My 1 year old Coton de Tulear (14 lbs) tangled with a hornet and got bit on his top lip. He seemed fine till the following day. That next day (yesterday)he was "another dog"...no playing, no energy...no nothing! I called the vet and he put him on an antibiotic and Benadryl..within a couple of hours, poor little guy vomited 7 times...went into emergency and he was given a steroid and anti-vomiting shots. Today he is my puppy again! Here is my concern...what will happen the next time he gets stung/bit? Anyone out there with experience with this? Recommendations?Thanks!

Here in SoCal rattlesnakes cause the same problems.He may become extra sensitive to the venom next time, I was the same way with bee stings! Talk to your vet, my Doctor gave me a small pre-loaded syringe to use on myself immediately after getting stung again. Never had to use it thank God!Pup may need the same thing just in case. He may be older and wiser next time and run away from the hornet! Dog trainers can try aversion training to keep dogs safe from rattlers...but that won't work with bees and hornets!

I imagine your vet will tell you... and maybe Doug can weigh in... but I would think that if it happens again, you would want to start benadryl right away, not wait for symptoms. I've seen my dogs go after flying insects and this is a worry.

Code2High wrote:I imagine your vet will tell you... and maybe Doug can weigh in... but I would think that if it happens again, you would want to start benadryl right away, not wait for symptoms. I've seen my dogs go after flying insects and this is a worry.I am going to talk with my vet but I was hoping that someone else had a similar situation and could weigh in. Dave out there??

Hornets sting, they don't bite. First thing you need to do is look for the stinger where the dog has been stung and remove it. The longer it stays in, the more venom that gets into the dog's body. With it removed right away there might not be any reaction. However, if you are concerned, I'd at least call the vet when the dog gets stung and get his/her opinion on what to do.

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MarshaNichols
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Oct 28, 2013
Code2High wrote:
I imagine your vet will tell you... and maybe Doug can weigh in... but I would think that if it happens again, you would want to start benadryl right away, not wait for symptoms.

I've seen my dogs go after flying insects and this is a worry.

I am going to talk with my vet but I was hoping that someone else had a similar situation and could weigh in. Dave out there??
Code2High
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Oct 28, 2013
I imagine your vet will tell you... and maybe Doug can weigh in... but I would think that if it happens again, you would want to start benadryl right away, not wait for symptoms.

I've seen my dogs go after flying insects and this is a worry.
SooperDaddy
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Oct 28, 2013
Here in SoCal rattlesnakes cause the same problems.

He may become extra sensitive to the venom next time, I was the same way with bee stings! Talk to your vet, my Doctor gave me a small pre-loaded syringe to use on myself immediately after getting stung again. Never had to use it thank God!

Pup may need the same thing just in case. He may be older and wiser next time and run away from the hornet! Dog trainers can try aversion training to keep dogs safe from rattlers...but that won't work with bees and hornets!

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