Stella's Mom
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Hi LilPeanut,
I am glad that you and Kaya made it through her anaphylactic shock experience. I know how horrifing and traumatic it is seeing your dog dying before your eyes as it happened to me and my dog (funny she was 9 months also) Stella last summer. We think she ate a wasp and had the exact same syptoms you descibed. What is strange too, is that her mom (who was in Canada) the very same week was stung by a hornet and died (might be heriditary?).
Since Stella's anaphylactic shock, she has been stung twice (once by a bee and once by ???) and only broke out in really bad hives. The vet told me they can either become more sensitive (which is the usual) where you have less time to get them to the vet if in shock, or they can build up an imunity and become less sensite. There is no way to tell.
With that said, I am so overly concerned about my dog, it drives me insane! She has had so many problems and trips to the Emergancy Vet (they know us by name), it is hard for me to relax about her health. As soon as I start to, something else happens and off to the vet we go.
Here is how I deal with her severe allergy:
1. I have an Epi Pen (childrens dose prescibed from our vet) for her at all times.
2. I have Benedryl with her at all times.
3. I NEVER let her outside without me. I have to really watch her, it only takes a split second for her to get a wasp or a bee. And, if it is during the day, I have her on a 16 foot extendable leash so I can yank her head away as she tries to bite the bees/wasps/insects flying by (this has happened countless times). I might get her a muzzle for the daytime. Her desire to bite at everything is part of the problem.
4. I have sprayed an insecteside (Bayer is the only product I know of that claims to work on wasps and bees) over our entire property. THe grass, the fence, the eves under the roof, the roof-get under the shingles, the sides of the house, the trees and anywhere else there might be wasps hanging out. You also have to get rid of any insects, because wasps like Yellow Jackets (horrible things) prey on them. I spayed about 3 weeks agao and have not seen any wasps or bees (thank God). We live in Texas, and they have an over abundance of these insects.
I have spent so many, many hours trying to figure out how to protect my dog so we can spend many years together. I hope some of this information is helpful. I also hope that Kaya lives a long, healthy and happy life and NEVER experiences anaphylactic shock again.
Cindy Kelleher
I am glad that you and Kaya made it through her anaphylactic shock experience. I know how horrifing and traumatic it is seeing your dog dying before your eyes as it happened to me and my dog (funny she was 9 months also) Stella last summer. We think she ate a wasp and had the exact same syptoms you descibed. What is strange too, is that her mom (who was in Canada) the very same week was stung by a hornet and died (might be heriditary?).
Since Stella's anaphylactic shock, she has been stung twice (once by a bee and once by ???) and only broke out in really bad hives. The vet told me they can either become more sensitive (which is the usual) where you have less time to get them to the vet if in shock, or they can build up an imunity and become less sensite. There is no way to tell.
With that said, I am so overly concerned about my dog, it drives me insane! She has had so many problems and trips to the Emergancy Vet (they know us by name), it is hard for me to relax about her health. As soon as I start to, something else happens and off to the vet we go.
Here is how I deal with her severe allergy:
1. I have an Epi Pen (childrens dose prescibed from our vet) for her at all times.
2. I have Benedryl with her at all times.
3. I NEVER let her outside without me. I have to really watch her, it only takes a split second for her to get a wasp or a bee. And, if it is during the day, I have her on a 16 foot extendable leash so I can yank her head away as she tries to bite the bees/wasps/insects flying by (this has happened countless times). I might get her a muzzle for the daytime. Her desire to bite at everything is part of the problem.
4. I have sprayed an insecteside (Bayer is the only product I know of that claims to work on wasps and bees) over our entire property. THe grass, the fence, the eves under the roof, the roof-get under the shingles, the sides of the house, the trees and anywhere else there might be wasps hanging out. You also have to get rid of any insects, because wasps like Yellow Jackets (horrible things) prey on them. I spayed about 3 weeks agao and have not seen any wasps or bees (thank God). We live in Texas, and they have an over abundance of these insects.
I have spent so many, many hours trying to figure out how to protect my dog so we can spend many years together. I hope some of this information is helpful. I also hope that Kaya lives a long, healthy and happy life and NEVER experiences anaphylactic shock again.
Cindy Kelleher
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