German Shorthaired Pointer Outta Commission! Update!

[Bluemoon]

I have seen a nose like that before..It could be a very simple cure...Is your dog being kept in a dog crate or kennel for a long periods of time?  If so it could that she (he) is rubbing their nose on the crate door trying to get out and is causing self distruction to the nose.  Ask your GF.   A shorthair needs to run a few times a week it could be just not getting out and going stir crazy.  Here's hope to an easy solution.   

[Michelle_Nelson]

Blue Moon he says it is by her ear on on her body to.
 
I agree with Machias.  It looks like something she may have gotten into. 
 
Did she slowly develop these spots over say a few weeks/Months or is this something that just happened with in a few days? 
 
Is it getting worse?  Or is it starting to heal up?

[saltwaterhillbilly]

Annie has all the free roam she wants when she is home by herself she never gets locked up in a kennel and runs 3 miles a day lol, my fiance let her outside before work at 5am then her dad had came over and let her outside at 7am and noticed it, so it had to have happened sometime around then just within a few hours. after her trip to the vet on saturday they gave her steroids and antibiotics but still dont know the cause or what it is, but today when she emailed me a pic of her and said it looked like it was drying up. i did read that it could be (eosinophillic furunculosis) just by luck i was able to find a article on this and it seems to be rare that it happens but im hoping her biopsy comes back soon and narrows this sucker down all the pics associated with other dogs makes it look like it could be it aswell, i hate to see her injured cuz she is the best dang dog i ever had and one of the sweetest. i sure do appreciate your alls concerns and input.

[Machias]

I hope she recovers quickly for you and her.

[The Weazle]

Possible bee stings and reactions.  I have a GWP, and she found herself a hornets nest and got stung on the face a few times, and got a nice rash/swelling.  Nothing life threatening, but it bothered her for a few days...

[Happy Gilmore]

If it's all over I'd think some sort of allergic reaction like hives? Wild. Hope she is doing better and you can pin-point the problem. Scary anytime their mouth/nose swells up.

[NW-GSP]

I also agree that it could be yellow jackets, dog may have been stung a bunch of times then she prob rubbed it raw.
I also have a gsp, I will be following this to see how she does, best wishes for a quick and easy recovery

[Mr56Jeep]

I have a GSP also and I'm pullin' for ya.  Good luck and keep us posted. 

[saltwaterhillbilly]

thanks fellas i will keep everyone updated on how she is doing, so far the bloody raw bumps are starting to scab over hopefully thats the result of the steroids and anitbiotics they have her on but still no word on what or why from her biopsy.

[high country]

Lupus. Get an alergy test and keep the dog out of the sun. I have a corgi just like it, and my wife is a lvt.

[Heredoggydoggy]

I'd be willing to bet the dog got into a Yellowjacket nest.  Just a hole in the ground, but the nest can be bigger than a canteloupe.  They are very aggressive especially this time of year.  Looks like they could only sting through the areas where the fur was real short, or none at all.  [fingers crossed]

[Built4Outdoors]

I've seen this exact thing before! I had a black lab growing up that showed up with that on her nose one day. Probably something she picked up in the woods. Back then we used VCA for vet services and they put steroids on it and probably gave a shot. It's was almost like a bunch of pustules all over her nose. It did eventually go away but it took a while and the nose never really looked the same. Several years later she developed a large tumor in her neck and had to be put down. Don't know if the two were related at all...
VCA Battleground, wa has seen it before. About 12 years ago. Her name was Pepsi, maybe they can give you some info on it.

[saltwaterhillbilly]

Results came back from Annie Oakleys biopsy and id like to say thanks to Everett Banfield vet for charging 400 bucks for a test that came back with them saying they dont know what is wrong with her, dang do i feel cheated and mad that they got me for that much money for nothing! On the other hand her nose is scabbing over and healing aslong as we leave the cone of shame on her so she dont paw at it, but the vet said no bird hunting for her till its completley healed. Which sucks cuz all this time on deployment i been looking forward to season an getting her out.

[NW-GSP]

sorry to hear your dogs out, your more then welcome to go bird hunting with me and my gsp anytime I go

[silverdalesauer]

Results came back from Annie Oakleys biopsy and id like to say thanks to Everett Banfield vet for charging 400 bucks for a test that came back with them saying they dont know what is wrong with her, dang do i feel cheated and mad that they got me for that much money for nothing! On the other hand her nose is scabbing over and healing aslong as we leave the cone of shame on her so she dont paw at it, but the vet said no bird hunting for her till its completley healed. Which sucks cuz all this time on deployment i been looking forward to season an getting her out.

$400 down the drain - I'd request a refund and get a second opinion. Banfield sucks.