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Bee Stings And Dogs

Updated: 29th April 2021

I really beloved bees – and dogs.  But no doubt about it, a bee sting for a domestic dog can be painful (as can wasp and hornet stings), so what are the signs of your dog being stung, how should y'all care for a dog for a bee sting, and when is a bee sting unsafe for a dog?

Helping Dogs With Bee Stings

Signs your dog has been stung by a bee (or wasp or hornet)

Because dogs ofttimes walk through grassy wild flower areas (including low growing wild flowers such as clover and bird's foot trefoil) they are most likely to be stung on the paw or leg, or (if they frequently take their nose to the ground) around the muzzle or face up.  (If you see your dog 'biting' at insects, endeavor to discourage this, because it's possible a sting could occur in the mouth).

Upon existence stung, y'all may hear a yelp and your canis familiaris may paw at their muzzle or confront, or begin to limp or bite at a paw.

Bee stings and dogs - our spaniel sitting in the garden by the flowers.

When is it okay to treat the dog's bee sting yourself?

Firstly, do not give human medications to dogs unless instructed by a veterinarian.

Bee sting on the trunk or leg of a dog

If a dog is stung on the body – for example, its back or side, or if it is stung on the side of its leg, y'all could help your domestic dog by taking measures to save the hurting.  An ice pack on the expanse  of the sting will assist.  If the stinger is still present within the pare and yous are able to remove it, practise so.

If y'all take bicarbonate of soda, mix a teaspoon with a few drops of h2o at a time until you have a paste.  Apply the paste to the sting, and cover with a cast if possible to forbid your dog licking the paste off.

Your dog may be irritated by the sting for a couple of days or so, and there may be a small-scale amount of swelling in the area, but the effects will gradually wear off.

Even so, if your dog experiences more than severe swelling or other symptoms (run across below), please see your vet.

Our spaniel Charlie, among the wildflowers - it's the kind of environment where dogs can hands be stung (fortunately, ours never was).

Sting between the toes/underside of paw

First try the treatments above, just proceed an eye on your domestic dog for reactions (over again, run into below).  Also, if your dog begins to seize with teeth at the paw and cause bleeding, there could be a danger of infection, in which case, speak with your vet about the all-time deportment to take.

Our spaniel Charlie, supervising a mole hill.

When is a bee sting dangerous for a canis familiaris and when should they meet the vet?

1. Bee sting on a dog's olfactory organ, close to the eye, in the ear, in the mouth, shut to the rectum

If your dog is stung in any of the areas listed to a higher place, accept it to the vet sooner rather than later.  Stings around such areas can be problematic in a variety of different means, serious reactions can occur (such every bit swelling and animate restrictions), and it would be ameliorate to have a vet wait at it and provide appropriate medication to forbid something more serious and even life threatening.

Our spaniel, Charlie sticking his nose into the Lamb's ear. The Lamb'due south ear is visited past bees, just Charlie was looking for frogs.

two. Serious reactions

See your vet immediately if your dog shows any of these signs (but non necessarily all of them):

• difficulty breathing,
• vomiting and/or diarrhea (with blood sometimes present),
• severe swelling,
• drooling, or
• plummet.

Your dog is having a severe reaction – anaphylactic shock that could be life threatening.  Your vet will provide the necessary urgent treatment and support, and may provide you with an Epi-pen for your dog in case of time to come stinging incidents.

3. Multiple stings

If your dog has been stung multiple times, see the vet for medication and communication immediately in example of reaction to multiple 'injections' of the venom (such as kidney failure).

Are bee stings in dogs a common occurrence?

I should indicate out that a dog being stung by a bee is certainly possible, and then information technology's a adept idea to be aware of the signs and symptoms, just I'm not sure it'due south something to be unduly worried about.  Many dogs go for walks in parks, and don't get stung.

The photographs of the dog on this page are of our lovely spaniel, Charlie, an ex-rescue, who came to us in 2011.  We retrieve he was near 8 years one-time when nosotros got him (there were no formal records for him), and sadly he passed abroad terminal year (March 2019), just he had a very happy life with us, and nosotros all the same love and miss him greatly.

Having a dog never deterred me from my efforts to concenter bees into my garden, even though I knew a sting could exist possible.  He was never stung by a bee, wasp or hornet, despite the liberty he had in our garden, and the long country walks, including around wild flower areas where I would interruption to photograph bees.  Nevertheless, I would certainly keep dogs away from swarms, bee hives, wild dearest bee colonies, bee nests, wasp and hornet nests.

Cute Charlie.

Further information

• Bee Sting Treatment: Pace past step treatment for bee stings
  Bee Sting Treatment: Various options for treating and preventing bee stings, data almost allergies and reactions
• Bee Sting Facts: x Facts About Bee Stings - Some May Surprise You!
  10 Bee sting facts: What's the real hazard of being stung by a bee? Practice all types of bees sting? Is a wasp sting the same as a bee sting? Why do bees sting?
• Prevent Bee And Wasp Stings - 12 great tips to prevent being stung!
  How to prevent bee stings and wasp stings, with further link to treatments, remedies and interesting facts almost the risks.

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