Doc wants 700 for a biopsey.
Have any of you experienced this w your dogs.
The poor thing, if it were me I would be a whiney basterd
Have any of you experienced this w your dogs.
The poor thing, if it were me I would be a whiney basterd
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Dang, looks painful, never seen anything like that. Hope the pups ok soon
Looks autoimmune. I do human biopsies cheaper than that. Good luck for you and the dog. Nobody likes their dog feeling bad.
I know we have some vets on here. I hope they see this and chime in.
Poor pup. I hope he’s feeling better soon!
Poor pup. I hope he’s feeling better soon!
It wasn’t on the lips/nose, but our neighbors dog had similar lesions on its feet, between the toes. My wife cleaned and soaked the dogs feet in baths of some concoction to relieve some of the inflammation... long story short, we heard later that it was poison ivy.is something like that a possible? Maybe got his nose in it, then tried licking it away and spread to the mouth areas?
Her nose just got bad not long ago and I found the lips things Yesterday.
We just started seeking out help, so I hoped maybe one of you guys had seen this and advise a sauce or something.
I don't mind paying, it just seems like one of you may have seen this before
We just started seeking out help, so I hoped maybe one of you guys had seen this and advise a sauce or something.
I don't mind paying, it just seems like one of you may have seen this before
Not sure if this will help you out but my dog had a similar looking issue years ago. He was digging and he had is face in the dirt chasing moles. Turns out it was a fungus in the soil. Took two vets to figure it out.
He might have a abscessed tooth, use your finger to press on his gums all the way around. Feeling for a bulge or hot spot or pain response. Or could be a contact dermatitis. Change his bedding take away any old and nasty toys (see if this helps). Is he rubbing it a lot? If you brush his teeth and it bleeds a lot it is probably a abscess thats my best guess. The doc should be able to figure this out on exam. Dont need biopsies, maybe a new doc.
We are on it, it started slow on the nose, them wham, and while looking deeper at her, I saw the lips.
No donation, we are totally fine.
I'll keep you posted, we hope to have her seen tomarrow.
She doesn't show pain at all.
Just hoping someone has seen it before
How did you Treat it
If I was a guessing man I’d say something fungal or got into a plant like poison ivy/oak.
I would typically let it ride for a couple days before I brought my dog in and see if there was any improvement on its own. Doesn’t help that my GSD has to be sedated every time I bring him in. He likes to try and go for the jugular on vets otherwise.
I’d start him on Benadryl at 1mg/1# of dog
I would typically let it ride for a couple days before I brought my dog in and see if there was any improvement on its own. Doesn’t help that my GSD has to be sedated every time I bring him in. He likes to try and go for the jugular on vets otherwise.
I’d start him on Benadryl at 1mg/1# of dog
Thing is, dogs rarely really show pain and discomfort. But like you said in the original post about being a whiney bitch if you were in that shape....
If she were my dog, she would have been in to the vet already.
This sounds close to the pics:
Steroid shots and a prescribed topical cream. Took a little while but it worked
Best of luck to you and your pup.
Saw something very similar to this with my last dog. She got into "Lysol" fucked her up bad.
and the shit i’ve seen people do......
and it never fails. people endlessly wanting her diagnosis for free. from popping in, to text messages, to hitting us up while we are trying to eat a meal out.
perhaps you need to find a better vet.
As already stated, could be as simple as a bacterial or fungal dermatitis, or more complicated, like discoid lupus erythemstosus or similar autoimmune skin condition. The biopsy would definitively diagnosis it. Topical +/- oral antibiotics and antifungals for the former, immunosuppressive doses of steroids for the later.
My mom’s little dog had something that looked similar. It was autoimmune. Steroids every day fixed it.
Give him a couple Benadryl........ can’t hurt him only help him
Somehow it's worse because it was youOops "her"... No offense to her.
I feel your pain. I just spent $2000.00 on mine. But I can’t say he’s not worth it, because to my family he is.
This is the correct reply. My first thought was lupus (or similar autoimmune disease), but there are several possibilities. Personally, I'd give steroids and antibiotics a couple weeks before recommending a biopsy, but the biopsy will get you an answer more quickly. I think we would be way under 700 though.
Try some cortisone cream on his nose. If it flares up it’s fungal. I it doesn’t keep applying it for a week or so. See how it looks then.
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My pug ended Up with pneumonia last week. Lungs sounded horrible. Hooked up an IV and gave antibiotics and cleared it right up In about 2 doses.
I don’t just work on humans.
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I don’t just work on humans.
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About a year ago my dog walked up to me and said...." They will never believe you".
Blastomycosis displays symptoms in many ways. Lesions around nose/lips is one. Get to vet ASAP
Serious stuff, very common in certain areas, unfortunately I live in one and own dogs. Always on the lookout.
If it is Blasto it needs vet treatment
If it is Blasto it needs vet treatment
Unfortunately yes.
A couple years ago I noticed that my dog's nose was raw. The vet said that he would heal up but it was going to be a life long thing. The vet asked if my dog digs holes and stashes things in them. Turned out the dog was trying to bury things under the rug. So he'd be pushing his nose along the rug as if he was trying to push dirt back into the hole.
Hopefully your's is similar. Poison ivy or something from digging.
Hopefully your's is similar. Poison ivy or something from digging.
Damn dog! You could have been rich.
I've seen this same general response with dogs getting into stinging nettles
