Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 337

I have a little female that is swollen up on the side of her muzzle close to her nose. I cant find a mark of any kind on the outside where she was cut or bit. When I lift up her lips there is about a half inch white square on the inside of her upper jowl. It almost looks like a big canchor sore that a person would get. I cant get into my vet today so just thought I would see if anyone ever encountered this. I gave her a couple ccs of penicillan last night and the swelling seems to be a little better thismorning. Any info would be much apreciated.

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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: SW Missouri
Posts: 1405

Until you get her to the vet you, and anybody else will just be guessing at best.

Have seen such description with outcomes from putting tooth trough inside of mouth, infected bone/stick pokes, imbedded straw seed, bee stings, soft tissue trauma causing hemotoma, tooth infections, to cancer.

Diagnosing dog over the net is like getting on here asking why your truck isn't running right and asking people to diagnose why it is missing. There are a lot of things that mimic other issues.

Vets aren't always correct, I know I have disagreements on tests and diagnosis ideas with them from time to time (I am usually more in the ball park than the vets when such happens). But there have been times when the vets and I have been stumped and we had to both research and run tests to find the correct diagnosis through trial and error (last in 99 when a malinois female had liver damage from heartguard,ivermectin).

Over the net there is so much information not given that is helpful in narrowing down possibilities and there's no ability to run blood tests, take samples, or even get an idea of odor, etc. We all can guess, and somebody might be right. But how would you know which is correct anymore than those guessing?

I wouldn't chance my dog's health to those on a message board in a case like this. Face infections, which is the least worry on the scale of possibilities can still be fatal or cause perm damage being so close to the brain if not treated properly. If something is imbedded infections can return until the object is removed, tooth infections will also return...

It is better to be safe than sorry. I see the sorry part from dog owners a lot.

Your safest bet is to take the dog to the vet.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: NOR CAL
Posts: 524

HEY LUKE MAYBE A ABSCEST TOOTH? OR WHAT BROOK SAID..... SAY HEY TO MY BROTHER COONMAN!!!!!!!!

LATER

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Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 337

Starplott- you are 100% right on the vet and even though the swelling seems like it is going down as the day goes on we are still booked into the vet for the morning. Just thought I would throw it out there while I waited. Thanks for all the info.

Tiny- I will say hey to the coonmam!This little female is out of his old grnt maggie gyp, and Gauge. Hes tapped outa the dogs but we still talk a couple times a week. Hows the hunting been? Are you back out to the coast or still in the midwest.

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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: SW Missouri
Posts: 1405

Hey Tiny!

When are you gonna pack up your bride and move back west? Can't see you two being Iowa hermits this long.

You two are missed!

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