Cat Stung By Wasp Near Eye

Its been now about a hour since he was stung and seems ok and is sleeping but is a bee sting usua read more.

Cat stung by wasp near eye. This is the entirety of wasp sting treatment for cats. Its important to keep an eye out for signs of an allergic reaction as these may be more obvious and come on very suddenly. Cats are very good at hiding when they are in pain so some signs of having been stung by a bee or wasp may be very subtle if displayed at all. If you try to pull it out with tweezers or your fingers you run the risk of rupturing the venom sac and pushing more venom into the wound.

A cat stung by a wasp or bee reacts in one of two ways. It appears that my cat got stung by a wasp at or near her eye. Watch out for large localized reaction greater than about 10 inches in diameter occurs evidence of infection increasing pain swelling redness drainage of pus or fever is present at the sting site or any symptoms last for more than a day or two. Mix three parts baking soda sodium bicarbonate and one part water.

Use hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion if itching or skin irritation becomes bothersome. Once the stinger is removed keep a close eye on your kitty to watch for signs of a severe reaction. Keep an eye on your cat for signs of an allergic reaction. When a cat steps on an ant hill or disturbs a wasp nest or bee hive the insects can swarm and sting the cats whole body.

An allergic reaction requires emergency treatment. Do not treat the sting with baking soda unless you are certain that your cat was stung by a bee rather than a wasp. Spiders are loners that dont swarm but even one spider bite can be nasty. Gently use the edge of a credit card to scrape the stinger out.

She is having no problems other than tearing in the eye and she closes the eye almost always. She is not tolerant of me getting close to the eye for any type of treatment. Most cats suffer from localized pain and swelling at the site of the sting such as poor lizzie developed after the wasp stung her. My cat was just stung by a bee i think it was a yellow jacket.

He was stung near his left eye. Insects resent the intrusion of nosy cats so they sting the closest body part making eyes ears and feet easy targets. Once you have iced the area you can dry it and apply a small amount of calamine lotion.