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cariblonde · 12-11-2007, 07:46 AM

Gizzie stuck her little face in a fire ant bed

she started whining and going crazy then my husband saw all the ants on her, mostly her face, so he put her under the faucet in the tub to get them off, after she just layed there she couldnt even hold her head up and her breathing was very faint.. I told him to check her gums and they were paper white so he gave her some
Karo(i was on the phone coming home from work) and she eventually started to perk up a little, i can tell her face is swollen and she wasnt herself last night but she got some ham and cheese and she got to sleep in the bed with mommy and daddy so she was feeling a little better today

myboy · 12-11-2007, 07:55 AM

I am sorry to hear that. I hope she gets feeling better soon. Sounds like she is the way to recovery.

my baby Sadie · 12-11-2007, 08:05 AM

I'm soo glad she is feeling better!! That is so scary!

Patti · 12-11-2007, 08:09 AM

That is scary. Hopefully she will be feeling much better soon.

Brooklynn · 12-11-2007, 08:13 AM

I would be giving her some baby benadryl. I had that happen to one of my yorkies but we were off to the vet in a heartbeat! Fire ant bites are nothing to mess with. JMHO.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers

tanksmom · 12-11-2007, 08:27 AM

Be careful! My Chloe got into ants and ended up hospitalized! Keep an eye out for swelling and I hope this to shall pass.

Yorkiekids · 12-11-2007, 08:43 AM

I hate those ants. They really hurt. Maybe you'll have to give her some benadryl to help with the itches.

akcyorkies4u · 12-11-2007, 08:45 AM

aww poor baby glad she is ok

MIZBROWN · 12-11-2007, 08:46 AM

OMG! How scary...I just watched a program on fire ants the other day... So thankful that she's okay and that she wasnt hurt to bad...

Sawyers mommy · 12-11-2007, 11:21 AM

That is so sad. I hate fire ants. You will have to watch her closely fro a delayed reaction if she had a lot of bites. Good Luck

scrappysmom · 12-11-2007, 11:27 AM

thats scary hope she starts feeling better.

Ladymom · 12-11-2007, 11:42 AM

OMG! How scary!

Have you checked with your vet? I would think she would need Benedryl as Brooklynn suggested.

genie · 12-11-2007, 11:43 AM

Aww poor baby, I am glad she is feeling better. I don't have any experience with fire ants-not sure I have even ever seen one...but I think that happened to someone elses baby on YT too and the baby was ok.

cariblonde · 12-12-2007, 08:17 AM

Thanks everyoen, Gizzie is doing much better now, i didnt know how much benadryl to give her so i just let her lick a few drops off my finger, it knocked her right out but helped with the swelling

Amy81 · 12-12-2007, 08:21 AM

We went through the same thing not long ago.. We were at my mom's sister house. And Cody was running around playing in their yard. and i picked him up and he had ants all over him. me and mom were frantically getting them off they were everywhere on his belly. that night i noticed 2 spots on him where he had been bit. i put some hydrocortisone cream on the spots and in a few days the spots were gone. Cody didn't seem to be bothered by him. didnt scratch them.

I hope your baby feels better soon!!

12-11-2007, 07:46 AM	#1
cariblonde Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wilmington nc Posts: 1,585	we had a huge scare last night Gizzie stuck her little face in a fire ant bed she started whining and going crazy then my husband saw all the ants on her, mostly her face, so he put her under the faucet in the tub to get them off, after she just layed there she couldnt even hold her head up and her breathing was very faint.. I told him to check her gums and they were paper white so he gave her some Karo(i was on the phone coming home from work) and she eventually started to perk up a little, i can tell her face is swollen and she wasnt herself last night but she got some ham and cheese and she got to sleep in the bed with mommy and daddy so she was feeling a little better today __________________ Proud Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club and in the end, its not the years in your life that count but the life in your years.... Abraham Lincoln

12-11-2007, 07:55 AM	#2
myboy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,416	I am sorry to hear that. I hope she gets feeling better soon. Sounds like she is the way to recovery. __________________ Deiter, Cozmo & Lynda Yorkie say I Love You with there tail. Deiter says Kalina

12-11-2007, 08:09 AM	#4
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	That is scary. Hopefully she will be feeling much better soon. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

12-11-2007, 08:13 AM	#5
Brooklynn Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 4,280	I would be giving her some baby benadryl. I had that happen to one of my yorkies but we were off to the vet in a heartbeat! Fire ant bites are nothing to mess with. JMHO. Donna Bird Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers __________________ Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers www.brooklynnyorkies.com

12-11-2007, 08:43 AM	#7
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	I hate those ants. They really hurt. Maybe you'll have to give her some benadryl to help with the itches. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki

12-11-2007, 08:05 AM	#3
my baby Sadie Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 118	I'm soo glad she is feeling better!! That is so scary!

12-11-2007, 08:27 AM	#6
tanksmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: texas Posts: 563	Be careful! My Chloe got into ants and ended up hospitalized! Keep an eye out for swelling and I hope this to shall pass.

12-11-2007, 08:45 AM	#8
akcyorkies4u YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bakersfield Posts: 569	aww poor baby glad she is ok __________________ I am a YT breeder in Bakersfield,Ca & the Human-Training Specialist for the Spoiled Rotten Club

12-11-2007, 08:46 AM	#9
MIZBROWN Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,293	OMG! How scary...I just watched a program on fire ants the other day... So thankful that she's okay and that she wasnt hurt to bad... __________________ Mommy to Meka "MeMe" Brown aka Meka the Diva Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club & CA Yorkies www.dogster.com/dogs/567943

12-11-2007, 11:21 AM	#10
Sawyers mommy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: fla Posts: 624	That is so sad. I hate fire ants. You will have to watch her closely fro a delayed reaction if she had a lot of bites. Good Luck __________________ Sawyers Mommy: Proud member of the Spoiled rotten Club

12-11-2007, 11:27 AM	#11
scrappysmom Mommy's Baby Doo Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DesMoines ,Ia Posts: 5,318	thats scary hope she starts feeling better. __________________ mommy to Lizzie, charliegirl Rip Scrappy doo, Rip Sunday.

12-11-2007, 11:42 AM	#12
Ladymom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,317	OMG! How scary! Have you checked with your vet? I would think she would need Benedryl as Brooklynn suggested. __________________ http://www.myladysdogbows.com/ http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref...6213341?ref=nf

12-11-2007, 11:43 AM	#13
genie Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington Posts: 1,752	Aww poor baby, I am glad she is feeling better. I don't have any experience with fire ants-not sure I have even ever seen one...but I think that happened to someone elses baby on YT too and the baby was ok.

12-12-2007, 08:17 AM	#14
cariblonde Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wilmington nc Posts: 1,585	Thanks everyoen, Gizzie is doing much better now, i didnt know how much benadryl to give her so i just let her lick a few drops off my finger, it knocked her right out but helped with the swelling __________________ Proud Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club and in the end, its not the years in your life that count but the life in your years.... Abraham Lincoln

12-12-2007, 08:21 AM	#15
Amy81 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida Posts: 6,523	We went through the same thing not long ago.. We were at my mom's sister house. And Cody was running around playing in their yard. and i picked him up and he had ants all over him. me and mom were frantically getting them off they were everywhere on his belly. that night i noticed 2 spots on him where he had been bit. i put some hydrocortisone cream on the spots and in a few days the spots were gone. Cody didn't seem to be bothered by him. didnt scratch them. I hope your baby feels better soon!!