically over night, but it never got any bigger, and it didn't bother him in the least. I could rub it and he didn't care at all.

[Legomom]

Well, whatever it was, it is no longer. I just saw Miss Sophia & she no longer has the bump on her mouth. :wahoo
May have been a scab of some sort...who knows. I'm just happy that her beautiful little face is back to normal.

Thanks for all of the thoughts & brainstorming. :thankyou

[lizharrell1]

Well, I am still thinking a burn of some sort........For any new people, when Sophie was a baby and running around my living room with brother Spyro, she bit down on a lamp cord, got shocked, but was okay after a few minutes. Shanon, maybe she HAS moved on to power lines!!!!! In any case, you guys might want to purchase a generator......just in case!:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

[Legomom]

Well, I am still thinking a burn of some sort........For any new people, when Sophie was a baby and running around my living room with brother Spyro, she bit down on a lamp cord, got shocked, but was okay after a few minutes. Shanon, maybe she HAS moved on to power lines!!!!! In any case, you guys might want to purchase a generator......just in case!:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

I believe we discussed child support at one time? :tilt

[lizharrell1]

I believe we discussed child support at one time? :tilt
:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl