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swollen legs and feet
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Went to our hunting camp this weekend and put the dogs in the kennels Friday. They were acting strange, like they did not want to stay in there, but I did not see any ants or fleas. We have not used these kennels in a few months but they are clean, sand with a wooden box. Anyway went hunting Friday night till Sat. mid morning, the cur dogs feet seemed a little swollen and red but it was wet in the woods, so I thought they were foot sore. My gyp got cut so we left her out and noticed her vagina was swollen and red, and she is not in heat but thought the boar could of knocked her against a tree, rock, whatever. She did take a pretty good hit and was urinating blood but that cleared up by the end of the day and her legs started to swell not bad but you could tell they had filling. Took the others dogs alittle bit sat night and they bayed one in a pond and rode around the rest of the night. Sun morning they were tired and their feet were a little swollen, by the time we got home, their legs and feet were swollen and monday morning they looked terrible, especially the gyp that got cut. I gave them some bute sunday afternoon and then some benydril that night and cold baths, monday looks like these pics. I know it wasn't fleas or ants coz what ever bit them, bit me on my knee sat. I have little bumps and sunday it started to really itch and monday it was hot and huge. has anybody ever had this happen? I don't know what else to do, I was told it could take up to 36 hours to see improvement. Any suggestions?
Sounds like maybe ground bees (yellow jackets). I got bit many years ago in the shoulder, and between the burn and swelling, they had to cut my shirt off at the hospital to get to it. I'd keep the benadryl going for a couple days. Should be good to give them 1mg of benadryl for every pound of weight according to my vet.
My B/T had a swelled up back foot when she was puppy after I ran her one night,turned out to be a snake bight. You don't keep your dogs near any penned hogs do you?
no, we don't have any pigs in our pen and I don't think they were stung, I don't see any one certain area that is worse than another. Just some bumps but their feet are hot but they don't have a temp.
Could it be poison ivy or oak never seen a dog affected by it but it's possible.
