swollen face

[RangerFan181]

hey this has me stumped,lookin for ideas on what this might be.i was runnin dogs last night and havin a pretty good race when my seven year old just pulled out of the race and came straight to me actin scared.i had heard some coyotes a lil earlier so im thinkin hes ran into one .i caught the other dogs and left for home.this evening i went to feed and his throat and jaw are swollen up bad and he wont eat or drink.i gave him a benedryll and brought him inside till i can get him to the vet in the morning.i checked his teeth and they look good so im a lil stumped .let me know what you think,thanks

[Fleetwood]

Benedryl is exactly what I would have done as this sounds like some sort of allergic reaction to something. Weird. Hope he's ok!

[Fleetwood]

Just happened to think, the weather has been a little warmer here lately...maybe a snake?

[RangerFan181]

thought the same thing but now hes got a big water blister under his toung so maybe it is a tooth infected?i know its feb.but i swear he acted snake bit.hes actin better after the benedryll,he will be at the vet when they open in the morning ill let you know what they say,id sure hate to loose him hes my favorite hound. thanks

[timf]

i had a dog bit the 2nd week of nov., 2nd day of deer gun season , it was a warm nov. day but never thought a copperhead would been out. Then a week later i was moving a pile of brush in my rabbit lot and found a small water snake, he was slow moving but still not in the ground. Not saying it was a snake bit he got but you may be surprised.

[chascmp]

sounds like he stuck a stick in mouth, could have broken off like a splinter.

[Fleetwood]

Any word on what the vet said? I'm curious how it turned out.

[RangerFan181]

you guessed it chascmp.puncture wound under the toung. it got infected .the vet lanced it to drain the infection and kept him overnight.5 days of antibiotoc and hes ready to go.coulda been bad. thanks for the ideas

[chascmp]

have seen that done before with our walker hounds. main reason i keep ant-inflammatory med's at house all times. if i even think they have been bitten or whatever i can help reduce the pain/swelling from hounds overnight. good job on watching out for your hound, alot of hunters never know there is a problem and until it is to late. if a hound does not eat you better check him close, there is problems somewhere.