Poor Penny! She stuck that little Beagle nose in a beehive yesterday. Because of my usual great photography skills, I’m not sure you can tell from the photo how swollen her whole snout is. This picture was taken about 3 hours after the first Benadryl. When she first came inside, her eyes were even swollen shut. She looked a lot more comfortable this morning, thank goodness!
Does anyone have any home remedies or other tips for treating bee stings? I want to be better prepared if it happens again!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
if it’s a bee sting, make a paste of baking soda & water ASAP – put it on the sting site and swollen areas – it will help to draw out the venom/stinger and help with the swelling (works pretty quickly too!)
if it’s a wasp sting, use a vinegar wash or pad saturated with vinegar & apply over sting site.
good luck
Poor pup…I got stung the other day and a customer of mine told me to hold a penny on it for 15 minutes. Not sure if it works but can’t hurt.