MiJodsR2BlinkinTite
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Earlier this evening my little man went out in the orchard for his constutional: I wasn't really watching what he was up to, but then became aware that he was agitated and rolling around and rubbing his head and muzzle on the ground.
He's one of these wiry haired little terriers, and I saw somethign in his coat that looked yellow; it was a wasp, only a small one but a wasp nevetheless. I found at least five of them - I had a tissue in my pocket and so managed to squash them and get them out of his coat.
He was in an agitated state but bless him, he let me pick these wasps out of his coat, poor little man.
So after making sure he hadn't got any more of them on him, I brought him in to the house and thought, gosh, now what do I do, coz I've had a horse in the past who had anaphylactic shock, soooo I rang the vets coz I wasn't sure how many times he'd been stung, or where, but suspected he'd been stung on his muzzle and also over his back. I knew I had some anti-histimanes in the house and wonderered if I should give him one, or whether he should go into the surgery for a jab, or whatever.
I spoke to our normal vet who was on duty and said I'd got some anti-histamines but should I give them to him, if so what dosage, or what should I do. He said to give him a 4mg tablet. It might make him drowsy but it wouldn't do any harm and might do a lot of good.
So now little-un is curled up on the sofa, flopped out and asleep, and peaceful.
I have to stress that what I gave him isn't "officially" licensed for veterinary use and I only gave it to him under the direction of our vet who knows the dog. But I just relate this story as we are now in the wasp season ........
He's one of these wiry haired little terriers, and I saw somethign in his coat that looked yellow; it was a wasp, only a small one but a wasp nevetheless. I found at least five of them - I had a tissue in my pocket and so managed to squash them and get them out of his coat.
He was in an agitated state but bless him, he let me pick these wasps out of his coat, poor little man.
So after making sure he hadn't got any more of them on him, I brought him in to the house and thought, gosh, now what do I do, coz I've had a horse in the past who had anaphylactic shock, soooo I rang the vets coz I wasn't sure how many times he'd been stung, or where, but suspected he'd been stung on his muzzle and also over his back. I knew I had some anti-histimanes in the house and wonderered if I should give him one, or whether he should go into the surgery for a jab, or whatever.
I spoke to our normal vet who was on duty and said I'd got some anti-histamines but should I give them to him, if so what dosage, or what should I do. He said to give him a 4mg tablet. It might make him drowsy but it wouldn't do any harm and might do a lot of good.
So now little-un is curled up on the sofa, flopped out and asleep, and peaceful.
I have to stress that what I gave him isn't "officially" licensed for veterinary use and I only gave it to him under the direction of our vet who knows the dog. But I just relate this story as we are now in the wasp season ........
