Hello, I have a female mini Black and Tan dachshund (Bella)who is 13 years old. Approximately 2 years ago, she started sneezing, her eyes were watering, she had left side swelling on her snout and she occasionally had a little mucus coming from her nose. I took her to my vet who noticed all of her teeth in the front on the bottom were loose and pulled them all. She did better but eventually, all symptoms returned plus she would have a tiny amount of blood tinged mucus from her nose. It was about a year and 1/2 ago when I took her back to the vet concerned about the small amount of blood. She was given antibiotics and a antihistamine. She has done better, but her snout would occasionally swell a little and she was still sneezing but did much better with the meds and the occasional benedryl. Last Friday, her snout was swollen and I once again saw a tiny bit of blood tinged mucus so I took her back in. The vet didn't seem to think it was a tooth. So she was out back on a 3 week course of antibiotics. I'm starting to worry that this may be a nasal tumor but everything I'm seeing online says a dog will only live 3-6 months with one. I have a few questions:
If this is a nasal tumor, would the swelling on her snout come and go?
We are looking at around 2+ years since these symptoms first started and even so, the symptoms don't seem to be worse.. Pretty much exactly the same. If she had a nasal tumor, would she have lasted this long or ATLEAST progressed with symptoms 2 years later?
Like most stories I have read, the first thing a vet does is give antibiotics. If that doesn't work, my vet says we will take a better look at her teeth then move to a possible fungal infection. If all else fails, then a tumor seems likely. She has been on antibiotics for 4 days now and I noticed a tiny but of swelling this morning and a tiny bit of discharge.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you!
If this is a nasal tumor, would the swelling on her snout come and go?
We are looking at around 2+ years since these symptoms first started and even so, the symptoms don't seem to be worse.. Pretty much exactly the same. If she had a nasal tumor, would she have lasted this long or ATLEAST progressed with symptoms 2 years later?
Like most stories I have read, the first thing a vet does is give antibiotics. If that doesn't work, my vet says we will take a better look at her teeth then move to a possible fungal infection. If all else fails, then a tumor seems likely. She has been on antibiotics for 4 days now and I noticed a tiny but of swelling this morning and a tiny bit of discharge.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you!