Bless my poor Maddie's heart! She's having a tough morning. After I took her and Bella outside this morning, I noticed that she was pawing at her nose. I took a look at it and suddenly realized that she's beginning to resemble Jimmy Durante...for obvious reasons.
Her nose has two big bumps on it...one on the very tip and another on the side. I'm guessing that she's having an allergic reaction to all this pollen we have as she's been sneezing a lot, too. She had this happen once before when she had an allergic reaction to a shot she'd gotten. I remember Brittany yelling for me in a panic from downstairs saying, "Mom, come quick...something's wrong with Maddie's nose!" I called the vet and he told me to give her half of an antihistamine and it went back down pretty rapidly. So, that's what I gave her this morning...sure hope it helps!
On another note, this is a very anxious time of year as sophomores, juniors, and seniors in high school are are preparing to take tests like the PSAT, the SAT, and the ACT. Some, in fact, have already received their test scores while others are nervously waiting to get them. I still vividly recall going through all of this with Brittany the past few years and with Abby entering high school in the Fall (help me!), I'm about to embark on it, once again. One service that's available to her if we choose to pursue it is PSAT tutoring, which is offered through a wonderful company called Study Point. The tutoring is done on a one-on-one basis. Hey, I'm all for anything that will help alleviate those sweaty palms and white knuckles!
Well, I have to go check on Maddie and make sure her poor nose hasn't gotten worse. This could prove to be a very LONNNGGG day!
18 comments:
Our Aussie is allergic to her shots & that's what happens. Her nose gets all those bumps & her eyes will eventually swell shut too.
We give her Benadryl & it really helps. It makes her tired, but it takes the swelling down. If it gets too much, take her to the vet for megadose shot of it.
Our dachsie got stung by a bee. Same thing. Thank goodness for Benedryl.
oh this post made me chuckle. Sorry to Maddie but she does resemble Jimmy Durante!
Poor Maddie!!! Our bully has spring time allergies too but no swelling issues. I hope Maddie is doing better later today!
Good luck to Abby on her future testing!
Have a great day!!!
Hugs!
Kim
Awwwww!!!
Oh...this is hilarious!! I've never seen anything like it. She's still a doll though!
Good luck to Abby!
XO,
Jane
Oh my, poor Maddie. Glad the antihistamine worked. We give Skye children benadryl for bee stings.
(I actually meet Jimmy Durante once and have a signed menu)
I think the tutoring is a great idea! Happy Easter.
Poor Maddie! Thank goodness for Benadryl! Hope she's feeling better now. That's the good thing about all the rain we've had. It washes away some of the pollen!
Poor dog! :(
A few weeks ago, my Molly's snout got very swollen. I think something bit her because it went back down the next day, but I remember how miserable she was!
Oh poor thing. I have the same issue with pollen and all but thank God! my nose don't swell like that. Just tons of sneezing which is really annoying more than anything.
Our Doxie has had that happen several times before too. Benedryl to the rescue.....
They do look really funny, don't they?
Gee, I remember those testing days, too.......stress.
Suzanne
Poor Maddie, but I'm sorry, that's too funny. I laughed out loud :)
Poor Maddie! I hope she's all better now.
Oh my, yes, that is quite the nose! Hope the problems resolves itself quickly and painlessly for you!!! Good luck!
I'm glad the medicine helped her. Bless her wittle nose. :o)
I'm all about planning ahead too. Our daughter will be attending Kindergarten this fall. This school teaches and uses D'Nealian handwriting. I am searching for practice sheets so she won't have to sweat it this fall.
Bless you and have a wonderful Resurrection weekend!
Love!
Beth
Poor Maddie. I hope she gets better soon. Our doxie pulled his dew claw in the grass last weekend...and the last time he did this the vet wrapped it...and then Beau spent the day gnawing it off....so this time we just watched him.
Bless her little heart, April! Do you think something stung her?
Lily is always chasing after yellow jackets and bumblebees when we are outside... she hasn't learned yet that they hurt!
Hope she's feeling better!
Oh no! Poor Maddie! I hope she is feeling better!
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