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When it comes to the dogs, my husband is not very observant at times & this concerns me - especially if we are to one day have any children. For example, today he got home before me & like usual, he let the dogs out to potty. I got home shortly after & was greeted by the furry-children when I walked in the door. I went to pet Millie & immediately saw that the entire right side of her face was swollen. I could barely even see her eye it was so bad. Definitely couldn't miss it - unless you are my husband.

H: Honey, what happened to Millie's face?

S: I don't know, why?

H: Half of her face is puffy & her right eye is almost swollen shut. How did you not see this?

S: No, I had no idea it was like that.

What? How could he not see that the entire side of her face was swollen?? I guess men just don't pay attention to "details"!?

I examined around & in her eye & in her wrinkle to see if she got bit by a spider or stung by a bee/wasp but couldn't find any bump or anything that resembled a bite. So I took a medicated wipe & cleaned her face & then gave her 50mg of Benadryl for the swelling. I also rubbed some hydro-cortisone cream on her puffy face because she kept pawing at it like it was itching.

An hour later & the swelling seems to have gone down somewhat & she is fast asleep - thanks to the Benedryl!

I am going to have to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't swell anymore or affect her breathing. She goes to the vet tomorrow to get her ears checked since we have been battling yeasty ears for a month now so I will have the vet look at her face also to see if I missed something.

7/22/10 - update

Took Millie to the vet this afternoon & the vet was concerned that her face was still swollen so she put her on Prednisone for 2 weeks & I am to continue the Benedryl 2x's a day for 2 more days. Now that the swelling has gone down you can see a small bump that is oozing under her eye so we are guessing this is where she got stung at - by what we don't know. Poor lil' punkin :(

I swear, it is always something with our sweet Millie Milz!?