I am so upset. There is an english mastiff at a pet store with an elbow that has swelling/fluid build up. The store said it was from her playing with a great dane puppy there. But an employee told me she came like that. They have a vet who has drained the area but it still looks very swollen and it looks like it still has fluid. I looked up the vet who does the treatment and was horrfied to see he has had 3 viloation in the state of nh for complaints involving health certificates for puppies. He wrote on the paperwork "hygroma." What is that? I have been there 4 times this week to check on her. I have reported them to the state and a mastiff rescue organization. What do you think would cause this fluid build up and is something that may be able to be corrected? I am so upset that this poor girl is in the condition. I took her out of her enclosure and she had some loose poop that looked green. The woman at the store said it was from shots she received. I think that is probably a lie….I looked at the paperwork the other day on what the vet had done. The bandage had been on there for a week. It was an adhesive ace bandage. It is irritated, and red. I am worried she has an infection. Anyone have any other suggestions on what this could be or how to get that puppy out of there.

Heidi