Posting from behind in the thread again...
Well, Kim, this question just begs to be answered. And I'm not being facetious, I really want to know. Don't you think it's a little strange that both Danielle AND Layla were "subject to frequent nosebleeds?" I've been around dogs all my life, have four right now, as a matter of fact, and I can't recall a single dog I've ever known that had nosebleeds. Of course, that's not to say that there AREN'T any. Just that I don't know of any. I agree.
I have had one dog that developed a nose-bleed. He had sniffed up a fox tail. I don't know if you have those where you live, but they can be nasty little things. They are sort of like a complex, multiply-pronged fish hook that can climb up easily enough, but strongly resist going back down.
I couldn't actually see the fox tail, but the dog was sneezing blood all over the place. I'd heard about this happening, so I had a pretty good idea what the deal was.
Time to go to the vet. As in, now! Those things can be fatal. They will climb right up into the sinuses and kill the dog.
But other than that, I have never seen a dog develop a nose-bleed. I've never heard of it happening. That just sounds very strange.
"Time to go to the vet. As in, now! Those things can be fatal. They will climb right up into the sinuses and kill the dog.
But other than that, I have never seen a dog develop a nose-bleed. I've never heard of it happening. That just sounds very strange."
I agree Other Harry. Very strange indeed a dog having a nosebleed. I've had dogs and cats for 40 years and have never seen one.
Your post about your dog getting into something, up his nose reminded me about my Irish Setter getting a nosefull a porquipine quills. I don't recall very much blood, though.
And this is odd/different vet's remedy at the time (1970 or so) - any quills we couldn't pull out...leave them, they'll work themselves out through the head.
Yikes!! Now I think about how dangerous that was - not going through his brain. But it worked! They spiked out on the top of his head later. Maybe barbed objects follow the skull???
JLO