Joe Norfolk, Virginia 3/26/2013 4:28:45 PM I am have the same problem with my 10 y/old Yellow Lab. She woke up about two months ago with a right ear hematoma which is a Blood-Filled Pocket in the Ear. Her ear was full of blood and stood steight out. During this time she had her first series of nose bleeds. They were just about every night and very heavy. Our vet, drained her ear and it filled back up the next day. We just had to wait for the body to heal it's self. Now her poor ear is very deformed. As for the bleeding, it hasn't gone away. It usually happens in the morning. It doesn't last long. But I just clean it up. The vet said he could run tests but they would be very expensive. I am retired, and on a tight budget and my wife has dementia and I must pay for a helper for her. As long as my Maggie is eating and drinking and is active I can not worry my self any more about her. I will check back here everyday to see what others find out from their Vets.
Gary Bedminster, New Jersey 3/9/2013 6:39:37 PM We have same situation as JGfromNC..this morning our 14 year old Bearded Collie's nose was running, I saw him sneezing several times, then noticed blood spattered on the wood floor and noticed his white hair around his nose was bright red...so, we brought him to our local vet, XRays showed little other than good heart, lungs but not conclusive in the sinuses..Vet looked and sees a 'void' or the opposite of a bump...concerns him, that may be tumor so we went to Red Bank Veterinary Hospital and he is there tonight and will get CT scan, rhinoscopy and biopsy tomorrow afternoon BUT I just read on the internet Ivectrin (heartgard) can cause bloody nose, specifically in Collies and I just gacve him his very first Heartgard yesterday (cannot get Interceptor any longer) and today his nose is bleeding?!?? SO, I HOPE this is what it is!! Also checking for heart worm (I just called this amazing animal hospital and told them to please check all of this)
jgfromnc Winston Salem, North Carolina 2/14/2013 11:25:28 AM Having a similar issue with our lab mix, started having nose bleeds mid January. Didn't know at the time blood was coming from nose-would just wake up to a mess of blood in his bed. After realizing the past wknd it is his left nostril, he's at the vet today. Rhino-scope with biopsies and a CT scan have been done. So far everything looks normal, awaiting biopsy results. It will probably be Monday before we know if they show anything. Very tough-he is scratching at his muzzle so much it is raw and his eyes are very droopy. They ruled out fungus and tumors based on the scans, but obviously the biopsies will give more information. I just hope to have answers.
Jennifer Wadsworth, Ohio 1/17/2013 7:37:31 AM Tom in NC, I also have a blood hound she is gonna be 10 years old...about a month ago she also started having nose bleeds and only on the left side ..I took her to the vet ..started antibotics, last night and this morning she sneezed and both times her nose started bleeding...I am freaking out..i called the vet she wants of course to do tons of tests ..that i can not afford ..i agreed to change antibotics to see if that will help..what is going on with your hound??? the vet told me anytime is it bleeding out of one nostril it is usually a tumor.
janis sequim, Washington 10/23/2012 2:14:25 PM dear esr....did you find out what the problem is. same thing with my dog....rhinoscopy found no foreign body but did find nasal cancer. call mecif you want. 360-775-0910
Tom hot springs, North Carolina 10/1/2012 9:37:47 PM to ESRThis is whats happening to my 4 year old hound dog.Were on a farm and she digs and gets her nose everywhere.I took her to the Vet and said she has amonia but after all the pills and one thousands dollars(Im poor too had to put it on a charge card) she is still bleedin thru her left nostril and Im affraid she may die.Im in asheville nc and looking for another vet who cares about helping animlas without money being the main reason to help.any info would be so apprecated
Freebird78 Los Angeles, CA 7/26/2012 10:04:09 AM Yikes after reading through all the comments and this article I'm a bit freaked out! I never knew dogs could get nosebleeds until I read this article http://www.findavet.us/2012/07/how-to-treat-dogs-n- ose-bleed-epistaxis/and now after reading your article I hope that my dogs never get it! Thank you for the info.
Don Asheville, NC 4/23/2012 5:58:50 AM My dog is a 3 1/2 year old Keeshond male and getting nose bleeds 2-4 times a day for the last 3 days. It doesn't last long and stops on it's own. Last January he was diagnosed with Auto-Immune Disease. He is currently on Prednisone, Azathioprine, aspirin and Famotidine. I took him to the vet and did a complete blood solids analysis and said that his blood is normal for a dog in his condition outside of his PCV being at 28. Two days earlier his PCV was at 33. It is a drop from a PCV of 36 from 3 weeks earlier when we first decreased his dose of Prednisone from 40mg to 30mg per day. Now I am giving him a 60mg dose per day the last 2 days following my vets instructions. He still has nose bleeds. His current doses are Prednisone 60mg was 30mg every day (30mg AM/30mg PM and was 20mg in the AM and 10mg in the PM ), Azathioprine 20mg every other day (1 dose), aspirin 5-10mg (1 dose per day)(I have been using a store bought brand and cutting it to attempt to get about the correct dosage) and Famotidine 10mg (1 dose per day). I am keeping a close eye on him and I am also taking him back to the vet tomorrow to check his PCV again. The doctor in charge of my dogs' care said that she contacted her head office and said that they have never experienced nose bleeds as part of an Auto-Immune disease case. Any help on this matter is greatly appreciated.
