What do you do if your dog got stung by a bee?

Answer 1

Just like humans, dogs get bee stings. And in this case, the treatment is very similar. Remove the stinger with tweezers, or by scraping it off with a dull knife or even your fingers. The stinger, even if not attached to the bee, will continue to pump toxin into the wound for some time, so your goal is to (a) remove the stinger fast before it pumps more and (b) not compress the stinger so YOU don't pump some toxins in. However, time is the most important factor here; don't waste a second looking for a dull knife -- just get the stinger out. If you're near a beehive, get out of the area fast. Bees release danger pheromones that other bees can easily detect, and they can swarm to defense of the hive. Pheromones are very hard to wash off, so distance in this case is your friend. If problems with breathing occur or there's a sign of an allergic reaction, head for the Vet pronto. Look for difficulty breathing (the biggest danger), extreme over-body swelling, listlessness. Allergic reactions can be fatal, so aim for a vet if you're concerned about an allergic reaction. Coldpack the wound. Consider an antihistimine like Benadryl (diphenhydramine). For dogs, dosage is every 8 hours or tid, at 1mg/lb. In America, diphenphydramine is packaged as Benadryl and comes in 25mg and 50mg tablets. Feel free to cut up the tablets to get the correct dosage. Diphenhydrtamine is not particularly dangerous, so don't worry if you can't get exactly 33mg. Just get close and err on the side of caution. It's important that you look at the label on the box and make sure the only active ingredient is diphenhydramine. While Benadryl is pure diphenhydramine and inert ingredients, some cold remedies contain diphenhydramine -- but -- they contain other active meds too (such as acetaminophen for one), which needs to be watched very carefully when dosing animals. It's best to use pure diphenhydramine as the only active ingredient (note that inactive ingredients aren't a problem, but the purer the better). Don't give your dog or your human diphenhydramine if your pet has prostatic disease or glaucoma. If you know your dog is extremely allergic to bees, you can talk to your vet about the solution people use for this: Epinephrine (aka adrenilin). You vet may or may not recommend setting up a bee sting kit that includes injectable epi. Also, mention EpiPens to your vet. These are spring loaded syrettes that you slam against a muscle and they automatically inject. I've not heard of EpiPens being used for dogs, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Again, a question for your vet. If the bee sting persists over a week, or the size of the bump or reddened area exceeds 3", head for a vet.

Answer 2

You don't treat the location you treat the entire system just like you would for yourself.

Benedryl works fine for dogs. Use same doseage for a child 12 and under and you will be fine. A 25 mg tablet will also cause the dog to sleep for several hours. This is normal, it's letting the medication work. For small dogs, under 25 lbs I would give a 1/2 or 1/3 of a tablet.

Answer 3

take your dog to a vet and they will more than likely inject him with an antihistamine and help remove the stingers

AnswerCapture the bees and contact an entomologist immediately. Offer to sell him the bees for a million dollars. Because these bees are obviously a brand new species that no one has ever seen before. You see, most bees, meaning every bee that has ever been discovered in the history of the planet before YOU discovered THESE bees, don't bite. They sting.

As for your dog, i wouldn't worry about him, if he was bitten. You see, though a bee's STING contains poison, i would think his BITE would not. Of course, no one really knows for sure, because there's never been a recorded case of a BEE BITE. Now, if the dog was STUNG, you might have a problem. If it was "a lot" of bees, it could kill him. But clearly, that is not an issue here because your dog was BITTEN, not stung.

But still, I think I would take him to the vet. Be sure to tell the vet that he was BITTEN by bees. When he askes you if you mean that the dog was "stung", insist that no, you know what you are talking about and THESE bees BIT your dog. But watch it, because the vet is going to try to get you to bring one of these bees in so HE can get the credit and fame for discovering a new species of bees.

LMAO

Answer 4

Honestly, you shouldn't worry if your dog was stung. They're natural healers and he or she will be fine in a short time. My dog has been stung in the mouth and he was fine in a few hours, and quite well the next day. Bee stings are something minor for a dog.

Answer 5

IF you have a homeopathic First aid kit and book it will tell you to use Apis 30C or 200C and how often to give the remedy.

if swelling a fair bit give the remedies on the way to the vets what you should do is put baking soda and mix it with water until it is a paste. that'll make any toxins left from the sting wound dissapear.then you spread it all around the wound,and last you put an ice pack on it to keep the swelling down

Answer 6

Same thing you'd do if a person got stung, nothing. There isn't really anything you can do. Maybe soak the sting in cold water. The big problem is you can't tell the dog 'It's okay, you'll be fine.' because the dog doesn't understand! The dog will be in a some pain for a few days, but he'll get better. So don't worry.

ps. This has happened to my dog, and lot's of dogs. He'll be fine.

Answer 7

Get the Vet to prescribe an Antihistamine drug.

Answer 8

try to soak the paw in cold water but remember to take out the stinger as fast as you can cause if you don't then the poison will stay inside your dog