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Post by whipea on Aug 27, 2021 2:12:49 GMT
Holy Cow! She is okay, but had to have emergency surgery to remove the effected tissue.
Saturday night I noticed her licking an area on her thigh. When I looked did not see anything but felt kind of a raised ring. Figured it was Ringworm. Sunday the fur started to come off just a bit so got and applied ring worm medicine and kept the area clean.
By Monday it was getting a bit red and raw looking. Ointment did not seem to be working and it was actually getting worse so called the vet. Got an appointment for today. Tuesday it was still red and started to get shiny but not terribly worse. It did not seem to bother her so held out for the Thursday appointment. Still thought it was Ringworm.
When I got up yesterday it looked like something from a horror zombie movie. It was twice as big and a deep crater had formed, so deep I could actually see some muscle. I called the vet and brought her in. As soon as the vet walked in the room he knew what it was a Brown Recluse bite. He was surprised because he just had another dog in with a Brown Recluse bite and they are not very common where we live. He operated on her right away.
She has about a 6-7 inch incision, poor Greyhound girl. She is doing well, not messing with the stitches but spending a lot of time in the bedroom. She comes out every now and then to visit and is waggy and hungry.
Exterminator is coming tomorrow to check the house and to give the yard an extra treatment. So scary, never considered a spider bite.
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Post by elaine on Aug 27, 2021 2:20:14 GMT
Oh No! Poor baby! I hope she heals quickly. Give her a belly rub for me.
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Post by cindytred on Aug 27, 2021 2:22:15 GMT
Poor puppy. Those dang spiders are sneaky and deadly.
Cindy
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Post by supersoda on Aug 27, 2021 2:24:27 GMT
Poor doggo. My mother had a serious brown recluse bite many years ago that required surgery.
Meanwhile, I caught a spider this morning that may or may not have been a brown recluse--I can't quite figure out its markings. We get lots of wolf spiders, but this one looked different. I trapped it and let it go in my flower beds, but might have thought twice about it after reading your story for the sake of my own pups.
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Post by peano on Aug 27, 2021 2:41:16 GMT
Oh man, poor baby. I'm glad they knew what it was.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 27, 2021 3:41:41 GMT
Yikes! Poor pup! Prayers for a smooth and quick recovery.
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Post by kkrenn on Aug 27, 2021 3:51:17 GMT
Poor baby! I'm so sorry that had to be so scary for everyone and I'm so happy to hear she's doing better.
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Post by mnmloveli on Aug 27, 2021 3:58:27 GMT
OMG that’s just awful !!! Thankfully you were keeping your eye on it. Hope she heals up quickly.
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Post by grammanisi on Aug 27, 2021 4:02:59 GMT
Poor girl💕💕
I'm so glad you got her to the vet in time.
A brown recluse bite is what killed my mom in 2001. It was horrific.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2021 4:15:08 GMT
Poor thing! Glad she is doing well.
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Post by karinec on Aug 27, 2021 4:40:45 GMT
Poor girl. So glad the vet knew what it was and how to fix it, even if it did involve surgery.
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Post by floridagirl on Aug 27, 2021 5:04:13 GMT
Poor girl💕💕 I'm so glad you got her to the vet in time. A brown recluse bite is what killed my mom in 2001. It was horrific. I am so very sorry  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2021 5:06:14 GMT
I'm so sorry. Glad you took her in.
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Post by chendra on Aug 27, 2021 5:14:01 GMT
Yikes! It sounds like she is in good spirits. I'm glad she's doing well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2021 6:41:47 GMT
Hope she gets better soon and the spider vanishes .
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 27, 2021 9:13:53 GMT
awwww poor baby. And poor you for having to deal with it. Also, I'm laughing at "waggy and hungry".  Do rescue greyhounds have tails? I can't picture in my head if they do. If not, I can just see "waggy"....the whole butt wag that's the cutest thing.  I'm glad she's okay! |
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Post by peasquared on Aug 27, 2021 9:22:41 GMT
That is so scary! I'm thankful the vet knew right away. I hope your sweet girl feels 100 % soon. I'm sorry you had to go through that! grammanisi I am so sorry! |
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 27, 2021 9:34:20 GMT
 Poor pup! Glad that she is ok.
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Post by Patter on Aug 27, 2021 10:34:49 GMT
Oh gracious, that is SO scary. So thankful she is going to be okay. Wow. My exterminator just does 1/2 of our acre (around the house). The other half we call the "dog park," and he doesn't do anything over there. Maybe I need him to. Oh my word. So scary, and you can bet I will be checking my boys more closely. Hugs to your precious pup!
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Post by hop2 on Aug 27, 2021 11:26:42 GMT
That’s scary, poor puppy
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Post by peppermintpatty on Aug 27, 2021 11:34:15 GMT
Oh wow! That is horrible. I'm glad that she is on the mend! I love greyhounds. They are so majestic and really sweet!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 27, 2021 13:25:16 GMT
That’s scary! I freaking hate spiders so they all get stomped on. I’m not waiting around to look up what kind it is!
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Post by whipea on Aug 27, 2021 14:19:27 GMT
Poor girl💕💕 I'm so glad you got her to the vet in time. A brown recluse bite is what killed my mom in 2001. It was horrific. I am so sorry. That is just awful. |
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Post by whipea on Aug 27, 2021 14:28:00 GMT
awwww poor baby. And poor you for having to deal with it. Also, I'm laughing at "waggy and hungry". Do rescue greyhounds have tails? I can't picture in my head if they do. If not, I can just see "waggy"....the whole butt wag that's the cutest thing. I'm glad she's okay! Ha, Greyhounds have super long, bony, and furiously waggy tails. So long and bony they can develop a condition referred to has "happy tail". Happy Tail is when they wag and their bony tails hit a wall or other very solid object, the skin splits near or on the end. When it happens it looks like a crime scene.
I have had a few Greyhounds with this condition - bandaging is a challenge. Sometimes if the condition persists, they have to have part of their tail amputated.
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Do rescue greyhounds have tails? I can't picture in my head if they do. If not, I can just see "waggy"....the whole butt wag that's the cutest thing. 
I'm glad she's okay!