ESR Eben, MI 4/11/2012 5:05:14 PM I have a 13 yr old female Cairn Terrier. Her name is Belle. She went outside with my Boxer one night to go potty before bedtime just like always, and they were back indoors in under a two minutes. But when Belle came in she was sneezing and each time a spray of blood came out. It did stop in about a minute as I held a towel under her face. She was fine after that. I thought maybe she stuck her nose where it didn't belong. She is a hunter and is always sticking her nose into places it doesn't belong. We live on 26 acres in the country and she has gopher holes and such, and is always hunting about the yard, so I didn't really think nothing of it. Then about a week later(five days ago), she starting sneezing again and this time no blood but she seem to have a difficult time breathing out her left nostril. I took her to the vet and the vet said she would need xray and endoscope, and if they found something foreign up her nose they could possibly remove it, but that they did not have the endoscope at their office and would have to refer me to a vet in another town. But she also said it could be a tumor. I said I wanted to wait a few days as it sounded like a very expensive procedure and I am very poor. But then this morning at 8:30am Belle started to sneeze again and a lot of blood was coming out again, this time kind of clotty, and it has been continuing all day, it is now 8pm. So I called the vet they referred me to, and asked them how much it will cost for xrays and the endoscope and if they need to remove a foreign matter from her nose. They told me from $350.00 to $700.00. I made the appt for tomorrow, but I really don't know where I am going to get that kind of money. Today's Vet. sure does ask a lot for their services. I can remember a day when a Vet. would take care of your pet without asking for three months wages from you in return. Of course in those days people lived a lot simpler too.
Brad Dunham Fairfield, CA 2/23/2012 3:55:56 AM Since last September, my 15-year old dog Max had three separate episodes of bleeding of unknown original until this last episode. The first two times we came home to find pooling and splattering all over our house, but he seemed to fine whenever we got home. We took him into our vet, found his protein levels had skyrocketed...a high tale sign of possible cancer so we were told. All results came back negative. After both times he became his old self with spurts of energy, so we presumed nothing extreme. This last time, my wife found him bleeding from the nose with blood everywhere in the backyard. Neither time before had he shown any source of where the blood came from. Needless to say, the doctor could not stop the bleeding and Max was lathargic. He had an extreme form of cancer in his nasal cavity. We lost him two days ago. The doctors never thought to think nasal because at the time we never had any telltale signs. All I have to say is that if you see pooling or splattering of blood caused from your dog with no telltale signs of why or even if it is from a known nosebleed; please include an examination of the nasal cavity. I hate to see anyone else have to go through the pain as my family and I did when we lost our beloved Max.
Robert S. Missouri City, TX 12/9/2011 6:41:52 AM My dog Cooper had his 1st nose bleed 2 weeks ago out of his left nostril only. All blood work normal. He was put on Vitamin K, then our vet referred us to a specialist. A 3d scan showed a mass in his left sinus cavity and surgery was performed. Surgery performed by punching a hole into his sinus cavity above the left eye and a soft, coral texture mass was removed from the cavity during surgery. Cooper now has 5 staples in his head. So far, all test for cancer, fungus, bacteria are all negative. Total cost so far of $3500.00. Cooper is still bleeding from his nose. Cooper is now taking Piroxicam and Doxycycline but the side effects worry me. Will update with any knew info.
Tim jacksonville, FL 11/15/2011 12:14:24 PM We have been fighting with an issue with our 8yo australian Shepard for about 2 months. It started with wheezing attacks. Later it progressed to nose bleeds and occasion a deep hacking cough. For about a week and half he has been on cipro, doxycycline, and an anti-fungal. We've also put him on prednisone a anti-inflammatory dose. This seems to keep the nose bleed at bay. After a few days he went to constant nose bleed and laying around to occasional blood drip and more active. We have been slowly backing into a diagnosis of possible nasal tumor or deep fungal infection since he has been on such heavy antibiotics for a week and a half and the issue is not resolved. We still have another week and half to go with the meds. Nothing negative has shown up in the blood work, just heightened white blood cell count. This is why he was started on the latest antibiotics. Next step would be head X-ray to check for fungal or tumor. Neither is good.
