HurricaneBox
Boxer Insane
A few days ago Hurricane was getting his daily inspection (I give him a once-over every evening before bed... call me paranoid!) when I noticed the inside of his ears were red and splotchy. No bug bites that I could find, no smell, I make sure they are always clean. They didn't seem to be bothering him at all. I wasn't sure what it was but just decided to keep an eye on it. The next day, it was gone and his ears were back to normal. Fast forward two days, and it happened again, only this time his paw pads were pretty red too. Again, nothing seemed to be bothering him at all, just very very red. And again, it was gone the next morning.
The ONLY thing I can think of that both situations had in common was that both times he had just eaten peanut butter earlier in the afternoon. The first time, just a spoonful. The second time, we gave him an empty peanut butter jar to play with (and boy did he love that!!!).
Does this sound like a peanut butter allergy? I have not given him any since then and he has not had any more redness at all. It doesn't seem to itch him or anything when it happens. Was it just coincidence that he had peanut butter each time or do you all think that is what it was? Obviously if it happens a third time I will be taking him to see a vet but right now I am thinking it wouldn't do much good since he is back to normal. Any advice is appreciated!
Also, I don't know if this makes a difference but we just had him fixed 10 days ago and he was on Flagyl and Rimadyl for about a week. Maybe that had something to do with it??
The ONLY thing I can think of that both situations had in common was that both times he had just eaten peanut butter earlier in the afternoon. The first time, just a spoonful. The second time, we gave him an empty peanut butter jar to play with (and boy did he love that!!!).
Does this sound like a peanut butter allergy? I have not given him any since then and he has not had any more redness at all. It doesn't seem to itch him or anything when it happens. Was it just coincidence that he had peanut butter each time or do you all think that is what it was? Obviously if it happens a third time I will be taking him to see a vet but right now I am thinking it wouldn't do much good since he is back to normal. Any advice is appreciated!
Also, I don't know if this makes a difference but we just had him fixed 10 days ago and he was on Flagyl and Rimadyl for about a week. Maybe that had something to do with it??
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