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Swollen face
Hi all just returned from work to notice Skye my 18 week old staffy pup has slight swelling under her eyes and across her nose,she is currently teething and has lost a couple lately,she is alittle quieter than normal but is eating and drinking as normal,should I take her vets? Thanks
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Re: Swollen face
Bless her I hope she is ok, been such a long time since I had a pup but I don't remember any swelling. Sure someone will give you better advice Xx
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Re: Swollen face
Could be an infection , i would go to the vet to be on the safe side .
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Re: Swollen face
Teething won't normally make the face swell. She could have a sinus infection or similar (do dogs have sinuses?) so yes, I'd have a word with the vet.
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never had this problem with troy with teething but have seen a dogs face swell and was an ellergic reaction have u changed anything ?best to get it checked out best to be safe than sorry
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Re: Swollen face
Caryll wrote:Teething won't normally make the face swell. She could have a sinus infection or similar (do dogs have sinuses?) so yes, I'd have a word with the vet.
Yes Caryll, dogs do have sinuses which can become infected, a visit to the vet may be in order to be on the safe side.
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