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Originally Posted by hazelrunpack
Hi, smudge00.
Did your vet try to flush his nasal passages at all? Sometimes, grass awns or seeds can get stuck and cause recurring irritation/infection. They don't show on an xray, but sometimes a flush can dislodge it.
Recently there was a member who had a dog suffering from nosebleeds and the dog turned out to have ehrlichiosis. Are there many ticks in your area? Tick-borne diseases such as ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis can cause bleeding anomalies. There is a snap test put out by Idexx that is relatively inexpensive (I think about $65) and will test for Lyme's, anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis.
Meanwhile, sometimes cool compresses along the snout can stop the bleeding.
I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. 
 for your border collie. |
No, they did not flush his nose, that is a good idea, I am surprised they didn't think of that. I will look into the test kit. We are going to call our vet later today because we only have one day of meds left and we are concerned he might get worse without it. I will ask the vet about the nose flush. Thank you for your advise!