Dog's face and tongue keep swelling, vet shots aren't working.

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I need help over the past week my dog has been swelling in different areas of her face and now it's her tongue I don't want my dogs throat to swell next please help I went to the vet they gave her a shot but just like each time it swells day an a half later gone swells some where else she isn't getting stung by anything please I love my dog help me. Pet's info: Dog | American Bulldog | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 2 months old | 75 lbs

David Darvishian · Accepted Answer

Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear about Lilith. Wow, how odd. It would be nice to know what the injection was that she received. I can only guess that it's a shot of benadryl (diphenhydramine) or some form of cortisone. This is an odd case. I would start to wonder about some type of allergic reaction to something in her environment or some food ingredient that she is consuming. Insect bites/stings or some environmental allergen could be the cause or some ingredient in her food. Other possibilities include some type of infection that keeps moving around but honestly I have not seen anything like this before with this kind of history and presentation. I'm not sure how they are treating this and that would help to offer some suggestions. If the injections aren't working by themselves, maybe she needs a combination of drugs given and very close monitoring. Dogs airways rarely swell with allergic reactions unless they receive some trauma to the neck or if a venomous snake bites them over the neck region. Otherwise I wouldn't expect swelling of the throat but this could progress to that. I would be trying antibiotics, steroids, anti histamines, possibly some Apoquel (for allergies), fish oil, turmeric, cumin, and boswellia (all of these spices are anti inflammatory) I would also put her on a bland diet right now of only boiled chicken/rotisserie chicken with white rice mixed 50:50 just in case it's something in her diet. But if she has developed a chicken allergy, you would have to look at a limited ingredient diet which has another protein source. I would question you on what is different in her environment- new products used for laundry, cleaning, carpet powders, treatments done in the home, remodeling projects in the home, different pet products tried or pet treats, etc. Good luck with this interesting yet troubling case. If your vet cannot solve the puzzle, consider a referral to a dermatologist and see if they can sort it out.

Dog's face and tongue keep swelling, vet shots aren't working.

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