For dogs, gardens and lawns offer a virtual smorgasbord of smells, and too often, tastes. More than a few plants, given a nibble or two, can turn your dog a little green. Most just cause an upset stomach, but some can be deadly. Make sure they are out of reach of your dog. Acorn...
These allergic reactions may come from bee or wasp stings, or an adverse reaction to a new medication or vaccine. However, they don’t often arise from seasonal allergies, food, or flea bites. Symptoms of anaphylactic reactions may include facial swelling, sudden vomiting or diarrhea, difficulty...
A towel: towels can serve many purposes. They can be used to dry off your dog, to keep them warm, to be used as a cold compress for bee and wasp stings, to stave off the heat, and can be torn to form crude bandages in case of an emergency. Our piece onhow to treat bee stings...
insect bites and stingsPolistes spp.serologyBackground Hymenoptera envenomation with honey bee (Apis mellifera) and paper wasp (Polistes spp.) may cause life‐threatening anaphylaxis in dogs. In human patients, clinical history, intradermal testing (IDT) and measurement of allergen‐specific serological...
Your dog can pick up grass seeds or foxtails, a bug, water from swimming, dirt in her ears or even Iicks, maggots, and bee or wasp stings. You may see her shaking her head … but debris in the ears can cause irritation, bacteria or yeast overgrowth. ...
Venom immunotherapy (VIT) is the only preventive treatment for Hymenoptera hypersensitivity and is indicated for people with severe adverse reactions to insect stings. Rush VIT is an accelerated VIT protocol in people. This has not been reported in dogs.OBJECTIVES\nThe objective of the study was ...
In this investigation, 10 dogs with severe allergic reactions to either bee or wasp stings were treated with VIT. All dogs tolerated the therapy without adverse effects and the dogs which were re-stung tolerated the sting. This means that VIT is not only safe, but also efficaci...