Forums46
Topics538,292
Posts9,735,396
Members87,078
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
Dog's face swelling
#2599754
09/21/11 07:02 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 911
GigEmAggies
OP
Tracker
|
OP
Tracker
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 911 |
Took the pup out for the first time this past weekend. We were hunting some rice fields. When we would drop multiple birds she would clean up the first few no problem but on the last one or two I would send her and on the line and being young we are still working on her memory so she didn't remember exactly where the bird was so I would let her hunt em up a little. I think she must have gone over some ant piles while she was sniffing these birds and I guess she sniffed some up in her nose because when we got back her face was twice the normal size and she could barely open her eyes. Gave her some benedryl and she was fine that night but it kinda scared me. You guys ever had that happen? Any other ideas besides ants?
They're not looking for one thing right....they're looking for one thing wrong.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: GigEmAggies]
#2599770
09/21/11 07:10 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 3,038
IronSpikeLabs
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 3,038 |
Any shots given recently? Change in diet? Those are the most common villians, but it could also be environmental - either from the hunt or something else you encountered enroute, including something in your vehicle, depending on the circumstances.
BTW, benedryl was a good call, as you know. The swelling may come back, so don't be surprised if you need to use it again over the next few days.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: GigEmAggies]
#2599803
09/21/11 07:22 PM
|
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,594
First_Chance
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,594 |
any chance a snake popped her? puncture marks are hard to see sometimes on a black head. look hard and if you find anything suspect, get her into the vet for some antibiotics. might have been a dry bite or not much venom, but she's at a big risk for infection from the bite itself.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: First_Chance]
#2599884
09/21/11 07:52 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,531
JWP58
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,531 |
Same thing happened to my Brittany. I dont know what caused it. I think he got stung by a yellow jacket or wasp...
After about an 1hour the swelling went down. He never seemed to be in discomfort.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: JWP58]
#2599930
09/21/11 08:10 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 4,367
kindall
Extreme Tracker
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 4,367 |
If it happened pretty fast I would suspect a bite or sting. I had a pup get stung by a bee, the eyelid and surrounding area was the size of a golf ball. Then the side of his mouth started to swell. It freaked my husband out and it was $300 at the emergence vet. Now we keep benadryl when were off hunting. Its a good idea to have it on hand in case you stung in the field. Eye wash comes in handy too.
Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: kindall]
#2599986
09/21/11 08:30 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 59
cc4500
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 59 |
Glad to hear she is ok. I have a lab/weim and the first time i took her to the ranch a bee got her right under her nose. She was sitting on the couch and got sick. I thought she ate something and while I was cleaning it up I looked over at her and her face was like four times the size. Her jowls were parallel to the ground. Luckily I looked were she was sitting and saw the dead bee. I called the vet and he told me to give her the benadryl. Within a few hours she was ok. Still gets the heart racing though when something happens to your hunting partner.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: cc4500]
#2600256
09/21/11 09:59 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 14,278
Fooshman
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 14,278 |
Had it happen to our boxer one night. We assume it was a wasp/bee sting.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: Fooshman]
#2600465
09/21/11 11:35 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 34,029
Buzzsaw
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 34,029 |
Fire ants nearly killed my wifes....my wifes... Maltese. Same thing, $300 emergency vet bill, benydryl.
Anyone running a field dog is going to have these types of emergencies, as listed above. Guy I ran hunt tests with almost lost his lab at a humid May hunt test due to heat. We always had a washtub full of cool water and we always carried several bottles of rubbing alchohol in our training kits to rub on pups belly if they showed signs of heat stress.
SPACE FOR RENT
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: Buzzsaw]
#2600819
09/22/11 01:46 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 911
GigEmAggies
OP
Tracker
|
OP
Tracker
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 911 |
Thanks for the input, I don't think it was a snake or a bee because it was her whole face evenly there were no dominant areas of swelling. The first guy I talked to told me it has happened to his dog before while hunting rice too. He said ants, that's why I made that assumption.
They're not looking for one thing right....they're looking for one thing wrong.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: GigEmAggies]
#2601248
09/22/11 04:02 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 14,278
Fooshman
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 14,278 |
The wasp/bee swelling on the boxer was her whole head.
Allergic reaction is allergic reaction. Every dog can/will react differently, if at all.
|
|
|
Re: Dog's face swelling
[Re: Buzzsaw]
#2602048
09/22/11 03:11 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 55
holtvet
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 55 |
Fire ants nearly killed my wifes....my wifes... Maltese. Same thing, $300 emergency vet bill, benydryl.
Anyone running a field dog is going to have these types of emergencies, as listed above. Guy I ran hunt tests with almost lost his lab at a humid May hunt test due to heat. We always had a washtub full of cool water and we always carried several bottles of rubbing alchohol in our training kits to rub on pups belly if they showed signs of heat stress. Benadryl, rubbing alcohol, and Immodium are all cheap and necessary items for your dog kit, for the obvious reasons.
I was hoarding when hoarding wasn't cool.
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), TreeBass, txcornhusker
|