Thought it was a tick but ohhhh

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DHound had been worrying at a spot on his flank for a few days.
I noticed it was getting a little swollen & the fur was slightly raised in the area.
I was convinced that it was a tick so I got the little green tool ready with the antiseptic.

The darling boy submitted meekly to his procedure with the help of a handful of Schmakos and laid down on his sofa with his leg aloft, waiting for a tummy rub.

I slid the tool over the slim, pink protruding part of the lesion and started to twist. It looked like a Barbie finger tbh. After only a 90° turn the thing slid out with a slight SQUEAK!
No reaction from the patient and no blood.
It’s not a tick is it? I think it’s probably a mutant hair follicle. Any other suggestions?

Could that be a grass seed?

I’ve teased it apart and there’s nothing inside it, it’s just a solid “cornet” of white matter. I think it might be a pilar cyst that erupted through his skin/fur. He’s a very good boy and doesn’t mind being inspected or picked-at 😃 He has collected a few ticks recently after walks and knows the routine very well.

Certainly not a tick. It would be black, and if it was bigger than a poppy seed it would be full of DHound's blood if you were to smash it.

Is your darling boy happier, and did he get his belly rubs?

Goodness knows but I misread it as your DH!

Come on… No one on Mumsnet talks about their husband that fondly.

Heheheh