Bees

Weird topic, I know.

It's Spring in Sydney and the bees are out doing their thing. Problem is Harley (Mr OCD) hates them and continually tries to eat them. He has actually swallowed a few and I'm petrified he will get stung and have a bad reaction.

So my question is has anyones dog been stung by a bee (or any other insect for that matter) and what was the reaction.

Think there's been a few on here though not me personally , swelling up of the face etc and ending up with a piriton tab to treat , though best to ask your vet for advice next time you see him for any sort of treatments

Brandy, Tali's sister was stung by a bee and had a bad reaction. Her face swelled up and we called her the bubble-wrap dog for about 2 days! Best thing to do is to have some liquid piriton on hand. Antihistamines are the best bet for a bad reaction.

Percy tried to eat a wasp a few weeks ago and got stung on the lip, the nasty wasp left his sting in his lip too. I removed the sting with tweezers and Percy had a swollen lip for about 3 hours and was very sleepy afterwards....I used a cold compress to reduce the swelling and after a good sleep he was fine

Didn't stop him trying to eat one the very next day thou....silly pup

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Thanks for the replies guys, I think I will be administering some first aid soon. I was observing him this afternoon and what he does is bites them in half in one snap without getting stung He is the Mr Miyagi of the dog world. Lol.

Pixee is always trying to eat the bees in a playful way and spits them back out, lucky for me she has not yet been stung! I would go with the above advice.

The link below has some useful info in there about bee stings:

http://www.hillspet.co.uk/en-gb/dog-adult/bee-and-wasp-stings.html

Daisy was stung by a wasp a couple months ago, i reacted horribly I brought her inside, was scared unsure of what was gonna happen, brought out the benadryl and tryed being doctor. she just wanted to go back out and play some more.

Dempsey was stung a couple of months ago - we had a buff tailed bumble bee nest in the garden. He yelped & came inside, then went back and sat staring at the nest! Idiot dog.

He didn't have any bad reactions though - just a bit of a lump where he'd been stung.

Caryll wrote:Dempsey was stung a couple of months ago - we had a buff tailed bumble bee nest in the garden. He yelped & came inside, then went back and sat staring at the nest! Idiot dog.

He didn't have any bad reactions though - just a bit of a lump where he'd been stung.

Lol, well the inevitable happened. Harley got stung, not once but twice. First time on the lip and then on the foot. Funny thing is he didn't even yelp, and went back for more, wouldn't even let me remove the stings. Thank god he didn't react. I can now rest easy when he is out on his bee eradication missions.

Hi I am in Sydney too, and although the weather is great right now the bees are everywhere.. I saw a program on foxtel just last week, it was one of those Animal Cops ones, where they save pets that are being mistreated.. Anyway, there was a homeless woman living in a tent with her dog, I think it was a rottweiler and 4 pups that were about 2 weeks old.. They were attacked by a swarm of bees, all the dogs passed away including the adult, full grown rotty.. Since seeing it I have been trying to rid my yard of anything that attracts bees..

Kat75 wrote:Hi I am in Sydney too, and although the weather is great right now the bees are everywhere.. I saw a program on foxtel just last week, it was one of those Animal Cops ones, where they save pets that are being mistreated.. Anyway, there was a homeless woman living in a tent with her dog, I think it was a rottweiler and 4 pups that were about 2 weeks old.. They were attacked by a swarm of bees, all the dogs passed away including the adult, full grown rotty.. Since seeing it I have been trying to rid my yard of anything that attracts bees..

Scary stuff. I was petrified every time I saw my boy chasing those bees. My brother is allergic to bee stings and he needs to get medical attention whenever stung. I'm so glad Harley does not react this way.

Yeah I think these ones were a killer bees, a it was a swarm of them.. Different species than we have here thankfully...

Ralph was stung in the summer by a wasp he was trying to eat. All one side of his face swelled up.

Ralph has hayfever so was on piriton anyway, so wasn't much else I could do other than make sure it didn't affect his breathing which it didn't.

My mates boxer was stung badly and had to be rushed to the vet as her windpipe started to close due to the swelling, so it's best to keep something to hand just in case.

Ralph didn't learn by the way, weeks later he was after another one and had to be told to leave it alone!