TooTooMommy
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- Jun 17, 2016
- 200
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- Country
- USA
- Bulldog(s) Names
- Meaty, Sophie, & sometimes fosters
Our sweet Meaty has had THREE incidences in his 8 years where something (?)** stung him, and his face swelled quickly, which we all know can lead to the throat closing. Each time, we gave him Benadryl immediately and RUSHED him to the closest emergency vet. Thank God, his throat never completely closed; but the last time, his breathing was becoming so labored, it was SCARY! Unfortunately, the closest ER vet for us is a half-hour away.
For anybully that's worried about this---I wanted y'all to know that our vet sold us a syringe filled with that steroid they inject for this (sorry, I can't remember the name of it---but it's similar to Epinephrine). Now that the warm weather is here, I am constantly worried about bees (and other
scary insects!) It kills me that even if they just go outside for a quick potty; their life is in danger.
The vet told us he lost one of his bulldogs VERY quickly from something similar..... His was stung by a centipede and went into respiratory arrest before they could get him to his office for an injection.
**all three times, the vets, assistants, and us could NEVER find the actual SITE of the sting, so we really have no idea what stung him?
For anybully that's worried about this---I wanted y'all to know that our vet sold us a syringe filled with that steroid they inject for this (sorry, I can't remember the name of it---but it's similar to Epinephrine). Now that the warm weather is here, I am constantly worried about bees (and other
scary insects!) It kills me that even if they just go outside for a quick potty; their life is in danger.
The vet told us he lost one of his bulldogs VERY quickly from something similar..... His was stung by a centipede and went into respiratory arrest before they could get him to his office for an injection.
**all three times, the vets, assistants, and us could NEVER find the actual SITE of the sting, so we really have no idea what stung him?