Last night we had a rough night...
Not quite sure what happened, but either some bug stung/bit Ms Menchi or she came in contact with something her system disliked intensely. The result was a painfully swollen and red muzzle and facial area. She also was insanely itchy...poor little soul.
Of course these things like to happen after hours when all the good little veterinarians have gone home to their own families and pets. I considered the emergency vet option...but they would have just given a steriod shot and suggested benadryl...
So we grabbed the benadryl and dosed the suffering soul and cleaned her puffy face gently to apply some calamine lotion. It took a while, but once the itchies slowed down she settled in to sleep.
I examined her closely this morning and the area looks normal. No more swelling or redness. So I gave her another benadryl since she still seemed a little itchy and fed her breakfast. If she had still looked like an angry puffer fish we would have had a nice trip to see the vet for that steroid shot.
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