Any ideas what could be going on.
Swollen dog paw after iv.
Ps surgery was to remove a sock that she had.
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After dental care the cats paw was swollen below the iv site.
A dog s swollen paw can point to a number of causes including injuries insect bites dry skin infection burning from hot surfaces trapped stones between toes thorns and more.
The swelling will go down once the pressure from the tape is released ie the iv catheter is removed so if your kitty seems ok otherwise keep an eye on him and if his paw is still swollen in the morning give the vet a call.
A swollen paw caused by these problems is usually one of the easiest to treat.
All these can cause paw pad inflammation but the good thing is that you can try to diagnose and even relieve them at home.
Causes of paw irritation include irritation after walking on gravel allergies to grasses broken nails wounds spider wasp bee stings snake bites or a broken toe.
Dogs can also develop swollen paws because of metabolic diseases and hormonal imbalances such as canine cushing s disease and even have swollen paws related to immune disorders.
A swollen dog paw is the result of any one of a number of things that dogs get up to and into ranging from an insect bite to a broken toe.
Went to vet they suggested blown left knee or hemangioma or hemangiosarcoma thank you.
In the case of hormonal or metabolic problems your dog may develop lesions on his feet often due to secondary skin infections.
He has had pain meds but does not seem well.
Swollen paws in the dog or more commonly one swollen paw is a relatively common injury as most dogs do a lot of moving around on different types of surfaces in the course of their average day.
My 2 year old springer suffered a bad cut under his paw on a large piece of broken glass on our beach.
After surgery the leg the iv was hooked up to swelled up from paw to shoulder they switeched legs but now original leg is still swollen and the two rear legs are swollen as well.
You may also notice your dog whimpering or whining or even holding their paw up as though they don t want to put weight on it.
In some cases the cause will be clear such as a thorn embedded in the foot but in other cases it is not so easy to work out.
That was 3 days ago.
Checking for lyme cbc testing.
Your dog may also land awkwardly after a jump fall or trip on something that can cause a swollen inflamed paw.
Hind leg of my pit bull dog swollen hot fever and with lameness.
