The Bloody Nose Of Your Labrador Retriever
Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2008
by RichardC
http://www.all-about-puppies.com
It is alarming as well as messy in the home when you see blood dripping from the nostrils of your Labrador Retriever. Immediate attention should be given to address this problem but you should identify first the causes. Nose bleeding in Labrador Retriever is caused by various reasons, some are merely caused by your pet's environment such as pollution from smoking, poor air quality or excessive exposure to too much heat. The most common cause is an infection or something is lodged in your dog's nose. However, not all causes are as mild as stated earlier. Many cases of canine nose bleeding are signs of another disorder, most are very serious diseases. Breeds like Labrador Retriever and Basset Hounds are at increased risk of canine nose tumor.
The inside of a dog's nose is sensitive and is easily damaged. If you are sure that there is something lodged in your dog's nostril, you should not try to remove it. The object may be too far back and must be sedated or anesthetized in order to remove it.
Keeping your pet calm as is important to control bleeding. Excitement or nervousness will increase blood pressure and will eventually increase the bleeding. You should keep yourself calm too. Dogs are often affected with their owner's emotions. If you show you are nervous, he will get nervous too. Try to be calm and apply an ice pack into the bridge of your dog's nose. Small blood vessels will constrict to cold thus reduce bleeding.
If the stated tips are ineffective in controlling the bleeding and difficulty breathing is present, visit your vet immediately for specific tests to diagnose the cause of the problem.
A Labrador Retriever is an ideal working dog. Though not scent dogs, they still uses their sense of smell to detect drugs, bombs and the likes. They are used by police, rescue teams and other official bodies. This simply means that, every part of a Labrador Retriever is important in performing work expected of him.
Richard Cussons writes articles of diverse topics. Learn more about Labrador Retriever and training Labradors at labradorsavvy.com.
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)hi richard, my lab was pretty lucky, i've learned by reading your articles. he never had any of the problems i've been reading about, but he died of cancer throughout. i liked these tips, and i think they are good for people who have labs. thanks for sharing with us, best regards, sue thom
Richard, I would not know what to do if one of my dogs started bleeding from the nose. Well, I would now, thanks to your article. Fortunately for me, my vet is only 200 yards up the road. I don't have a Lab Retriever, but I have a Kelpie crossed with a Lab and a Doberman also crossed with a Lab. I'll be checking their noses a little more often just to make sure they're okay. But they are both such babies, I'm sure they'd let me know quickly if anything was wrong. Thanks for an informative article. Always good to know these things in advance. Looking after our pets is important. We owe them much responsibility because we have taken them from the wild and domesticated them. They aren't just companions or guards and rely on us completely for everything.
Excellent well written article Richard. All bases covered with this one. I think though that this information (re the bleeds) is ideally suited for all breeds of dog? So you may find that you get more search engine referrals to your article if you apply it broadly to all dogs, perhaps have the title set as, 'How to deal with your dogs nose bleed' as I can imagine that being googled more specifically than with the breed. When article writing in terms of information that is VERY helpful to a large community and this would apply to all dog owners, of which there are a lot, it's a good idea to use keywords in your text that you think people will be entering into the search bar of their search engines. Things such as 'nose bleeds in dogs', 'how to stop a dogs nose bleeding, 'what are the causes of nose bleeds in dogs' etc. You have many terms in this article which are great but I guarrantee you'll draw more readers if you optimise it with more specific keywords! Good luck and keep up the great work.
Thankyou very much. Very informative indeed. I have a golden lab 4 years old. He was coughing slightly and today suddenly started bleeding from the nose. We rushed him to a vet who gave him some intravenous injection and has asked to come back tomorrow. But the bleeding is now continuous, with his nose completely blocked. I tried cold compress but it's barely helping. How do I spend the night ?
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