In a panic! Taking Hunter to the vet!

[Denise & Hunter!!!]

I am in a total panic - not sure if I freaked over my kids like this!  The light hit Hunter's face this morning and she has a really bad irritation under her lip and a lump above the top lip.  Please send positive thoughts and prayers! I talked to the vet on the phone she is working me in and said I will have to wait patiently - I am sure my fingernails will be chewed off waiting!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Hoping it's a minor boo-boo and he's on the mend quickly. Keep us posted. We are all sitting with you at the Vet right now!,,

[Christine & Shelby]

Positive thoughts being sent your way.... Try not to worry too much.... I am sure they'll fix Hunter up in no time!  

[Martha & Cooper]

Sending positive thoughts and wishes your way.    Please update as soon as you know something.   

[Lynne Fowler-Oodles of Doodles]

Oh my goodness, D, please let me know what happens. Keeping you and Hunter in my thoughts today. Sending hugs!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Oh no....poor Hunter.  Crossing fingers and paws here that this is nothing serious.  I'll be checking for updates.

[Ronna, Murphy & Wilson]

Sending hugs to Hunter, paws crossed it is just a minor boo boo.

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

Hope everything is OK.  Sending doodle kisses from Webber and Seda

[Denise & Hunter!!!]

I am home, feeling like a moron for my total state of panic LOL  It wasn't major but I am very glad I went right away.  It was actually two different things.  The vet said she had cut her lip, possibly on a bone right by her upper canine tooth and it was infected, that's what the lump was and it was swelled.  She also had a lot of irritation on her lips and the vet is thinking it is an allergy to possibly something she is eating, outside, the ongoing mystery of an allergy.  Hunter is generally an itchy dog to begin.  Her food has been Canidae All Life Stages and the vet pointed out that it has a lot of ingredients, nothing bad but just a lot.  She said she has had a lot of success with California Natural kangaroo & red lentil (kangaroo was a little strange but I try to be open).  She compared and went over the ingredients with me in both the Canidae and California Natural and I am going to switch, like the vet said it more erring on the side of caution.  For the irritation on her mouth and some going onto her chin she told me to wash and rinse her chin/face with Cetaphil or Phisoderm.  Stay away from any people food but she can have pea's, in the California Natural.  She also put her on Zyrtec 10mg once a day to see if we can get it all under control.  She cleaned her infection and gave her an antibiotic for 7 days.  Wheeew.....  Overall I was very happy with the vet visit.  Only time will tell if the food and Zyrtec helps the itching and cleaning her with Cetaphil.  

Has anyone else received these suggestions before?  I have to say this is the first time I have been to the vet's "new" office.  Before she was in an office with another vet that I went to and I was not at all thrilled with that office except for the new vet they brought in.  From the local gossip the nice, younger vet didn't agree with the so/so vet on her nutritional recommendations and courses of treatment and left to open her own practice.  I have to say in her office she had literature on ALL the brands that are discussed in the Food Group, none of the Bill Jack/Science Diet crap and she did not have one Purina poster anywhere.  She didn't sell any food either but she had EPO supplements.  It was like being in a DK vet office LOL

[Donna K & Quincy]

Denise, I am happy to hear that it is nothing major. You sound like you have a great Vet who actually makes good food choices. :>) There is someone else that has used the Kangaroo food, I think it maybe Karen and JD.

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

For some reason I'm thinking that Sherri, of Sherri, Sophie, Winston and the kitty, might be feeding some form of Kangaroo to Winston.  I could be wrong.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Yes, Sherri has Winston on it, too, or at least she did. I think she had both doodles on it. I will say they do seem to like it.

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

yep, that's the food S&W are on and they do like it a lot and their bellies handle it well (even sensitive sophie). I'm not sure it's making any difference with Winnie's allergies though. But every dog is different.