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My dog's muzzle is swollen. What can I buy for her besides Benadryl?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 10 months old | 25 lbs

Got home from work and my dogs muzzle/nose was swollen. I don’t know if something bit her or something. Gave her half of a half of Benadryl. Is there anything else I can buy for her? She’s a dachshound mix.

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Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 11th, 2018

Oh my goodness, poor pup! This is quite swollen. Unfortunately Benadryl is really the only over the counter medication we may use for allergic reaction such as this (at least that is what we would suspect with this appearance). If the swelling doesn't start to go down with the Benadryl, if she had trouble breathing or starts vomiting then I would recommend taking her to the emergency vet. These pets often also need a steroid to get this reaction under control. It also sounds like perhaps she could have a larger dose of benadryl but you will need to check her weight and the number of milligrams (mg) she has already received. You can read more about the use of Benadryl and decide if it is something you want to administer at https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/benadryl/

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