Sweets was up to her usual morning routine- sniffing in the pasture, doing her "duties" and getting rowdy with our lab guest, Montana. Everything was okey dokey....Then we're on our way back up to the house and she spots a rabbit- game over!
I'm yelling her name, scooting Tater into the house...ahhh. All my brain is thinking is "DON'T CROSS THE STREET" to that little known land, where she risks driving cars and a buffet of other critters to chase I'm sure. I run to the front of the house, the rabbit darts in front of me and Sweets is nowhere to be seen. SWEETS!!!!!!!!! And just like that, I'm reassured by the sound of rustling bushes. There she is- Old Faithful sniffing the scent of her now long gone bunny.
So we get in the house, I go about by business and come downstairs and notice she's pawing her face. Double take.
HOLY SH&**T what happened? Her muzzle is swollen about 5 times it's size, she looks no longer like the friendly rabbit chasing pointer and more like a dog that got mugged on her way to the woods. All I can think is Spider bites, snake bites....turns out, yellow jackets. There were no visible insects, no immediate reaction and poof! swelling about 20 minutes after the incident.
Turns out the Vet is seeing lots of this lately. So buzz beware!
