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Carol


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Eilidh and Luca were boxing this morning and little Eilidh squawked.....she'd twanged her shoulder.  At walkie time, we decided we'd just go a little saunter round the big park down the road (Iain and I are both unwell), let the boys have a run and Eilidh had better stay on her lead just incase she hurt her leg further.


Off we went and we were having a lovely time.  Eilidh as usual decided she wanted a lie down and a wee roll just for good measure.  As she lay down she squeeked again and we thought it was her leg.


We sat for five minutes or so and then decided it was time to go.  Up we all got and then about 10m later Eilidh lay down again. She often does this so we thought nothing of it.  Then she started to pant, but it was really warm.  We moved very slowly through the park until I decided Eilidh's leg must be really sore.  Cue super daddy, who scooped her up, carried her home and gave her half a Rimadyl for her sore leg.


A couple of minutes later I went to check on Eilidh.  I bent down to give her a cuddle and noticed two bumps on her lips, so I shouted Iain to come see.  By the time arrived, her whole muzzle was getting bumpy and when I turned her over her eyes were swelling.


I realised that she was having an allergic reaction to something and that we had to get her to the vet quickly. 


Phoned my own vet...nobody available until half three and no way of getting a vet!! No good!! So I phoned the veterinary hospital in Stirling and they agreed to see her.  For speed I bundled her off with Iain.  By the time Eilidh left, without a word of exaggeration, she looked like she was morphing into a crocodile.


I was really worried because the reaction had progressed so quickly and it takes 15 minutes to get to Stirling from my house. I hoped that it wouldn't begin to affect her breathing.  Don't mind saying that I had a quiet word or two with the big man upstairs.


Anyway, 30 minutes later Iain phoned to say that Eilidh was fine.  One big dose of antihistamines and steroids and she was good to go.  The vet was happy to let her leave as her gums and heartbeat were unaffected.  Iain also managed to laugh about the receptionist who had taken one look at her face when she arrived at the vets and said, 'Um, she IS a greyhound, isn't she?'


Anyway, Eilidh's home, fine, but swollen (her face resembles a lab's now).  And it wasn't the Rimadyl that caused this by the way.  The tiny squeek as she lay down in the park must've been her being stung by a bee, as a tiny little sting was removed from her belly. My only hope now is that she doesn't try to lie on bees too often. Oh, and her leg is fine too.



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poor poppet.  hope she's feeling better now.


do greys all react badly to stings etc? (i mean, more so than any other breed)  if so, can we get them pen things that people carry around to inject themselves in case of anaphylactic shock?  perhaps Suzanne would know the answer to that one.


luckily, dave and daisy haven't been stung yet but i wouldn't want them to go thru what Eilidh has (or me and neil to fret as much as you two !)


licky kisses from dave and daisy to eilidh, xx



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Poor Eilidh. Your hounds are certainly going through it at the moment. I hope her mouth wasn't so swollen that she couldn't enjoy a few sardines. Hope both you and Iain are well on the mend.

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Blue has a habit of eating wasps and only tends to bark at them if the have the cheek to sting him. He has been stung on the willy befor as he happened to wee on a bush covered in wasps - wasn't to impressed and did a few laps of the garden after that he was fine, no need to apply ice pack much to Blue's relief I'm sure! No allergic reactions so far.

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Frightening experience Carol. Hope Eilidh recovers quick. I must admit I've never thought how to deal with a wasp or bee sting.

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Goodness me Carol - that was a terrifying experience.  Good job you were there, and observant, and able to react quickly.  Lucky Eilidh, but poor girly!  We all wish her a speedy recovery and hope she looks more like herself quickly.

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Hi Carol


What a frightening experience you had with Eilidh. It's a good job you checked on her when you did.


I'm sure I've read somewhere (maybe on this forum) that you can give your dog Piriton for allergic reactions. But that is only if you know your dog is suffering from an allergic reaction and not something else!


I'm so glad she's fine now, apart from looking like a lab! Hope you and Iain are on the mend too. See you soon, I hope.


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Carol


Hope you and Ian are feeling better.


Poor wee Eilidh,hope she's on the mend too. Hopefully that will be the traumas finished for a while!


Shirley 



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Poor wee lamb, glad she is better now. What a very frightening experience for you all.


Janie sends hugs to Eilidh.


love nicki and janie.x



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Well, usually I like to spend my Sunday mornings with at least two cups of tea and the Herald magazine but it wasn't to be this morning.


Iain came back in with the dogs and said Whistler had been stung. Whistler was holding up his paw...poor lamb.  A quick cuddle from mummy and off he went to eat his brekkie.


After brekkie he began dashing about the house like a maddie.  Rubbing his face all over the sofa and the carpet.  He usually does this after eating, dirty dawg that he is, so I thought nothing of it.


A couple of minutes passed and he hadn't stopped. In fact, he was now rolling about on my bed so I went to have words with him. 


When I pulled his head out from under my pillow, I saw that his eyes were bright red and his face was just a tad more round that usual......here we go again.


I now know (thanks to the Forum) that you can use Piraton on dogs, but I didn't know if I could use them on top of his arthritis medication.  A quick call to the vetinary hospital confirmed that I could but by the time I put the phone down he had started panting.


Off he went in the back of the car with Iain (as I was doing a very good impersonation of Dot Cotton first thing in the morning) to the vet hospital in Stirling.


An hour later he was back and fine.  Unfortunately though, because of his arthritis meds, they could only give him a big dose of antihistamine, not the steroids to take down the swelling in his face. As a result, even at a quarter past six as I write this, Whistler's head is still resembling a rather fuzzy beachball!! He is doing the male thing and leeching all the sympathy he can get, which is absolutely fine by me.


I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I am actually looking forward to the winter time when all the stingy things have died off.  I don't know about anyone else, but they have made my dogs' lives absolutely miserable this summer. Roll on the wind and rain!



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Oh no poor you. Isn't it amazing how animals manage to injure themselves when the vets are closed!!

Glad you had some piriton to hand and I hope the swelling goes down soon. Although he sounds really cute with a big fuzzy teddy bear head



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Poor whistler, my pooch Janie knows all about being bitten and stung, however thats a whole other story.


Love and hugs to whistler


and you desrve a nice glass or 2 of wine!!


love nicki and janie.x



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