Recon got bit by something.. Check out his face. - YorkieTalk.com Forums

ReconsMomma · 07-26-2005, 03:07 PM

We dont know what he got bit by but we woke up to his face like this this morning. We have been giving him benadryl as the vet told us to before when this happened but check out his face. Poor baby.

His muzzle is all swollen and his left eye is all puffy.

MeganS · 07-26-2005, 03:09 PM

oh the poor little guy!! i feel so bad for you and recon!! maybe he got stung by a bee? i'm not sure but it might have made it swell up like that. i hope your little guy is doing better soon!!

ReconsMomma · 07-26-2005, 03:12 PM

We are thinking that it was a spider cause he was fine when we went to bed and then when we woke up this is what he looked like.

KC Cutie · 07-26-2005, 03:13 PM

I've seen both a cat and a dog swell up like that because of snake bites.

Rex'z momma · 07-26-2005, 03:15 PM

not so sure it was a spider because tha would meen the spider bit recon somewhere then got off and bit him again, i think it was something else because if it was a spider< then recon would be alert and i dont think the spider would strike again

ReconsMomma · 07-26-2005, 03:18 PM

There isn't too much that it could have been cause he is at the end of my bed or on the bedroom floor all nite long. He cant go anywhere but in my room cause I close the door at nite with him in there.

Rex'z momma · 07-26-2005, 03:21 PM

perhaps a wasp? or a moquito, or a really big bee

MeganS · 07-26-2005, 03:22 PM

then it might have been a spider. that does make since. rexz momma- spider bites usually don't hurt, and you don't know they are there until a little after, at least in my exiperance. if he was in a deep sleep he might not have known. just a thought.

lycansmom · 07-26-2005, 03:22 PM

poor recon....hope he gets to feeling better

Rex'z momma · 07-26-2005, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MeganS

then it might have been a spider. that does make since. rexz momma- spider bites usually don't hurt, and you don't know they are there until a little after, at least in my exiperance. if he was in a deep sleep he might not have known. just a thought.

no idea , never got bitten by, at least i dont think i have hehe

chachi · 07-26-2005, 03:23 PM

I hope Recon gets to feeling better soon.

red98vett · 07-26-2005, 03:24 PM

POOR BABY !! Spider or a bee ? That is really swollen - Go SEE this site - it looks JUST like his face...http://www.balgownievet.com.au/1_gen...e%20stings.htm

I hope he's ok !!

ReconsMomma · 07-26-2005, 03:27 PM

He is feeling better. Keeps shaking his head. I have also been icing his schnoze for him. Seems to relieve it a little.

I think it was a spider cause I have had something similar in the past happen with me. Never felt the bite but suffered from it.

Sherry Lynn · 07-26-2005, 03:45 PM

with a quick get away, 'cuz Recon would have kicked its butt if he caught it!!!

Spiders can bite more than once, and you don't always know it, and usually the bites are in the same area of the body. (I live in a wooded neighborhood and we have tons of all different kinds of spiders!) Sometimes the bites don't hurt, sometimes they just itch and sometimes they sting/swell like crazy!!

I'm sure he'll be fine, but keep an eye on him because the can also carry staph infections. If it doesn't calm down in a day or two or gets worse, you may want to take him in.

I had a bite on my stomach and it started to spread - big, red, swollen, itchy hive-like things! Ewwww!!! On the second day I went to the walk-in clinic, and they gave me a shot that calmed it down in a couple of hours.

I would imagine they have something similar for doggies...

