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Wasp StingI think Lily has been swatting wasps and gotten stung on her foot. Earlier this morning I saw her running about doing her usual fly chasing and then a few minutes later she was holding up her left paw. She is now walking fine on it but it has swollen up quite a bit. The vets are now closed for the weekend. Do you think I should see how she gets on as the swelling should go down naturally or take her to the emergency vets? She was at the vet last night and had a long lasting antibiotic for some sneezing so that should see off any infection.
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A tricky one discinc! Personally, I would probably phone the emergency vet and ask for advice - seeing that Lily has just had an antibiotic, he/she may advise that it is safe just to keep an eye on her, especially if she is actually walking on her foot. |
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Probably wise to check with the vet, but I wouldn't worry too much. I've never heard of a bee/wasp sting getting infected. Painful, yes, but as she didn't go into anaphylactic shock, should be fine. Mine got stung occasionally and nothing more than swelling and tenderness. |
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Any problems would have shown up by the time I am posting this-so fingers crosed. A salt water bathe of the stung area would do no harm |
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when my dog got stung vet said try some piriton. |
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The good news is that the swelling has gone down and she is walking normally. The bad news is that i don't think she's learnt her lesson  |
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That's really good news diskinc. Do cats ever learn what's not good for them? A buzzy insect is far too tempting. |
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Sultan learned; so did Su-ling! Regular flies good, buzzing things BAD! |
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Now it`s over I can post one of my fears-A cat swallowing a bee/wasp. I know the rules-ice into the throat to reduce swelling and off to the vet asap. But that`s easier said than done with a cat starting to choke and scared |
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Has that happened to you Steph? |
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