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Fleur

Fleur first presented to us as a very sad 10 week old Labrador. She had swollen joints and was reluctant to move, had weeping sores throughout her ears, over her face, and around her vulva. Fleur was also running a fever. After a thorough workup she was diagnosed with Juvenile Sterile Granulomatous Dermatitis, otherwise known as Puppy Strangles. This is an uncommon disease that strikes mostly puppies under 4months of age. They develop acute facial swelling, and enlarged lymph nodes, with sore spots developing on the face, in the ear, around the eyelids and the muzzle. These sores are initially sterile (have no known viral or bacterial component) however that can change as they weep and are open to new infections. Fleur was already unlikely to have this disease, but as her symptoms show, she had a bad case of it – less than 25% develop a sterile suppurative arthritis (the cause of her stiff, swollen joints) and fever. With early diagnosis puppies usually have an excellent prognosis. As you can see through the photos Fleur recovered well, and at her most recent visit, for her final puppy vaccination, was a beautiful, bouncy, healthy Labrador.

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