Trying not to freak out, here... I am usually the most calm, stable person when something happens to a human or a pet, but not Maddie 
Not right now, not lately.
She's having a pretty bad allergic reaction
to what we think is a spider bite. For some reason, we've had a big influx of spiders in our backyard to the point they've started to come in the house a little bit, I actually got bit yesterday.
We were outside training and stuff, and she was snuffling in the leaves a lot, and tried to go under the deck (but didn't). But, anyways, we came in from outside and she was scratching a lot, but she quit when I told her to, and then she laid next to me on the couch. My phone rang, I answered it, and she started whining to get my attention. I petted her, and she stoped but then started back up, I promptly got of the phone and checked her over (Maddie never whines) and observed her face/head swelling It's (her) left side of her face, under her eye and on her muzzle, and the very top of her head by the top of her ear (almost looks like a horn... lol)
the suddenness scared the crap out of me!
I put a call in to the vet, and thank goodness they were still there! But, they're closed - so they told me what to give her, and to keep a close eye on her. If she gets any worse, I'll have to take her in to the Emergency Vet (which is not a vet I like at all) But, the swelling has stopped and stayed where it's at, and she's starting to get drowsy from the benadryl.
Vibes that it doesn't get any worse, and that starts to go down?!?? She wants to go lay under the table but I am making her stay by me, so she's not a super happy camper right now Poor baby!
Not right now, not lately.She's having a pretty bad allergic reaction
to what we think is a spider bite. For some reason, we've had a big influx of spiders in our backyard to the point they've started to come in the house a little bit, I actually got bit yesterday.
We were outside training and stuff, and she was snuffling in the leaves a lot, and tried to go under the deck (but didn't). But, anyways, we came in from outside and she was scratching a lot, but she quit when I told her to, and then she laid next to me on the couch. My phone rang, I answered it, and she started whining to get my attention. I petted her, and she stoped but then started back up, I promptly got of the phone and checked her over (Maddie never whines) and observed her face/head swelling
It's (her) left side of her face, under her eye and on her muzzle, and the very top of her head by the top of her ear (almost looks like a horn... lol)the suddenness scared the crap out of me!
I put a call in to the vet, and thank goodness they were still there! But, they're closed - so they told me what to give her, and to keep a close eye on her. If she gets any worse, I'll have to take her in to the Emergency Vet (which is not a vet I like at all)
But, the swelling has stopped and stayed where it's at, and she's starting to get drowsy from the benadryl. Vibes that it doesn't get any worse, and that starts to go down?!?? She wants to go lay under the table but I am making her stay by me, so she's not a super happy camper right now
Poor baby!
