Yes, IN her mouth. You see, The Monster likes to chase flying insects. I honestly I don't mind that little indiscretion because she keeps our home relatively fly-free and she spits them right out.
Well my nurturing of this habit apparently gave her the courage to take on bigger insects because while she was outside yesterday she tried to eat a wasp. Obviously they have a better defense mechanism than flies do and that is how she got stung.
I fed her a Benadryl, but she started to look groggy and stumble around so I took her in to the emergency vet.
It turns out The Monster was having a reaction to the sting and the Benadryl helped, but I did not even think twice about the possible price tag before taking her in for a probably small thing. So I guess I am a huge animal softy.
And now that I have that off my chest, I would also like to admit, sometimes I actually do try and reason with her.
Canine oral wasp sting haiku:
Wasp sting on her tongue.
Could effect getting kisses
If it starts to swell.
[Ed. note: A huge shout out to Jeanie who found a nearby clinic online and talked me through the whole ordeal even though she is a doctor for people, not dogs. Also it was a Sunday.]
1 comment:
I would have done the same thing - how can people not love their pets, they are after all man's best friend... Hope the monster is feeling better!! Hugs ~ R
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