D. Houston, TX 11/10/2011 6:25:40 PM My 11 years dalmatian had nose bleeds for 2 days, prior he had nausea and vomiting and high fever for 5 days. I took him to the vet almost every day,I was told blood work and urine were fine. Well, he expired yesterday. I still do not have an answer what went wrong, he does not have a diagnosis. He had blood also in his stool , urine and vomited blood the day before he died.
JEFF Jackson, GA 10/30/2011 10:52:10 AM i have a 10 yr old boxer who has had a nosebleed for 2wks and the vet just said to give him antibiotics and should clear it up..wrong answer..still having the nosebleeds and it seems to be getting worse..we are cash strapped and dont know where to turn too..can someone point me in the right direction before we lose our BEST FRIEND?
Chrissie York, England, YT 10/27/2011 7:00:54 AM I found this item really helpful. I have an Old English Sheepdog who is almost 12. She was diagnosed with Cushings a few months ago. Despite the meds she still seems very anxious and has had five nosebleeds, one of which was from one nostril. I went into the kitchen afer I fed her today and found the inside of her bowl covered in blood, as were her cheeks and beard. There was also bright red blood spattered around the kitchen floor. I dabbed at her nose and it was dry, while last time it happened she was bleeding from one nostril. I am wondering if it can be tooth as well as nose related, but I can't open her mouth to have a good look. The vet tested her blood pressure and said it was normal. I'm very worried as this seems to be happening more frequently.
Chuck Saranac Lake, NY 8/10/2011 8:48:25 AM To Brampton James in Ontario, My poor little dog was diagnosed with a carcinoma in his nasal cavity. He's getting radiation treatment, which is expensive. If you poor dog has a growing tumor, she's likely to be quite uncomfortable. I'm no vet, but my research suggests that frequent nosebleeds are pretty bad news. I'm afraid you should prepare yourself for a very difficult decision. I wish you and your dog well. Chuck
James Brampton, ON 7/7/2011 7:36:32 PM My dog is almost 14 and she has a tumor in her nose, as well she cant breath at all from her nose, and loosing sleep, she tries to sleep and has to have her head on a odd angle to get any sleep. I cant really afford to do a lot of testing and she had a few times where she would sneeze and blood was present, then it stopped for awhile then today she had a violent nose bleed and blood was EVERYWHERE.... I was nervous and did not know what to do. I waited and it seem to have stopped. A few hours went by and it happend again. Is there something that might be real dangerous about this? I feel this might be her time... Any thoughts? James
tammy kansas city, MO 7/4/2011 11:55:39 AM i have a 4yr old germansheperd took her to specialist for nose bleed thousands of dollars in test which came back fine,some protien in urine and they say her blood pressure was high while under anethesia was given med for high blood pressure im not comfortable giving it she doesnt act ok, vet said give it some time.8 months ago i switched to grain free high protien with chelted minerals and extra protanites for better absorbtion i think that might be a the problem. love my dog and need some advice!!
Cynthia San Manuel, AZ 6/30/2011 8:59:21 AM My name is Cynthia, I have had my dog Duncan for almost half of my life. He is 13 years old and my whole family loves him. My family smokes cigarettes. Every time Duncan is around the smoke, we even smoke outside, his nose starts to bleed. Its really bad, its a lot of blood, it gets everywhere. He licks his paws until it is gone. Im wondering if it is the smoke that causes these nose bleeds or is it his age? Thank you for your time. Cynthia
Phillip Dayton, OH 2/1/2011 7:07:49 AM My dog (a black lab mix)who is 9 years old, began having nose bleeds when I let him outside to use the bathroom during the winter. It was cold and snowy outside and I initially thought that perhaps it had something to do with the cold air and freezing his nose inside. The bleeding was mild to moderate and seemed to stop shortly after returning inside. It generally bled only from his left nostril. after several weeks this changed. He began having them inside the house and even while he was lying down on his bed. The bleeding became more profuse and on occasion he bled from both nostrils. This began to really frighten me. I have scheduled an appointment for him at the vet to have him examined. I have some antibiotics and prednisolone that the vet had prescribed for him previously for allergies. I gave him one of each yesterday and so far he seems to have responded to this well. After having nose bleeds for the past 2-3 days and during the night, this morning was different. No nose bleed so far. I don't recommend this without consulting a vet first but since these meds were already prescribed for him I knew they wouldn't hurt. I have two links to a couple articles that I have found informative and useful. They are just below this comment. I hope they offer others some help and information. (link 1) http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_epistaxis__th- e_bloody_nose.html (link 2) http://www.dog-health-guide. org/caninenosebleeding.html Make sure you copy the whole link. the line has been split into two lines because of the width of the comment box. Have a great day and hope everyone's dog(s) gets well soon!!!