Bulldogs World

I didn't post about this last week, but Meaty had his SECOND time of being stung by something (?)  --we assume it was an insect....

could've been a sudden reaction to something ELSE outside? ANYHOO, his sweet face was swelling,  his jowls were getting wayy

too pink, so I gave him 50mg of Benadryl, and thank GOODNESS it was during vet hours and we have a vet a mile and a half away!!!

(his regular vet is NOT that close to us, but in an emergency....who cares!)  I admit I was VERY scared, and to me, his breathing

was JUST starting to sound just a *bit* labored.....hubby says his breathing was fine....but anyhooo.....

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By the time I called, etc. and  we were putting on his harness, about 15 minutes had passed since I first discovered this...it

was getting worse......even one of his eyes was almost SHUT from the swelling!!!  **SCARY!** Well, he got his injection of

Dexamethasone (just like last time), and the vet was SO glad that I knew to give the 2 Benadryl,...all I can say is. I think

vets should teach people to ALWAYS have it on hand!!!!  I read TONS and TONS of books about bullies before we got

Meaty, and I'm sure I never read about this!   

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Yesterday at his REGULAR vet, I wanted to mention what had happened, just so he'd know.....SO glad I did, because then

he tells me they have "Bully Allergy Kits".....!!!!  I was astounded that they'd never mentioned this to me before!!!  THEN he tells

me they lost one of their bullies (this vet and his wife have several bullies, they also breed and show bullies, too) .

from a centipede sting, and it happened very quickly.....So, the

kit includes a whole bunch of Benadryl, but more importantly, a syringe with Dexamethasone in it.  I'm THRILLED to have

this, because if it were after-hours when this happened and the Benadryl didn't kick in enough, our closest 24-hour

vet is 25 minutes away!!

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The part where I said "I KNOW you all will agree with me"......or, maybe it's my mild OCD, (plus, I'm a nurse), but it

BUGS me that the syringe isn't labeled, that I didn't SEE the person who drew it up, that I didn't SEE the vial of

Dexamethasone, and also VERY important----when does it EXPIRE???  So I ask the receptionist about when it

expires, she asked the vet, and he said about a year and a half.....Welllll, hubby and I agree we are going

to replace it in a year (maybe less!)  I have heard HORROR stories of humans who needed their epi-pen

in an emergency, but the epi-pen had expired. 

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SORRY THIS IS SO LONG!!!  LOL!  :-)  **IF** you actually got through my epic "novel" and your eyes aren't totally

blurred yet---I would LOVE to know if:

1) does your vet offer this kit?

2) I noticed the invoice said "BULLDOG allergy kit"......of course we all know bullies (and pugs, etc.) are more

vulernable due to their brachycephalic wittle faces, tracheal issues, etc....but aren't ALL doggies at serious

risk of this?  Maybe it said "BULLDOG" because they sell them for ALL the breeds and label them as such

and this particular

Dosage of Dexamethasone was specifically for an average-sized bully? 

3) Has this facial swelling ever happened to your bullies (or any of your pets---cats, too?) and what did you do?

Just curious if the Benadryl was enough?   

Thanks for your input!  Gee, this kind of thing makes you never want them to go outside!  If it's not the heat, now

it's his SECOND time being stung.....soooo grateful to the Dear Lord that my Meaty is okayyyy!!!!