[Bazelope]

Our 6 yr old Louise has been sneezing like 6 or 7 times in a row today ( so have I, but I think the pollen might be picking up.) I checked her to see if she was okay, and discovered a huge "chunk" of light green mucus in the corner of her nose. It smelled very bad, so I'm thinking it must be infected. (Sorry to gross people out here!) I tried to clean the rest out with a Q-tip, which was really fun for her, and it keeps sort of building up about every hour or so. Anyone know what might be going on? I know she has bad skin allergies in the spring and fall, so maybe this is related, but it's never happened before. thanks! B.

 

[Barbara Winters]

I'd call the vet first thing tomorrow if Louise were my dog.

Check out The Nose Knows:

If Fido has a runny nose, suspect a foreign body in the nasal passage or illness, allergy, or a tumor. Dogs don't get colds like people do, but they do get respiratory infections.
A discharge from the nose generally means trouble. Several diseases involve nasal discharge, including distemper, bacterial rhinitis, infected sinuses, and kennel cough (in puppies and toy breeds), so a trip to the veterinary clinic is definitely in order if Slugger' nose begins to run.

Keep us posted on how Louise is doing.

 

[Soundtrack]

I would get it checked out, just to be safe.

 

[Bazelope]

thanks...i will have her checked asap!
B.

 

[pinehawk]

Duke the beagle is just getting over a sinus infection,some amoxicillian(sp) and a antihistmine and he should be good to go this weekend,he was also really laid back and not as active as normal due to a low grade fever.we all were on a rabbit training run when after 45 minutes he just started to sneeze and would not stop,since where i was running the hounds was dry i figured that he it got irritaed than.

[ September 06, 2005, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: pinehawk ]