swelling on my papillon's nose

[Rena705]

My little Papillon/cross seems to have developed a swelling on her nose!  From the top of her nose toward her eyes the nose is swollen about 1/2 inch.  She is feeling a little out of sorts as well.  Not behaving her normal energetic barking self at all.  I don't know if perhaps she got bitten by something (we are in Northern Alberta so there are not any stinging insects here yet) but I am concerned about her.  Any information would be helpful!  Thanks so much

Hugs,
Rena

[Rena705]

Thank you for getting back to me!  

Well my little dog's nose has gone back to normal but I spent all night last night up with her as she was throwing up and then this morning she started having diarrhea.  I gave her some Sulcrate that I had from the last time she was vomiting and it seemed to stop that but the diarrhea is not stopping.  Is there something I can do to stop the diarrhea?  

Rena

[ginger899]

Did this happen ever-so-suddenly? Like one minute she was fine, and the next, maybe went out to pee for a few minutes, then came back, and her nose started to swell? If so, it sounds very much like a bite of some kind, or even a bee-sting. Bee stings can swell like heck -even wasp stings can. I know, I've had a few! And they can really throb and hurt. That in itself could make her feel quite yuck.
I am sure if she were actually allergic to something like that, she would have shown more dramatic symptoms quite quickly. But if by chance it happened to be a spider bite, then she would need to see the vet urgently.
I think you should take her to the vet as soon as possible -to be on the safe side. If it's nothing more than a wasp sting, ok....but if it were a spider bite from a poisonous type, or a snakebite, she will need emergency care right now.
Even if it is only a bee sting, she will need the sting removed which can be a little tricky to remove yourself
Meanwhile, if you investigate the swelling with a magnifying glass, you may be able to see a small puncture wound or red dot. That would give a very strong clue, and point almost definitely to this being a sting or bite. See a double-mark....looks like it could be a snakebite.

Another possibility of course is that there is an abscess formed from a small wound or scratch there. She would need that properly treated by the vet as well