I have a small dog male and weights around 12 pounds, My father dogsit for me today and when I picked up my dog tonight his feet and face was swollen and he is sick to his stomach some, I have lots of question to what can I do, can you help, he seems to be acting pretty good but not his regular self,
Experienced Advisor Greg Martinez DVM says:
November 21st, 2008 at 08:37 AM
His face is swollen due to a reaction from a bee or insect bite, or being fed allergenic ingredients like beef wheat and corn. These ingredients are present in food, treats, and steak, hamburger etc. Becuse he is nauseous I suspect dad gave him beef or a snack that he reacted to. You can use benedryl or claritin/loraditine 1/2pill 2 x daily for a couple days for the swelling and pepsid 1/2 pill 1x daily for 2-3 days for nausea. Check out Dr. M's Diet tips at gilroyvet.com and my video at Dog diet first aid on this site
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