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05-05-2013, 08:51 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Baltimore, MD.
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| Fire Ants! Traveling home from Florida, Allie stepped across a small fire ant nest. In literally 2 seconds, they were attacking. My mom (she was walking Allie) swooped Allie up and started brushing then off. Allie wasn't bitten, but mom was bitten badly. Within 5 minutes, mom's arms and hands were swollen to twice their size. She had such a severe allergic reaction. Thank goodness for the iPhone. I was able to locate a local urgent care that was open on Saturday. Mom was given a shot stronger than prednisone, plus prednisone pills, creams and a spray. She is still sick, and very swollen, with nasty fluid filled bumps. She said her arms and hands feel like pins and needles. The doctor said if a little two pound dog was bitten (even once or twice), that the venom very well could have killed her. I always travel with emergency supplies for the pups, but never kept liquid Benadryl in the car. Being uneducated and unprepared could have cost my baby her life. Now I know not to leave home without it. In the 5 minutes it takes to find a pharmacy, it could be too late, especially when traveling, and not knowing where a pharmacy or a vet is located. The doctor said do not use water to get the ants off. It makes them panic and sting even more. Mom is our hero. She really took a big hit for little Allie. I just wanted to make everyone aware of the terrible danger. If anyone else has anything to add, I'd love to learn more about what to do, etc. It was so scary. I like to think I am so vigilant, but danger lurks everywhere! BTW- we finally made it home @ 5 this morning. Thank goodness!
__________________ Kim- Mom to Lola, Mia, Allie, and Lucy, always in my heart |
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05-05-2013, 08:55 AM | #2 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| Oh, Kim, we have them all over down here. I am SO sorry this happened to your mom...tell her not to scratch those things. Get some spray that numbs them when they itch. If she scratches them, they will get infected...there is something about those bites that is quite nasty! They itch like no tomorrow! Thank goodness your Allie is ok....I am scared to death of those nasty things and walk around my yard all the time looking for them so I can get rid of them. I have stuff here to kill them, but have also had the exterminator come.
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05-05-2013, 09:21 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Baltimore, MD.
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| Linda, we just spent 6 months in FL., and I had no idea of this danger. I feel like such a fool. I googled, and a lady on MalteseTalk apparently lost her little one to fire ant stings. Their tiny bodies just can't handle the allergic response to the venom. If a grown woman is this sick from 4 bites, a little tiny pup wouldn't stand a chance. I'm just sick over this.
__________________ Kim- Mom to Lola, Mia, Allie, and Lucy, always in my heart |
05-05-2013, 09:28 AM | #4 |
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| Kim, here is a thread from last year where sugar was bitten by fire ants while I was away. The ants are a sub plot to the thread at first but still show the dangers. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...both-vets.html
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05-05-2013, 09:59 AM | #5 | |
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__________________ Kim- Mom to Lola, Mia, Allie, and Lucy, always in my heart | |
05-05-2013, 10:06 AM | #6 |
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| Oh no I so sorry to read about your Mom. Fire Ants are horrible. I hate those darn things. We have them here all over the place in Texas. My yard is treated for them and I thank heavens I don't have any in my yard. I have been stung by Fire Ants before and they are so very painful. I pray your Mom starts feeling better soon.
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05-05-2013, 10:07 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan USA & Sheffield UK
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| What an amazing mom you have!!! Getting stung like that herself to protect her grandpup. Hope she heels quickly. Did they give her something for the pain, as well the the allergic reaction & swelling? ZoE once bit at a bee on the ground at the dog park, on a Sunday afternoon. Luckily, I grabbed her, got in my car & flew to the Meijer pharmacy that was just a mile or two away for benadryl. It's just such a mad panic when something happens & you aren't prepared for it. Now I have a first-aid kit in my car.
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05-05-2013, 10:12 AM | #8 |
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| Praying for a quick recovery for your brave Mother...
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05-05-2013, 10:41 AM | #9 | |
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__________________ Kim- Mom to Lola, Mia, Allie, and Lucy, always in my heart | |
05-05-2013, 11:04 AM | #10 | |
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05-05-2013, 11:23 AM | #11 |
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| This is so scary, Kim. It only takes a moment for those awful things to cover a dog if they are in attack mode and that can be it if no one gets them treatment in time. Thank goodness your mom was watching her. I'm so impressed with your poor mom, though, sacrificing herself for her granddog. I hope and pray the poor thing can get some relief soon and none of her spots gets infected and the predisone. doesn't give her other problems. It is so scary when these tiny babies are outside - or inside - really. They have to be pretty constantly observed as there are a host of things on the inside they can get into trouble with, too. I swear I'm going to start wearing Tibbe like a backpack! And travel with Children's Benadryl. Keep us updated on how your mom is doing and kiss sweet Allie for me. Once Tibbe was outside and sat right down on a brand new ant hive and I was right there and grabbed him right up just as the ants were pouring out! So close!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
05-05-2013, 11:42 AM | #12 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| Yes, thank goodness for your mom....now, she may need to carry an Epi pen because if she is allregic to fire ants and has had this severe a reaction, I think they get worse and worse with each exposure.....she may even have a horrible reaction to wasps or bee stings also.......does she need to be carrying an Epi Pen now??? |
05-05-2013, 11:53 AM | #13 | |
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__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis Last edited by yorkietalkjilly; 05-05-2013 at 11:55 AM. | |
05-05-2013, 12:23 PM | #14 | |
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antiseptic spray triple antiboitic ointment hydrocortisone cream saline solution gauze rolls gauze pads medical tape tweezers scissors gloves snap cold packs petclot pack hydrogen peroxide vaseline tourniquet thermometer eyedropper syringe popsicle sticks craft sticks towel/cloths hockey laces our vet info emergency vet info poison control # doseage card of meds...like ZoE can have 1/2 of a baby asprin, 1/2 a 25mg benadryl tablet. I wrote it out & put a card in there. I was worried in that in a panic, I wouldn't remember each doseage correctly. I'd like to know if I'm missing anything?
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05-05-2013, 12:49 PM | #15 |
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| Very scary! Allie is a lucky little girl to have a great grandmother. I'm glad your mom is okay, and I hope she heals quickly. The pain sounds miserable!
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