Charlie went off lead in the woods yesterday with David and Thomas he behaved beautifully having a run around and always returning to the whistle, keeping in sight He returned one time and his mouth/muzzle was covered in blood dripping like something out of a horror film, he looked worried and stayed close. When they got home we cleaned and checked him over he had a cut on the lefthand side of his tongue and it is pretty swollen and still is today, he can still eat and drink as normal but I bet that's painful I wonder if he cut it on brambles, barbed wire or something sharpe, I can't think what could have happend :-\ I googled it and apparently a dogs tongue can really, really bleed heavily. xx
Re: Bleeding Tongue Oh no poor charlie! Id have a fit if murphy came to me bleeding like that! Hope hes ok. At least he can still eat and drink atm. X
Re: Bleeding Tongue Yes, a dog's tongue can bleed heavily. My GSP cut her tongue at about 3pm and it didn't stop bleeding until nearly midnight. Because I had worked for a vet and knew you couldn't stitch a tongue, I left it that long. Vet friend told me she could have 'bled out' - I felt very guilty, so do watch Charlie. Poor girl carried a big scar until her death.
Re: Bleeding Tongue first of all well done charlie with responding to the whistle, good boy, your hard work is paying off helen, poor boy hope heis feeling better soon xx
Re: Bleeding Tongue Yep, tongues bleed like fury. Poor Charlie, glad he is enjoying his off lead time though.
Re: Bleeding Tongue Poor Charlie. I hope he is feeling better. What about an ice cube to crunch or some crushed ice if it's still a bit swollen. I bet he'd like ice cream and he deserves a little treat for doing so well with the whistle. (I'm trying Charlie)
Re: Bleeding Tongue Aw poor boy! Yes tongues can bleed something awful! You think they've got a terrible injury but it turns out to be just a little nick. I bet it's sore for him though. Ice sounds like a good idea and if it were me I'd give him a dose of metacam for a day or two if you've got some lying around, might help to make him more comfy.
Re: Bleeding Tongue Thanks for all the well wishes, he really seems fine. I don't have any Metacam left x
Re: Bleeding Tongue Poor Charlie, hope it doesn't bother him for too long Really glad to hear about the recall, though! Well done Charlie!
