My dog had a red lower eyelid which we thought might be a bug bite. I was out of town so my girlfriend took him to the vet next day. The way she tells it is she talks to the receptionist, who says something about dental before the vet has even seen the dog. The clinic is apparently running a special and it's "dental month".
So when the doc comes out he spent about 4 or 5 minutes total in the room, at one point he poked the dogs mouth with a swab which he bit off, then the doc says "yep that's an abscess".
The doc ordered blood work and gave him an antibiotic shot and some to take home antibiotics. Within 4-5 hours after the appointment, the eye swelling was pretty much gone. That seems suspicious to me, can someone confirm the antibiotic would work that fast? We thought maybe it was a bug bite/sting from these caterpillars that are out in force right now.
Here are some pictures of my dog taken Tuesday night: https://imgur.com/a/kNmqYTA
(Is there something about these pics that screams "dental abscess"?)
Here he is Wednesday afternoon after being on antibiotics for about 5 hours: https://imgur.com/a/0z4Bkfy
And today:
We did give him Benadryl Tuesday night but my girlfriend said the swelling hadn't gone down by Friday morning.
I'm just worried about my dog's quality of life because his premolar on one side is cracked and now doc says the opposite side has an abscess. Obviously I want him taken care of. We brush his teeth every day and there isn't much tartar but it's possible of course. I am just put off by how hasty the vet was and how he could have known that so fast.
Thanks in advance for any input.