hello,
i have a 3.5 yr old female (spayed) in generally excellent health, but this morning when we woke her up, we noticed she had had an accident (a "number two" type) by the back door adjacent to where her sleep area is. The B.M. was rather runny with an additional 3 or 4 half-dollar size puddles of sort of thick dark red / brownish liquid. (Sorry to be so graphic - hope this doesn't gross anyone out too badly!)
Besides this, she has been rubbing her eyes and face alot today, and I just noticed that the skin around her eyes and even around her cheek flaps is quite swollen (especially above her eyes). At first it looked similar to when her mother had been stung by a wasp, but there are obviously no wasps out right now.
I just gave her one bennedril pill to try to reduce the swelling until we can get her in to the vet tomorrow. Is there anything that is popping out about this that sounds like something serious? I don't know if the two things are related, but I'm just wondering if she may have gotten into something that she might be allergic to. Normally, I wouldn't panic, but the swelling is really severe.
Please let me know if anyone can help.
Thanks,
Scott K.
i have a 3.5 yr old female (spayed) in generally excellent health, but this morning when we woke her up, we noticed she had had an accident (a "number two" type) by the back door adjacent to where her sleep area is. The B.M. was rather runny with an additional 3 or 4 half-dollar size puddles of sort of thick dark red / brownish liquid. (Sorry to be so graphic - hope this doesn't gross anyone out too badly!)
Besides this, she has been rubbing her eyes and face alot today, and I just noticed that the skin around her eyes and even around her cheek flaps is quite swollen (especially above her eyes). At first it looked similar to when her mother had been stung by a wasp, but there are obviously no wasps out right now.
I just gave her one bennedril pill to try to reduce the swelling until we can get her in to the vet tomorrow. Is there anything that is popping out about this that sounds like something serious? I don't know if the two things are related, but I'm just wondering if she may have gotten into something that she might be allergic to. Normally, I wouldn't panic, but the swelling is really severe.
Please let me know if anyone can help.
Thanks,
Scott K.