bee sting good morning, this is my first post. we have a tiny 2.7 pound yorkie and she got stung in leg by a bee yesterday. I rushed her to vet and they were able to save her life! Now the question is how can I protect her? She is NEVER out of my sight! I praise God that she is alive and recovering!!! |
Awwww......poor baby. Hope she is okay. While we do our best, the truth is we can never protect them fully. We have to find a balance between protecting them and still let them be dogs. They enjoy being outside and love just being dogs barking at everything that moves, running through the fields and playing with their little doggie buddies. The only thing we can do is to remain diligent especially when they are outside. As for what can you if she gets another bee sting? Did the vet recommend anything like benadryl. I am allergic to bee stings and seafood (shell fish). I keep benadryl at all times. You can ask your vet if there is something you can give right away if it should happen again. The more knowledgeable on here may have better suggestions. |
Just remember a sentence a very smart person told me once when I was upset over something I thought my DOG was going to miss..... "Humans humanize our pets...dogs are actually dogs...they are like a 3 month old baby....what they dont know, they dont miss..." No truer words ever spoken! It is US that enjoy running in fields, hair blowing in a fresh breeze....because we have done that! If that tiny little dog has never set foot in your back yard, it does not know that back yard, it has never read about that back yard, it hasnt talked to others that have been there and enjoyed it.....if that tiny little dog has only stretched his little 2 inch long legs in your home, that is all it knows and all it looks forward to doing! If that baby has been on your covered concrete patio, and smelled the fresh air as he ran from one end of that patio to the other, THAT is what he know and what he will miss.....if he runs around the back yard, gets stung by a bee and it almost kills him, THAT is what he knows and what he will miss, I dont happen to believe that is something I would want to have repeated just so that tiny little dog can be outside. That baby will not miss running thru the grass, to get stung by a bee.... |
they are like a 3 month old baby....what they dont know, they dont miss..." Amen-amundo, Yorkiemom! I had two cats who, when outside, wore small dog harnesses (yep, biiigg cats) that were attached to a 20 ft runner; neither was ever allowed to run free as I respect others and loved my cats. Both felines were well-adjusted, happy, healthy and lived into their teens. Don't know, don't miss!!! |
Does Benadryl come in liquid? How much and when would one administer this? And is only for bee stings? Piper is about 9 lbs. Thank you for guidance! |
Thank god she is okay! You should have a doggie ER kit at all times, and part of that kit is Benadryl which can literally save lives. Keep cut-up pills of the correct size on hand, and also keep the liquid Benadryl on hand in case you literally have to force it down the throat. The dose is 1-2mg per lb - but use the higher does for stings! See the thread in ER to flesh out the rest of your ER / first aid kit. |
I used to have a German Shepherd who, once stung by one, hated wasps and would literally endure stings just so she could chomp 'em to death! I do believe my Pipe may be a different species entirely...! Thank you for much-needed advice on emergency kit, et al, Wylie's Mom. Hard to believe we're headed into summer already and even more unbelievable is that Piper has been with me for two years (pretty much as of today)--truly seems like mere months! One thing for certain, I know God loves me because he brought Piper into my life; she's my little gift from Him! |
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