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Custer learns a valuable lesson
Don't mess with wasps or bees. He came in last night with his face all
puffed up and big sting on the top of his nose. It was too late to do anything, and he didn't seem in any discomfort so I decided to assess in the morning. Anyway, all's well that ends well, he's fine this morning, no swelling and the sting has faded. -- Nik Simpson |
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"nik Simpson" wrote in message ... Don't mess with wasps or bees. He came in last night with his face all puffed up and big sting on the top of his nose. It was too late to do anything, and he didn't seem in any discomfort so I decided to assess in the morning. Anyway, all's well that ends well, he's fine this morning, no swelling and the sting has faded. -- Nik Simpson Thankful purrs! Something similar happened to my dog, Sampson (RB) back in 1982. He was just a puppy and I had let him out in the back yard to do his business. I heard him yelp, then he ran inside and hid under the bed. His muzzle swelled up to twice its normal (tiny) size. He'd been stung by something, a wasp or a bee, I don't know. I couldn't get him out from under the bed. My car wouldn't start and my good for nothing husband wasn't anywhere around. I couldn't take him to the emergency vet. I called them; they told me to give him an antihistamine. Oh, like I keep those in the house. (I was lucky to have food back then.) I was so relieved when the swelling went down and he got over it all by himself. It's horrible to feel helpless when an animal is counting on you to take care of them. Jill |
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On 10/7/2011 1:28 PM, jmcquown wrote:
It's horrible to feel helpless when an animal is counting on you to take care of them. It seemed to be bothering me much more than him, so long as I didn't try to investigate and start poking around, he was quite happy to sleep ;-) -- Nik Simpson |
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"nik Simpson" wrote in message
... Don't mess with wasps or bees. He came in last night with his face all puffed up and big sting on the top of his nose. It was too late to do anything, and he didn't seem in any discomfort so I decided to assess in the morning. Anyway, all's well that ends well, he's fine this morning, no swelling and the sting has faded. -- Nik Simpson Poor baby! I'm glad he didn't have an allergic reaction. Joy |
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On 10/07/2011 08:01 AM, nik Simpson wrote:
Don't mess with wasps or bees. He came in last night with his face all puffed up and big sting on the top of his nose. It was too late to do anything, and he didn't seem in any discomfort so I decided to assess in the morning. Anyway, all's well that ends well, he's fine this morning, no swelling and the sting has faded. A number of years ago, my niece was watching her Siamese play in her back yard. It caught a bee in its mouth and was instantly in trouble. She grabbed her car keys, caught the cat and rushed it to the Vet two blocks away. The cat was dead by the time she got there. MLB |
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"MLB" wrote in message ... On 10/07/2011 08:01 AM, nik Simpson wrote: Don't mess with wasps or bees. He came in last night with his face all puffed up and big sting on the top of his nose. It was too late to do anything, and he didn't seem in any discomfort so I decided to assess in the morning. Anyway, all's well that ends well, he's fine this morning, no swelling and the sting has faded. A number of years ago, my niece was watching her Siamese play in her back yard. It caught a bee in its mouth and was instantly in trouble. She grabbed her car keys, caught the cat and rushed it to the Vet two blocks away. The cat was dead by the time she got there. MLB Yikes. That's a horrible tale. Anaphalactic shock, no doubt. But at least she rushed the cat to the vet rather than asking on a newsgroup "what should I do?" Jill |
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On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:48:10 -0500, nik Simpson
wrote: On 10/7/2011 1:28 PM, jmcquown wrote: It's horrible to feel helpless when an animal is counting on you to take care of them. It seemed to be bothering me much more than him, so long as I didn't try to investigate and start poking around, he was quite happy to sleep ;-) The times I have been stung by bees and, more often, hornets, it has hurt for five to ten minutes. Casady |
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My cat Binkley was coughing and coughing. Finally took him to the vet.
They couldn't see anything, so they did an x-ray and saw the stinger caught in his throat. Took it out and taped it to his chart. They'd never seen anything like it. He was never in danger, could still breathe, but I bet that felt really weird. On 10/8/2011 5:27 AM, jmcquown wrote: "MLB" wrote in message ... On 10/07/2011 08:01 AM, nik Simpson wrote: Don't mess with wasps or bees. He came in last night with his face all puffed up and big sting on the top of his nose. It was too late to do anything, and he didn't seem in any discomfort so I decided to assess in the morning. Anyway, all's well that ends well, he's fine this morning, no swelling and the sting has faded. A number of years ago, my niece was watching her Siamese play in her back yard. It caught a bee in its mouth and was instantly in trouble. She grabbed her car keys, caught the cat and rushed it to the Vet two blocks away. The cat was dead by the time she got there. MLB Yikes. That's a horrible tale. Anaphalactic shock, no doubt. But at least she rushed the cat to the vet rather than asking on a newsgroup "what should I do?" Jill |
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On 2011-10-08, jmcquown wrote:
"MLB" wrote in message ... On 10/07/2011 08:01 AM, nik Simpson wrote: Don't mess with wasps or bees. He came in last night with his face all puffed up and big sting on the top of his nose. It was too late to do anything, and he didn't seem in any discomfort so I decided to assess in the morning. Anyway, all's well that ends well, he's fine this morning, no swelling and the sting has faded. A number of years ago, my niece was watching her Siamese play in her back yard. It caught a bee in its mouth and was instantly in trouble. She grabbed her car keys, caught the cat and rushed it to the Vet two blocks away. The cat was dead by the time she got there. MLB Yikes. That's a horrible tale. Anaphalactic shock, no doubt. But at least she rushed the cat to the vet rather than asking on a newsgroup "what should I do?" Jill A sting in the mouth can cause the airway to swell closed. I had a kitten get stung on its nose once. The animal was uncomfortable for about a day, but wasn't in danger. Bud Bud |
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