Bongo, my 2yr old cocker spaniel seams to have some type of swelling underneath his chin. The swelling seams to start on the ball of his chin towards the left and then there is like sagging skin that goes down the left side of his chin to where his neck starts. When I touch the area I can not really feel a specific lump... but the skin seams to feel thickened along the the left side (not quite an inch). Then there is loose skin resembling a turkey neck that goes down from there. I cant really tell if it is red or inflamed and i can't tell if there is some kind of centralized point (ingrown hair folicle) It does bother him a little when I touch the area. And he has recentely just started trying to scratch the area with his hind leg. Also I saw him nod his head in a wierd way... in an up and down motion. Other than that he is totally normal. Eats and drinks normal. He runs and plays normally. His poop is normal. I did also take his temperature and it was also normal.
I plan to take him to my vet on Monday morning... but just wanted to see if anyone has experienced anything simular... or if anyone has any ideas of what it could be. I am a health fanatic with my dogs... and I am gonna have a hard time waiting until my vet is in the office on Monday. We do have an emergency vet here in my town but their costs are like 5x the amount of my vet... so I was going to try to wait til Monday. But if anyone thinks it could be an emergency... please let me know.
Thanks in advance for any info or advise.
~ Bongo's Mom
p.s. do lymph glands in a dog extend up to the ball of their chin?
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Wish it were under happier circumstances
At first I was thinking perhaps a swollen gland, but it sounds to be farther up the neck, more localized in the chin area. My other thought was too an ingrown hair follice, but without a centralized point, no sign of inflamm. or swelling, it's hard to tell. Perphaps tomorrow the swelling may come to a head and then there's a good chance it's a localized inflammation. Is there any chance he could have gotten bitten by a bee or bug? The head tilt part has be baffled, though the sweeling in his neck may be causing him discomfort. If Bongo's eating, drinking, peeing, pooping, playing, no fever, I think you can wait until Monday. Though I'm like you, a real worrier, so I understand your concern. If Bongo begins to appear unwell, lethargic, not eating, drinking etc., I probably would give the ER vet a call tomorrow. But in the meantime, why not just keep an eye on it and wait until Monday. Hard, I know
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