Help my sis! (Dog issue) (gross)

[nicktoney]

So my sis has a daschund thats maybe a year old. He is a fun little guy but recently hes having problems. This started out looking like hives, and escalated. Shes been seeing the vet constantly, got him some predistone steroids. no change. allergy meds. no change. antibiotics, no change. Anyone know wtf this is? I think this is the right forum here, if not, move it! Shes going to a new vet today for a different opinion as hers is stumped.

 

[DriftwoodSVT]

Dang, almost looks like a cancerous growth

 

[VerySneaky]

Having 2 dachshounds myself, I feel your pain. I'm no vet but did they investigate for spider or snake-bite?

Our younger one got bit on the muzzle by a copperhead and it swole up, but not like that.

 

[nicktoney]

They were all over but mainly on his face.. I doubt cancer but im no vet

 

[TechSavy]

Good lord man, take the dog to a damn vet.

 

[nicktoney]

Good lord man, take the dog to a damn vet.

Wow what a great idea!!! Learn how to read.

 

[ponyboyisaac]

My wife is the dog expert in the family so I showed her this thread and in her opinion its cancer. Poor doggy, hopefully she is wrong.

 

[nicktoney]

Cancer if it happened pretty much over a week? That'd be sad

 

[Carbd86GT]

Dang, almost looks like a cancerous growth

+1

They should have done a biopsy.

 

[Sn8kebitten]

Man I'm sorry to see whatever this is. I have 5 daushunds myself. You'd think a vet could diagnose it and give you options for surgery.

 

[ragingclue]

Best of luck, hopefully the new vet is actually helpful.

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[nicktoney]

Yeh, the appointment is right now, so ill hear from my sis prob in an hr or so.. Im kind of doubting cancer only because the whole problem started with little bumps all over his back/head. Then the back ones subsided and his face is getting nasty. The bumps puss too. Seems like some kind of infection but what the hell do i know! Ill keep everyone posted!

 

[04RedfireVert]

Poor puppy! Hoping it's nothing too serious.

 

[Slider]

OMG I have two daschunds myself and I can imagine something like this happening to them. I am so sorry!!! I hope your sister finds out what it is and the dog gets better!

 

[TechSavy]

Wow what a great idea!!! Learn how to read.

Sorry didn't see that.

 

[CGCobra]

Looks like what happens to my labs when they get into a fire ant bed

 

[BreBar21]

Awww. Poor pup. Any recent change in diet? Is he still eating? It could just be an allergic reaction to something.

I'm glad to hear she's finding a new vet as it sounds like the current one's approach is to just throw meds at it and hope it goes away rather than figure out the cause.

 

[bluebosss197]

Looks like a severe allergic reaction. A tumor wouldn't appear that large or rapidly.

 

[ZIMxxZUM]

Damn dude. that sucks. I work at a vet. i would recommend a thorough blood test, but to my knowledge it isnt cheap. my initial reaction was an allergic reaction. They could be masses, which are like little tumors. if they are the only way to get rid of them is through surgery. I would take of this fast because if they are masses they could turn cancerous.

 

[BreBar21]

Looks like a severe allergic reaction. A tumor wouldn't appear that large or rapidly.

I'm certainly not a vet, but that's my instinct as well.