Wasp sting

Darcy has been stung on her right Back lower leg   bloody wasps I had to pull it of and she was looking at me as if to say why are you hurting me mummy   i've given her a pirtion and put some anti-histamine cream on, it looks like a little lump is there, should I be doing anything else  

The antihistamines will bring down the swelling soon enough If you want it to go a little faster, you can use a cold compress like an ice pack wrapped in a towel. If she's in discomfort, you can try mixing baking soda into a paste with water and apply it to the sting for twenty minutes.

Hope she feels better soon!

Poor Darcy  Can't think of anything but luckily not had to deal with a sting yet.

Aww Darcy you are in the wars, again I have never had to deal with stings and hopefully wont have too. They are a menace I hate them  

Sounds like a Bee sting if you had to pull it off, wasps are buggers just sting and fly......hope all is ok now, it doesn't seem to bother them like it does us Xx

If there was a stinger left behind, that'll definitely be a bee Probably why the area swelled - the stinger is attached to a venom sack, which will keep leaking venom until the stinger is removed.

my poor baby, naughty bees, she's all snuggled next to me on the bed Seems quite content

Bless her  

Aww, bless Glad she's feeling better!

Poor Darcy   Fortunately I have never yet had a dog stung by a wasp or a bee, but have personally been stung by both.

As Janey and Eleanor say, if you had to pull the beggar off it may have left its sting behind so it may be worth double checking (it may just look like a small thin thread).

Eleanor's advice is, as always excellent. I swear by anti-histamine cream (Anthisan) for insect bites and stings, and also use it after the pain when it starts to itch!

Lynda wrote:Poor Darcy    Fortunately I have never yet had a dog stung by a wasp or a bee, but have personally been stung by both.

As Janey and Eleanor say, if you had to pull the beggar off it may have left its sting behind so it may be worth double checking (it may just look like a small thin thread).

Eleanor's advice is, as always excellent.  I swear by anti-histamine cream (Anthisan) for insect bites and stings, and also use it after the pain when it starts to itch!

That's the one I've used  

 

Piritan should do its stuff. Marley got stung on his jowls last week and laska got her nose stung yesterday...I have dumb * dogs... marley reacts while laska doesnt but I give Piritan anyway.the swelling on marley goes down after about 30 mins and bee stings seem to react worse than wasps. Marley is a div...oh it just stung me so maybee I should try eating it...daft sod

Poor Darcy!! I hope she is better today Hayley  

Theyre bloody everywhere now and doin my head in!!!

If as others have said,if the sting was left behind, it was almost certainly a bee. It's worth mentioning that when removing the sting.....Choose a tool to use to scrape the stinger out. Reach for a credit card or needle, not tweezers! Using tweezers to remove a sting will only squeeze the stinger and pump more venom into the victim's body. Disinfect the object you are going to use with rubbing alcohol.
Scrape the stinger out. Carefully and gently scrape the needle, credit card, or other sharp object over the area in a direction that will "push" the stinger out, applying a very slight pressure, until the singer has been removed.



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Poor Darcy, hope she is feeling better today  

Thanks guys, she's fine today thank you. I think it was worring me more than her

So good to hear that Darcy is much better today.

That is good advice you have given about removing bee stings Rodger - thank you!

Glad to hear she is OK now