my dog was stung by a bee and is swollen now?
my dog was stung by a bee and is swollen now? General Dog Discussions
My dog's face started to swell yesterday. It started under his left eye, then progressed to the left side of his face. His ears have swollen, and fell like they are full of liquid (about 3/4 inch thick). The back of his neck on the right hand side feels a little swollen as well. We first noticed the swelling about 5 PM (~26 1/2 hours ago). We had just taken him outside for his walk about 30 minutes prior.He has been eating and drinking, only about half of normal. His breathing seems fine. We have been giving him benadryl capsules - 3 25 mg every 12 hours. The Benadryl seems like it makes him sleepy. The swelling around the eyes have gone down a lot, and is now just a tiny pit puffy. The same for his muzzle. His ears though are still very large. It also appears as though he has hives in his ears. We have been trying to keep him from scratching his ears, but he still gets in a scratch from time to time. He tries to shake his head, but he does it very slowly, and only 1 or 2 shakes if that many. He is a St Bernard mix, and is about 1 1/2 years old. He weighs around 60-85 pounds, and is otherwise in great shape. He did get stung by a bee about 6 months ago on his lip, right under his nose. That area took about 2 weeks for it to heal. It stayed puffy for a while, but no swelling occurred beyond the sting spot.We can not afford a vet until the weekend, so we have been trying home remedies as much as possible. He doesn't seem in pain as much as discomfort. He has had regular bowel movements, just not as much as his intake is lowered. We assume he was stung by a bee again, but are not sure. What is a normal to normal longer time frame for swelling to go down, and what other signs should we be watching for? Also is liquid benadryl better than capsules?To clarify, we are giving him three 25mg capsules, so 75 mg total.We also talked to the emergency vet the day of, and were advised the same as we had read online about the benadryl, and watching for other symptoms of anaphylactic shock. The main concern for him at this time is the swelling. I will look into the carecredit and see where we can go on that end. For now though, we will continue to monitor for any other symptoms.