Yesterday, Henry was playing with a bug. I was just going to tell him to leave it, when it stung him. He moped around the house the rest of the day and had lots of very thick slobber. Today he was vomiting, so I called the vet.
The bug was called a velvet ant, aka cow killer ant because the sting is so painful. Anyhow, Henry's foot was pretty swolen and doc said the sting spot looked like it was starting to get infected. So we got some antibiotics and something for the tummy. Doc said to keep an eye on it and come back if it's not gone in 7 days, but he's OK other than that.
Here's where you can check out the bug: www.whatsthatbug.com/velvet_ant.html
Zhanna
p.s.
Henry's up to 58 pounds!
The bug was called a velvet ant, aka cow killer ant because the sting is so painful. Anyhow, Henry's foot was pretty swolen and doc said the sting spot looked like it was starting to get infected. So we got some antibiotics and something for the tummy. Doc said to keep an eye on it and come back if it's not gone in 7 days, but he's OK other than that.
Here's where you can check out the bug: www.whatsthatbug.com/velvet_ant.html
Zhanna
p.s.
Henry's up to 58 pounds!