[Jacob-list] Question on "Lumpy" Jaw

[Carol LUSSKY]

A friend of mine has been having trouble with one of her dogs who has developed 
an area on his lower jaw where the tissue keeps dieing.  Initially the Vet 
thought he had been bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider but this tissue 
deterioration has reoccurred two times in the same spot.  The first two times 
the Vet removed a bunch of tissue thinking that he got it all.  This last time 
he removed tissue and a chunk of jawbone (with 3 teeth).  This is on an 18 month 
old German Short Haired pointer.

Each time the tissue has been submitted for pathology and they have not been 
able to determine a cause.  This last time the cause was also undetermined but, 
because she has 3 alpacas that the dog has access to and because he has been in 
the fields where my sheep are, they think it might by "lumpy jaw".

I know a lot of you have guard dogs with your flocks...has anyone ever heard of 
such a thing?  She's at wits end trying to figure out what could be causing the 
tissue to die.  Can anybody provide insight?

Carol
Elgin IL
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