Poor baby. Meanwhile, if it's as hot

where you are as it is here, I'm sure he's loving the ice packs!

orinskye · 07-26-2005, 03:49 PM

my moms dog did that same thing when i was watching them for the weekend..... i freaked out i didnt want her to come home and say i tried to kill her dog

..... we concluded that it had to be a wasp, there arent any really dangerous spiders around my parents house, but there are wasps a plenty........ it swelled up just like recons and lasted a week at least... she kept shaking her head and scratching at it, eventually she scratched a puncture in the effected area and it started to puss and blead out (sorry for the gross description...... but thats what it was)

07-26-2005, 03:09 PM	#2
MeganS Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,016 Blog Entries: 1	oh the poor little guy!! i feel so bad for you and recon!! maybe he got stung by a bee? i'm not sure but it might have made it swell up like that. i hope your little guy is doing better soon!! __________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All

07-26-2005, 03:22 PM	#8
MeganS Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,016 Blog Entries: 1	then it might have been a spider. that does make since. rexz momma- spider bites usually don't hurt, and you don't know they are there until a little after, at least in my exiperance. if he was in a deep sleep he might not have known. just a thought. __________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All

07-26-2005, 03:22 PM	#9
lycansmom Luna_Bug's Chew Toy Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 1,199	poor recon....hope he gets to feeling better __________________ "some people without brains do an awful lot of talking dont they?"

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chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	I hope Recon gets to feeling better soon. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

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red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	POOR BABY !! Spider or a bee ? That is really swollen - Go SEE this site - it looks JUST like his face...http://www.balgownievet.com.au/1_gen...e%20stings.htm I hope he's ok !! __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!

07-26-2005, 03:12 PM	#3
ReconsMomma BANNED! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Janesville WI Posts: 2,483	We are thinking that it was a spider cause he was fine when we went to bed and then when we woke up this is what he looked like.

07-26-2005, 03:13 PM	#4
KC Cutie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 139	I've seen both a cat and a dog swell up like that because of snake bites.

07-26-2005, 03:15 PM	#5
Rex'z momma BANNED! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 798	not so sure it was a spider because tha would meen the spider bit recon somewhere then got off and bit him again, i think it was something else because if it was a spider< then recon would be alert and i dont think the spider would strike again

07-26-2005, 03:18 PM	#6
ReconsMomma BANNED! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Janesville WI Posts: 2,483	There isn't too much that it could have been cause he is at the end of my bed or on the bedroom floor all nite long. He cant go anywhere but in my room cause I close the door at nite with him in there.

07-26-2005, 03:21 PM	#7
Rex'z momma BANNED! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 798	perhaps a wasp? or a moquito, or a really big bee

07-26-2005, 03:27 PM	#13
ReconsMomma BANNED! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Janesville WI Posts: 2,483	He is feeling better. Keeps shaking his head. I have also been icing his schnoze for him. Seems to relieve it a little. I think it was a spider cause I have had something similar in the past happen with me. Never felt the bite but suffered from it.

07-26-2005, 03:45 PM	#14
Sherry Lynn Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,437	I think a spider... with a quick get away, 'cuz Recon would have kicked its butt if he caught it!!! Spiders can bite more than once, and you don't always know it, and usually the bites are in the same area of the body. (I live in a wooded neighborhood and we have tons of all different kinds of spiders!) Sometimes the bites don't hurt, sometimes they just itch and sometimes they sting/swell like crazy!! I'm sure he'll be fine, but keep an eye on him because the can also carry staph infections. If it doesn't calm down in a day or two or gets worse, you may want to take him in. I had a bite on my stomach and it started to spread - big, red, swollen, itchy hive-like things! Ewwww!!! On the second day I went to the walk-in clinic, and they gave me a shot that calmed it down in a couple of hours. I would imagine they have something similar for doggies... Poor baby. Meanwhile, if it's as hot where you are as it is here, I'm sure he's loving the ice packs! __________________ Sherry Lynn Dublin and Widget

07-26-2005, 03:49 PM	#15
orinskye YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,990	my moms dog did that same thing when i was watching them for the weekend..... i freaked out i didnt want her to come home and say i tried to kill her dog ..... we concluded that it had to be a wasp, there arent any really dangerous spiders around my parents house, but there are wasps a plenty........ it swelled up just like recons and lasted a week at least... she kept shaking her head and scratching at it, eventually she scratched a puncture in the effected area and it started to puss and blead out (sorry for the gross description...... but thats what it was)