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Title: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: curlysue on June 24, 2009, 10:15:44 AM
Hi All


We got up this morning and Lulu's head looks a funny shape .. She looks a little lopsided

(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o281/DuracilBunny/DSC02238.jpg)

if you look at the photo you can see one of her eyebrow is sitting higher than the other one and one ear is sitting flatter than the other.

She's 7m old ..  is it something to do with her growing. ..she's OK in herself and she's OK with me touching it.

Sherrie.x.
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Post by: eljaybee1956 on June 24, 2009, 10:26:45 AM
Can't help with the "lop sided head part" but she is definitely one beautiful girl.
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Post by: AnnieA on June 24, 2009, 10:31:30 AM
No useful advice, but just had to say - Lulu is stunning  :luv: :luv: :luv:
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Post by: MacTavish Boys on June 24, 2009, 10:32:27 AM
I was going to say the same, she's a little stunner, she looks perfect to me :luv: :luv:

Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
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Post by: bajoleth on June 24, 2009, 10:44:26 AM
I was going to say the same, she's a little stunner, she looks perfect to me :luv: :luv:

Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
me too :luv:
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Post by: I love cockers on June 24, 2009, 11:07:02 AM
Do you think she just slept funny on that side....

I agree with the others...she is beautiful
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Post by: ggilly on June 24, 2009, 12:20:42 PM
I would get her ears checked out by the vet.............
Recently when Lizzy had a grass seed go into her ear she carried that ear differently to the other, I guess to try and protect it. Looking at your picture it looks like Lulu is doing just that, one ear is held higher than the other.

Hope I'm wrong, the removal cost us over £150 and she had to be sedated to have it done. :'(
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Post by: *Theresa* on June 24, 2009, 12:26:00 PM
Hopefully she just has bed head going on  :-*
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Post by: curlysue on June 24, 2009, 06:00:03 PM
Been looking at Lulu on and off all day .. It's not her head that's a funny shape .. It's a swelling above her eye .. I am thinking she has been stung or bit.

Spoke to my mum who has been breeding dog for 25 years and she seem to think the same as me.

Going to see what it is like in the morning.

Sherrie.x.
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Post by: Annette on June 24, 2009, 06:35:18 PM
Ah, I think you could be right.

Is it not sore at all though?


She is a beauty. :luv: :luv:
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape
Post by: curlysue on June 25, 2009, 09:39:07 AM
Got up this morning and it has started to do down .. She's still running about like a nutter ..  :005:

Sherrie.x.
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Post by: MacTavish Boys on June 25, 2009, 09:48:18 AM
That's good news, :D  it does sound like she could have been stung by something, i hope the swelling continues to go down ;)

Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
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Post by: Annette on June 25, 2009, 01:10:30 PM
That sounds ok then. Phew!
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Post by: sharonmansfield on June 25, 2009, 01:32:09 PM
She is one gorgeous girl, glad she is getting better its such a worry when something is not quite right.
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Post by: Rats and Dogs on June 25, 2009, 05:07:08 PM
How is Lulu now? Has the swelling gone back down fully?
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Post by: curlysue on June 26, 2009, 05:17:17 PM
It is getting better .. Still not gone right down yet.

She’s still running about eating as much as ever .


Will see what it is like in the morning and if it’s not better I am going to ring the vet.

Sherrie.x.
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Post by: Rats and Dogs on June 26, 2009, 05:24:39 PM
You can phone the emergency vet for advice if you're worried, they won't mind. :-*
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Post by: curlysue on June 28, 2009, 11:22:39 AM
Very stressed  .. Lulu bump was going down well .. BUT it started to come back up last night and OMG when she got up this morning it’s really big.  :'( :'(

Going to the vet at 1.30 today … I wish I could fast forward time.

Sherrie.x.
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. off to the vet today
Post by: Rats and Dogs on June 28, 2009, 02:59:49 PM
Good luck at the vets, hope it's nothing to wory about. :-*
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Post by: mum2milly on June 28, 2009, 03:17:22 PM

Oh no!! Had hoped it was all settling down.
Sorry to hear that.
How did she do at the vets?
Poor Lulu  :luv: Get well soon x
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. off to the vet today
Post by: curlysue on June 28, 2009, 03:45:09 PM
Well back from the vets .. They seem to think it’s a sting...she looks so bad today

Lulu has had a jab and is on antibiotics .. Finger crossed she will be ok.

Sherrie.x. 
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. off to the vet today
Post by: Rats and Dogs on June 28, 2009, 04:19:01 PM
Oh that's a relief if it's just a sting. I hope she feels better soon. :luv:
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Post by: mum2milly on June 28, 2009, 04:21:20 PM

Glad its just a sting - well, obviously not for poor Lulu so near her eye  :embarassed: Ouch!
Hugs from us. :luv: :luv:
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. new photo added
Post by: curlysue on June 28, 2009, 08:18:15 PM
Here is a photo of what we got up to this morning.  :'(

(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o281/DuracilBunny/DSC02239.jpg)

was a bit shocked  :o to say the least.

lets hope it goes now she has been to the vet

Sherrie.x
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: 6thSense on June 28, 2009, 08:23:20 PM
Ahhh, bless her.  :luv: I can imagine what a shock that must have been.  :o I hope she starts to feel better now. Lots of healing thoughts coming her way.  :-*
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: Rats and Dogs on June 28, 2009, 08:24:13 PM
No wonder you were shocked! Hopefully the meds will help soon. :luv:
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Post by: Annette on June 28, 2009, 08:29:00 PM
Crikey, no wonder you were shocked!

Bless her. I hope she is soon back to normal. Funny how she still manages to look beautiful with that big bump! :luv:
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Post by: starboy on June 28, 2009, 08:30:58 PM
Poor Lulu. Hope the meds start to work soon.
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Post by: JennyBee on June 28, 2009, 08:31:42 PM
Only just seen this. Good grief that's some lump, poor baby :'( :luv:. I hope her meds help, sending many healing thoughts her way :luv:
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Post by: ClareB on June 28, 2009, 08:37:37 PM
Oh bless.   :luv:  Hope she feels better soon. 
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: curlysue on June 28, 2009, 08:40:53 PM
Thank you all for you well wishes  .. I really hope the meds help soon.

She's is still OK in herself .. Still got her heads in places it shouldn't be  ::)

Sherrie.x.
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: curlysue on June 30, 2009, 04:14:50 PM
Things have got no better  :'(.. And we are off to the vet (own vet this time.)

Her bump has got bigger it's colseing her eye now.. Really don’t think it’s a sting or a bit .  :'(

Sherrie.x.
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: bernie on June 30, 2009, 04:23:04 PM
Poor Lulu. Hope that your vet gets it completely sorted for her this time. Sending a big hug from us  :luv:
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Post by: Rats and Dogs on June 30, 2009, 04:25:21 PM
Oh no, that isn't good. I hope your own vet knows what it is and gets it sorted. :-*
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Post by: Helen on June 30, 2009, 04:26:37 PM
thinking of you both, let us know how you get on with the vet :bigarmhug:
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Post by: Linz13 on June 30, 2009, 04:30:24 PM
thinking of you both, let us know how you get on with the vet :bigarmhug:

Same here x
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Post by: bracken on June 30, 2009, 04:31:25 PM
gosh really hope it goes down soon,

Lets us know how Lulu is  :blink: will be thinking of you
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: lindseyp on June 30, 2009, 04:40:54 PM
Poo Lulu & poor you......I can see why you are so worried  :luv:
Hope your vet give you some answers to what it could be & hope little Lulu's soon on the mend  :luv: :luv:
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Post by: amanda9586 on June 30, 2009, 05:03:07 PM
Hope you get some answers at the Vet you must be very worried.  Fingers crossed it starts going down soon.   :luv:

Amanda & Poppy x
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Post by: BabyB on June 30, 2009, 05:17:24 PM
What happened at the vet???
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Post by: JennyBee on June 30, 2009, 05:22:00 PM
Thinking of you, hope it's good news at the vets ((((hugs))))
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Post by: *Lucy* on June 30, 2009, 05:24:14 PM
Molly got stung in August 2005 when she was 9 months old!

Her face and nose area was all swollen, she looked awful  :'(

The vet gace her a steroid injection and she was back to normal in a day!

Hope you get good news at the vest! xxx
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Post by: supergirl on June 30, 2009, 05:45:03 PM
Hope they find out whats causing the swelling with Lulu, hope its nothing serious
Will be keeping all fingers and paws crossed for you.
Karen, Misha & Roly :luv:
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Post by: goldblend90 on June 30, 2009, 06:05:20 PM
Hi Sherrie

Just caught this thread, hope Lulu is feeling better now she has been to the vet.

Harley sends her big hugs.

See you soon.

Jen & Harley
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: curlysue on June 30, 2009, 06:37:42 PM
Just got back from the vet ..

It's not a sting or bit .. It's a abscess .. It's been darned and she has had a antibiotic jab and has got antibiotics tables.

Not very happy with what the other vet gave me(pets at home vet).. That wasn't antibiotics that was some thing to stop swelling . >:(

Got to keep a eye on her and if it comes back up she has got to go in and have a drain put in


Sherrie.x.
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: elaine.e on June 30, 2009, 06:40:14 PM
Poor Lulu, I can understand why you're cross with the first vet. Hopefully she's on the road to recovery now and it won't reappear.
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Post by: Rats and Dogs on June 30, 2009, 06:40:31 PM
Poor Lulu. :luv:  I hope the meds work for her and the abcess disappears.
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Post by: sarah25 on June 30, 2009, 06:49:34 PM
Have only just seen this thread.One of out Golden Retrievers had an abscess on her head as well but they could drain it so she had to have it operated on.
Crossing our fingers & paws the meds work x
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Post by: JennyBee on June 30, 2009, 06:59:02 PM
Poor little girl :luv:. Hopefully she'll soon feel better :luv: :luv:

I once rushed Brodie to P@H - not our normal vets - on a Sunday with an emergency (a stick stuck at the back of her mouth) and they almost turned us away :o >:(
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Post by: joanne_v on June 30, 2009, 07:05:42 PM
Thats exactly what Krumble had a few months ago and it took 6 weeks of abs for it to go away. He was nearly admitted to the vet school for an MRI as it could have been a tumour. Hope Lulu gets better soon.
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Post by: babushka on June 30, 2009, 08:08:42 PM
Sometimes I wonder what these vets have learnt at vet school >:( Hope she's soon feeling better :-*
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Post by: sharonmansfield on June 30, 2009, 08:53:29 PM
Oh my goodness the poor little love, she does still look very pretty though even with a huge lump. Anyhow I hope it starts to mend soon without too much aggravation. Its such a worry xx
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Post by: amanda9586 on June 30, 2009, 08:54:35 PM
Aww Poor Lulu!  I hope she gets better quickly now you know what it is..... Poor Girl....

Amanda & Poppy x
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Post by: Nicola on June 30, 2009, 08:57:07 PM
Poor Lulu! I hope she's feeling better soon :luv:
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Post by: MrsMac on June 30, 2009, 09:02:17 PM
Just catching up with COL and saw this.  Poor Lulu - I hope she improves over the next few days  :luv: :luv:
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Post by: bracken on June 30, 2009, 09:41:36 PM
Hope it goes down with the antibiotics, poor Lulu

Get well soon Lulu  :luv:
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Post by: kalem on June 30, 2009, 09:44:58 PM
Bless her, hope she is soon on the mend  :luv:
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Post by: bajoleth on June 30, 2009, 09:51:06 PM
I saw this thread when you first posted and like a lot of others couldn't really see anything, it just goes to show that mums have a sixth sense over this sort of things, just like when our kids are really unwell and we know its something out of the ordinary, you knew there was something not right with Lulu. We should always trust our instincts with our human and doggie babies ;). Glad she is getting the right treatment and I hope she feels better soon :luv:
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Post by: LinzB on June 30, 2009, 10:13:20 PM
Poor Lulu, hope she is feeling better soon!  :luv:
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Post by: Steelygirl on June 30, 2009, 11:09:40 PM
I saw this thread when you first posted and like a lot of others couldn't really see anything, it just goes to show that mums have a sixth sense over this sort of things, just like when our kids are really unwell and we know its something out of the ordinary, you knew there was something not right with Lulu. We should always trust our instincts with our human and doggie babies ;). Glad she is getting the right treatment and I hope she feels better soon :luv:

Absolutely!

Poor baby, hope she carries on getting into mischief and the bump goes down quickly x  :-*
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: curlysue on July 02, 2009, 10:42:44 AM
Well things are looking better…it’s seem to be getting smaller.  :D
It’s so nice to look at Lulu and not see a big bump and see both her lovely little eye’s.  :luv:

Thank you all for your support and well wishes . ((hugs))

Will try to get some photos of her playing in the kids pool later  .. She has just found out she loves water.

Sherrie.x.
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: Hurtwood Dogs on July 02, 2009, 10:52:20 AM
Only just seen this, glad she's on the mend now  :luv: :luv: :luv:
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Post by: mum2milly on July 02, 2009, 11:15:56 AM
just caught the update here. Poor Lulu  :'(
Glad she's getting better.
Sending hugs and kisses from us  :-* :-*

Jo & Milly xx
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Post by: MollieMoo on July 02, 2009, 11:54:55 AM
Poor Lulu, I hope the bump is reducing in size and Lulu looks her normal gorgeous self :luv: :luv:
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Post by: JennyBee on July 02, 2009, 11:57:52 AM
Glad she's getting better :luv: :luv: Looking forward to the photos!
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: Annette on July 02, 2009, 01:10:52 PM
Glad it seems to be going down.

I suppose it could have been a bite or sting to start with which then became infected. SO they were both right. It's just unfortunate that it had to develop into a fully blown abscess before you got the right treatment.

Hope it settles fully without needing to be drained.
Title: Re: Lulu’s head looks a funny shape .. Been to the vet .. new photo added
Post by: curlysue on July 03, 2009, 11:09:32 AM
Lulu's head is geting better by the day...
i have posted some new photos of her

http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=61560.0

Sherrie.x.