my poor little baby she is a small taco bell dog about 3 pounds she was sunning on the back porch i heard her screaming and i ran thinking a cat she was running around crying and when iopen the door she ran in i was chasing her i noticed yellow jacket on her hip she is so scared wont leave my side tears was in her eyes i killed that damn bee i keep watching to see if she will get sick she keeps working her tongue like she is going to get sick i see 2 little bumps on her hip she is sooooo scared bless her little heart
anyone ever have a small dog get stung befor what should i look for ?

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That's a strange reaction for a sting from an animal. Have you called her vet just to describe what you see, and ask if she may be allergic? If you have a good vet, they'll help you over the phone first, and have you come in only if there's a problem..

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well called the vet she said to give her some benadryl and if she keeps it up bring her in
told me to give her little less then 1/4 of a cap for her weight i got her to take it
she will not leave my side even had to go to the restroom with me!
she has a bed with her own quilt and a heating pad she stays in put she will not stay unless i sit with her
yes she is spoiled when we got her she was so small and sick ppl who had her befor i took her was mean to her broke her tail and kicked her she was no bigger then my palm she was full of worms and they almost killed her she was at vets in DOGGIE ICU for 3 days on IV'S
vet called said he did not think she would make it she was so scared i went and sat with her and hand feed her scrambled eggs lol well she made it
we have had her almost 10 years now she is part of the family ok i rambled on enought about her i know somepeople will think i am crazy
but she is my baby!

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interesting site about pets
http://www.askanexoticvet.com/

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Wish I'd seen this sooner, Donna. Yes, my various little dogs have been stung several times. If it's a bee, you have to get the stinger out with tweezers. It can be very scary for them, as well as painful.

And my vet says to give them a Benedryl (yes, the human anti-histamine) as soon as possible. Helps with the inflammation and allergic reaction. Then just watch her. Remember that she got a big dose for such a tiny dog, so if she starts swelling anywhere, has trouble breathing, or if the site starts looking bad, take her to the vet. Most of the time, though, they'll be ok.

HTH, brenda


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I have a chihuahua that swells up all on his face when he get's his shot's. I was told to give him, benadryl as well.They're just so little and sensitive.I hope your baby is doing better now. Damn bee

thanks everyone she is doing better now still very scared but sleeping
she wont let us touch where she was stung we see 3 bumps would the stinger still be in her from the yellow jacket's
hubby got rid of the nest

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Donna, generally a yellow jacket does not leave a stinger, but a honey bee will. If you have any meat tenderizer, as soon as she'll let you, you can mix a little bit with water into a paste and dab on the bumps. That will help take the swelling down.

Poor little pumpkin!


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I know how you feel...my best friend in the world weighs 5 lbs and loves me more then life!

To get to the rainbow you must first pass through the rain!

Donna, how's your little doggie doing? Sorry this happened to her. Hope she's on mend.

Susan


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Donna,
How is the poor little dog? I feel so bad for her.
I hope that she is ok...let us know!

Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy.
And cooking done with care is an act of love.
- Craig Claiborne

thank you everyone
Peaches is doing some better
she is not crying nomore
she is having trouble laying she was stung on both hips and her back
we fixed her like a valley of quilts in her bed so she just fits on her belly she is sleeping like that so she dont roll over
she will not go out back no more to potty
use to if she was out front she would not go there she would bark to you let her in and then she would go to back door and bark to go out
thank god she is going out front now
but she has arthur in her hips and the steps up front is kind hard
so we carry her up and down
man she is going to milk this for weeks!
lol she is spoiled
we cant find no stingers but she crys out if you touch her she is eatting and drinking so i think everything will be fine
she has us running do her bid

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She sounds like my cat Muffin. I stepped on her paw a few weeks ago, and now, whenever she sees me watching her, she starts limping. (LOL)
I had it checked; and her paw is fine, but she is milking it, too.
And they call them dumb animals...

Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy.
And cooking done with care is an act of love.
- Craig Claiborne

An herbal remedy for stings (bee and wasp) Try to find plantain in your yard. It's a weed that is as common as dandelions. It has roundish leaves with parallel veins running from the stem to the tip of the leaf. The leaves grow in roundish clusters (rosettes) and they have seed stalks that grow straight up from the center of the plant. The stalks a LOADED with seeds (which is the source of psyllium husks by the way) They look like teeny little hostas, because they ARE hostas. Take a good full handful of leaves and wash them. Then put them in a blender with a bit of water. Blend it up until you get a good paste. Keep it in a jar in the fridge. When someone or a pet gets stung, take a cotton ball and douse it with the paste and stick it on the wound with a bandaid. It relieves the pain and the swelling IMMEDIATELY. When my kids were growing up, I kept this remedy in my fridge every summer, making a new batch every season, and had it at the ready. The neighbor kids would even come over to get their sting medicine. You have to get it on there immediately. A couple of day later may not help. Your poor doggie probably is suffering from the excruciating itching from it now. If she will let you, try to find some benedryl cream say........at Walgreens, and put that on the spots, it should help with the itching. I got stung on 4th of July and was scrambling int he yard to find plantain. I found one plant and stripped it. It really helped.

I use benedryl to sedate my dog during thunder storms and when the garbage thunder trucks come through town.



Barb
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"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

thanks barb
i wish i could see a pic of what you are talking about lol i will have to look it
i am always willing to try herbal remedys or home remedys
if you have any more and you would like to share i would love to know them
would make for a great topic i think


peaches is doing fine now still scared some but fine other ways
thanks everyone for careing

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