Ask A Pet Pro

Helping pet owners get health help For their pets

Posts Tagged ‘dog allergic reaction’

I took my dog for a walk and her face swelled up when we got back

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

I have a small 18 month old female collie. Around 20 – 30 mins after taking her out on an overgrown track (grass, nettles etc) her face began to ripple and swelled to more than twice its size within seconds, in front of my eyes.  Her eyes were ‘Chinese’ looking and she basically looked like a Staff Bull Terrier. She did not seem distressed, was eating and drinking as normal and swallowing and barking OK.  The swelling has gone down quite a bit this morning and she is still eating OK.  She has been up this track many times, but not for a couple of weeks due to the overgrowth.  Could this be a bite or sting?

Jacqui

Share

Dog covered with sores. Steroids not helping

Monday, June 15th, 2009

We have a 4 year old yellow Lab- On Sunday she started to develop red sores on her butt area, and by Tuesday the red sores had spread drastically – covering her belly , her legs, and certain points on her face.  I also noticed that her ears and face have become very swollen since Sunday.  She seems to be very, very  thirsty and depressed.

Since we took her to the vet on Wednesday and got her a steroid injection things have gotten more swollen on her face and now she has open sores on her face.  The vet also gave her a prescription for presidone(sp).

Any suggestions?  We have considered the possibility  of an allergic reaction but thought that her reaction may have been more immediate instead of progressively getting worse.

Share

WordPress › Error

There has been a critical error on this website.

Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress.