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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: 8 Hairy Feet on August 20, 2012, 07:51:02 AM
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Woke up to Ellie scratting and
digging in the carpet on Saturday
bout 4.30am , went to loo whenI
came back and looked at her all
her face was swollen(think cabbage
patch doll) yikes not at home so had
dash to garage 30 miles no piriton had to wait
till 9 to get some anyhoo after about an hour
her face had gone down a bit...
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However in the afternoon she was being sick
so I couldn't give her another... woke me 4am
Sunday being sick again . So I'm thinking
Vet so load car up and dash back to
Yorkshire and organised to go our Vet
at 10am as she now had swollen sclera
of her left eye too.
So Vet checked eye for damage=ok no probs
gave her anti-histamine injection and steroid
injection and she's fine now....
what is the lesson learned?....
Keep some Piriton with you at all times ;)
steffxxx
ps £82 vet bill including eye drops
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Poor Ellie. Hope she is soon all better. And isn't she lucky to have a mummy who put her first and did everything possible to get her sorted :)
Just out of interest, how much piriton would you give?
Xx
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Poor baby, glad she's all sorted now. Do you know what caused it?
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I think it may have been an
insect bite or sting, plenty of
creepy crawlies in the countryside!
steffxxx
oh and i gave her 1x 4mg tab,
the Vet said that's fine as you can't
really overdo it :D
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That is handy to know thanks. Will add it to our holiday packing ;)
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Ooh, poor Ellie! That sounds nasty. What a carry-on for you too Steff. Glad it's all sorted. Off to buy some Piriton.
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Sounds like a sting to me. Narrowly avoided one ourselves, yesterday.
Wasn't there something about drowsy vs non-drowsy Piriton? Also, I think you can overdose a dog on it it it's quite a margin for error and at least it'll sort the initial problem and you'll know what the secondary symptoms were caused by.
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know how you feel with that one, Jethro got stung in the night (something few though vent in kitchen). He was a very sorry state, the antihistamine injection sorted it. glad shes sorted.
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Sounds like a sting to me. Narrowly avoided one ourselves, yesterday.
Wasn't there something about drowsy vs non-drowsy Piriton? Also, I think you can overdose a dog on it it it's quite a margin for error and at least it'll sort the initial problem and you'll know what the secondary symptoms were caused by.
DROWSY one only :)
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Woke up to Ellie scratting and
digging in the carpet on Saturday
bout 4.30am , went to loo whenI
came back and looked at her all
her face was swollen(think cabbage
patch doll) yikes not at home so had
dash to garage 30 miles no piriton had to wait
till 9 to get some anyhoo after about an hour
her face had gone down a bit...
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h444/8HairyFeet/th_2012_0818dogs0004.jpg) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/albums/h444/8HairyFeet/?action=view¤t=2012_0818dogs0004.jpg)
However in the afternoon she was being sick
so I couldn't give her another... woke me 4am
Sunday being sick again . So I'm thinking
Vet so load car up and dash back to
Yorkshire and organised to go our Vet
at 10am as she now had swollen sclera
of her left eye too.
So Vet checked eye for damage=ok no probs
gave her anti-histamine injection and steroid
injection and she's fine now....
what is the lesson learned?....
Keep some Piriton with you at all times ;)
steffxxx
ps £82 vet bill including eye drops
Very good lesson there. We went on hols and I got the number and address of a local vets and carried piriton with me at all times (I still have them in my bag just in case).
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Poor little girl. I hope she is lots more comfy now xxx
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Oh Steff, poor girlie...and poor you too.
Sending positive, healing thoughts and hugs. Xxx
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Aw Steff what a worry poor little mite, hope she is better now. Do you use human piriton? What strength?
Think I must get some when I come over to the uk.
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I hope Ellie is feeling better this evening x
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Sounds like a sting to me. Narrowly avoided one ourselves, yesterday.
Wasn't there something about drowsy vs non-drowsy Piriton? Also, I think you can overdose a dog on it it it's quite a margin for error and at least it'll sort the initial problem and you'll know what the secondary symptoms were caused by.
hope Ellie is back to normal?
I believe human piriton isn't licensed for animals - Vet practice happily provided a dozen when asked but made it clear to only give one tablet in 24 hours; they only gave the large number as I explained we were going on a COL meet and I wanted to put together a first aid kit for dogs
Interestingly, I had to sign a disclaimer to say I wouldn't take the animal grade piriton myself........
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Ah thanks folks yes my sweet
girl is fine now :blink:
The Priton issue is interesting;
yes you can use human Piriton,
but (and I was told this on the phone
from my Vet) don't tell the dispenser
that you are using it on your dog or
they won't sell it to you!
The dose is around 4mg per 10kg of
dog and can be repeated 12 hours later,
my Vet did say it has few side effects
other than making them drowsy(careful
on the stairs etc.) so giving them a bit
too much doesn't cause problems.
I bought a 60x 4mg pack, it cost about
£6.
steffxxx
ps can be used on cats too!
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Glad your girls ok now :) Sounds like quite a run a round you had!
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really glad to hear Ellie is recovered x
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So glad she has recovered and all is well.
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Steff only just read this. We are so glad that Ellie is now better. Thanks for the information on
Piriton.
Love Gwyneth Colin and Megan xxxx