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[luvmyjacks]

Just heard from my friend as he got on a plane that Bosun is bleeding from his nose now.  He is the dog that had the injections behind the eye and is regaining some sight.  He is on the itraconazole and from what I gather pound for pound more than my Will.  Is that a side effect of the Itra, is it a common symptom at all.  Can't remember if anyone else has posted with this problem and would appreciate input and advice which I will forward to my friend.  Thanks.

[Wilson3]

boy that doesnt sound good i jsut was reading about noses to
my prayer sare with them i hope all works out

[Jen]

Mmmm, sorry.  I do remember that Dirtbike did have a watery/bloody discharge from her nose at one point during her treatment, slight bit darkish- not bright red like active bleeding.  Not a whole lot, a few drops at a time, over a couple of weeks maybe.  I didn't stress over it, cuz all I cared was that she was breathing.

Remember that this is also a fungal pneumonia, and some bleeding is probably not uncommon, either from the lungs or the resp. passages.  I'll look it up and get back to you if I find anything.
jen

[Jen]

There was no on-point direct address of blasto-related nosebleeds in any site that I found, except that it is a common symptom of blasto, resp. infections/inflammations/pneumonias, etc.  He may want to contact the vet if it's bright red, if it's continuous, if it restricts his breathing (which it most likely won't as long as he can pant), if it's a LOT of blood, you know.  It could be anything, from the lungs, nasal dryness/irritation/infection, whatever, but I wouldn't discount it if it's enough blood to be alarming.
Let us know-
jen

[luvmyjacks]

Thanks Jen
I assume he is contacting a vet but I have sent him your reply just in case.  I hope this is not a serious setback.

[Wilson3]

 here is a site http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/skin-lesion-of-blastomycosis/overview.html
talks about the nose many site listed on this web site will talk about the nose wilsn lost part of the tip of his tonque i'll email you a picture from what i have all been reading it sounds like it could be like a lesion ,draining ulcer,or small abscess draining bloody or purulent pus i look for the sites with pictures but it sounds like that is what it is

[evayola]

I actually posted a month or so back about Marge getting a nose bleed. We were walking and she picked her head up and blood was rushing out of one of her nostrils. I took her to the vet immediately because I called first and she told me to bring her in. The vet didnt want to alarm me over the phone but I guess that it is a side effect in humans and there hasnt been one reported case in dogs and she wanted to make sure marge wasnt the first. We ran all blood tests just to make sure on everything and that is when the doctor suspected marge may be getting an ulcer and we treated her for that. I am going to try to find my old post.

[evayola]

here is my old post...


Tuesday I was walking Marge and it was really strange - she picked her head up and blood was pouring out of her nose. It was out of one nostril and I ran inside and grabbed paper towels til it stopped. I called the vet and we went right away. The vet thought that Marge looked pretty good. She did lose some weight but the vet thinks it is because Marge was sooo hungry that she was eating more than normal and now her hunger is at a normal level so her weight is fluctuating. I think I just need to up her food but with a big dog I am scared of her stomach twisting as she already eats 3 cups dry food & one chicken breast twice daily. The vet said that her lungs sound the best they have ever sounded and she can hear breathing in EVERY SINGLE LUNG CAVITY!!!!!!   That made me super excited. So, the vet didn't want to alarm me on the phone but the reason that she had me come in is because with fluconozole in humans it can reduce your blood platelets but there has never been a reported case in an animal and she didn't want Marge to be the first. So, we ran bloodwork on marge to check everything. Her liver and kidney values are great. Her red blood cells are lower than normal. When Marge was first sick she was at 42% and then halfway through then and now it was 40% and now she is at 38%. The vet was concerned but not alarmed because you just want to stay above 40%. The vet thinks that Marge may be developing an ulcer due to the medication. She is on 300mg 1x daily of fluconozole and one dose of deramaxx daily to help with her torn acl pain. We took her off the deramaxx as this can increase stomach irritation. We now have to have her on pepcid 10mg 2x daily along with another pill that we have to dissolve to help coat her stomach. I am hoping that it is nothing serious. Her activity level has been great and I have been taking her with me to work often. She loves that. Her tolerance her Homer's shennanigans is definitely decreasing. She has never ever had an ounce of meanness but it seems as though since she has gotten sick she doesn't want to put up with his crap. It cracks us up because he is such a puppy at heart even though he is three and Marge is like the grandma that doesn't want to do those silly things. I thank God everyday that Marge is still with us because we almost lost her and I swear that if we would have continued with the aggressive treatment and higher dosages we would have killed her. I am so happy with the progress that she has made. She lights up my life. I love when I come home and she want to do nothing but suck on my fingers like a baby. She follows me around the house just gumming my hand. I cannot imagine life without her - without any of my animals. They are the greatest thing ever! I will keep everyone posted on Marge and wish everyone the best. I am always here to answer any questions because I know how heart wrenching this disease is. 

[luvmyjacks]

Thank you so much for finding that post.  I sent it on and hopefully he can check to see if other meds are causing an ulcer in Bosun.