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Bleeding out of both nostrils

My 10 year old mixed lab has been getting nose bleeds for a few months now. We have taken her to the vet and they said it could be allergies, cancer, an infection, etc. They did not give me a clear answer. She has taken steroids and antibiotics, nothing has worked. This last weekend it went from bad to worse! she is bleeding from both nostrils now and its constant! i wake up to the floor being covered in blood. Also, during the night i hear her crash to the floor several times because she cant breath while she is laying down... so she tries to sleep sitting up. She is so tired. I am sick to my stomach right now and i dont know what to do. She is very depressed.
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675347 tn?1365460645
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I am hoping your girl is OK. Sometimes bleeding like this can be a sign of Hemangiosarcoma. It would be wise to get the vet to do an ultrasound of her abdomen to rule out Spleen or Liver tumors.
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974371 tn?1424653129
Yes, I would like to read updates also
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462827 tn?1333168952
Hi Britt...Any updates on your girl? Been thinking about her....Let us know, Karla
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974371 tn?1424653129
Fingers crossed here too!  Hope this can have a good outcome for you both.  I hope they do blood work too.
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wanted to up date you all... i have made an appointment at another clinic out of town for today- they have a small enough scope to go up her nose.Im crossing my fingers we will get this resolved... i dont think i can take much more of watching my baby girl suffer.
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974371 tn?1424653129
Glad to hear that and please keep us posted. Good luck
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Thank you all for the advice. I am calling a new vet this morning in Washington. They have a scope small enough to go up her nose. I will keep you all posted.
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462827 tn?1333168952
Britt....Here's what I'd personally do.....First, A new Vet is in order!!!!

Next: Have a Tick Panel run....NOT an in house snap test, but a Tick disease test sent out to a lab.....Many tick diseases go un-noticed and many of them DO cause nose bleeds....

Next: Could your dog be being poisoned? I know this is far fetched, but it is a possibility that you need to think about.......Give it some thought.....

I also agree with the above posters......Please, get her to a New Vet As soon as you can.......Karla
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974371 tn?1424653129
Could be VwD but I assume that would have reared it's head before now considering the age.
You need to get to another Vet ASAP and get blood work and a scope done!
This could be any number of things, even something stuck in the nasal passages like a fox tail
I wouldn't 't wait
Please keep us posted
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675347 tn?1365460645
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My opinion is there is a lot of guesswork gong on. Your poor dog! I am so sorry. Get her to another vet as soon as you can.
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I also heard today that it might be an infection in the upper teeth???
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Ask your vet to scope the dog's nose!!
Our 10 year old pug had the same problem, and it turned out she had a fly larvae up her nose. She must have sniffed it up there. They removed it, and she was fine. I am SO glad we had her nose scoped - our vet was almost certain it was cancer, but I insisted we needed to know for certain.
Also, my vet gave me epinephrine sprays which stopped the nosebleed for a good 8 hours. It looked like a shot syringe, but with no needle.
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