OMG! It appears the Mayor has been bit by a Spider!
Howllo Fellow Hound and Spider haters! OMG – I woke up this morning and noticed that Chaps was not in bed. This was somewhat strange. So, I glanced down at him and I noticed that his face looked swollen. It was still pretty dark, so I thought I better check it out closer. Sure nuff – he was swollen! Pretty bad!
I always keep Benadryl on hand for such emergencies. Chaps has been stung before and has had the same or worse reaction. The worse reaction was this look on his face and hives all over his body. He was not panting or drooling so I let the Benadryl take effect for 30 minutes. His swelling started to come down, but I have no idea when he was bit or stung. He went to bed last night at 10:00 just fine. It kind of creeps me out that a spider might have been in our bed!
The winds were hurricane force yesterday so I am thinking a lot of spiders may have been blown out of their webs. The poor Mayor may have encountered a frightened spider. Here is the Mayor now, several hours after his first Benadryl.
He ate his breakfast, drank water and went out for his morning potty. His grandma and grandpa came down to analyse the situation. Grandma and I took his tempature and it was 102.3 which is within a normal range.
He is sleeping now. I will update all of his fans later in the day.
Poor Mayor – please drool for him!
More Later….Cat, Chaps and Emma
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OH MY! Poor Chaps:( UGH, spiders–I’m terrified of them, and centipedes too. I totally sympathize–Leo was stung by a bee or wasp a few weeks ago and his eye swelled up to golf ball size. He looked like a pirate, ARRRRRRRRR;) That was also the same afternoon Harley & Biggs (don’t know which or if both) ate all of my thyroid pills and both had to go the ER vet. What a day that was! Hope sweet Chaps is feeling better; lots of no-swelling drool coming his way!
Mary, Harley, Biggs and Leo
One minute everything is fine and the next it is frantic! Spiders – the little bas#AR%s
Poor chaps!!!
My bassets get like that if they are bitten by a mosquito..
Poor Mayor!!!
Interesting! Maybe it was a mosquito! I never thought of that.
Oh the Dear poor boy!
I hope he’s getting better.
OH NO ,Poor Chaps , Give him a big hug from Uncle Ken. He is such a sweet boy, Hope he is better soon. Buster had to go to the Vet to Have some Tumors checked ( Just Fatty Thank god ) but he does have an ear infection and a spot on his neck
where he has a small skin infection. The Vet put him on Antibiotics.
Sorry to hear about Buster! Keep us posted on that. Poor Chaps. He does not need this hassle. He is so delicate. He did not eat his dinner. I will try him again in a few hours.
Poor Chaps. He better take some sick time from his mayoral duties and take it easy. Cat, I know it must have scared you as well. One of my dogs was stung by a bee when they were puppies – it scared the you know what out of me. Now I keep Benadryl in the house too.
Tell the big guys that all the cheesehead hounds are wishing our mayor the best.
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