Cat got stung by a Wasp

[Shame]

A friend of mine's cat got stung by a wasp a few hours ago. The cat has swelling in it front paw. The Google Gods mention meat tenderizer and benadryl. The cat isn't having any breathing difficulties or anything, so I am guessing it's not life threatening Any idea how much benadryl to give to a 15 pound cat or any other home remedies out there. And before someone posts it, shooting the cat, microwaving it, or using the hack saw approach is out of the question. TIA.

 

[Cattlegod]

give the cat a hickey and try to suck the poison out.

 

[myjaja]

Poor cat

 

[ruffilb]

Bite it and suck the venom out.

Seriously though, I wouldn't touch it. Those drugs aren't tested on animals, so who knows what they might do to them.

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
give the cat a hickey and try to suck the poison out.

Beat me =(

 

[cherrytwist]

Meat tenderizer and a little water to make a paste.

Helps the swelling and the cat will prolly enjoy the taste

 

[montanafan]

I would not give it Benadryl, or anything else for that matter. You could make it a lot worse off giving it the wrong sort of drug. It's just a wasp sting after all, just because it's a cat doesn't mean it's going to be a p***y about it.

 

[God On Alcohol]

leech? mite work

 

[Shame]

Ok, so the benadryl is out. Meat tenderizer it is.

I've already tried the "please suck the poison out trick" with the cat lady. I doubt she'll go for that one twice.

 

[misle]

This is gross, but it works. Take a cigarette and get some tobacco out of it. Mix it with some saliva and place on the sting. I know, gross.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: misle
This is gross, but it works. Take a cigarette and get some tobacco out of it. Mix it with some saliva and place on the sting. I know, gross.

Chewing Tabacco is was I have always used for stings. But, I wouldn't recommed it for a cat.

 

[Shame]

Originally posted by: misle
This is gross, but it works. Take a cigarette and get some tobacco out of it. Mix it with some saliva and place on the sting. I know, gross.

Is it the Alkaloids?

 

[Number1]

Best bet is to call a vet. My jack russel (15 lb) hate a wasp last year and his lip started swelling. I took it to the vet and they injected 15 MG of Benadryl. He is fine.

 

[BoomerD]

Not sure about the effect on a cat, but our chihuahua (9 lbs) got stung 2 yrs ago, and the vet had us give him 1/2 a benadryl every 12 hours, but he got stung in the mourh, and it was swelling badly, and the vet was concerned it would affect his breathing. Mixed it up with water in a spoon, used a syringe to get it down his throat.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: montanafan
I would not give it Benadryl, or anything else for that matter. You could make it a lot worse off giving it the wrong sort of drug. It's just a wasp sting after all, just because it's a cat doesn't mean it's going to be a p***y about it.

QFT

do nothing. if breathing or movement become a problem, take it to a vet.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Vet.

kthxbai.

 

[PrinceofWands]

One Benedryl tablet is good for a dog from 20-40lbs (roughly). I'd say cut it in half. All you're after is the anti-hystemine to slow progression while the bodies immune system does the work. Be aware that Benedryl most often acts like a tranquilizer to animals, so don't be shocked if the cat goes to sleep for 3-10 hours.

 

[buck]

Put it to sleep, there is nothing you can do.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: buck
Put it to sleep, there is nothing you can do.

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[Shame]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
One Benedryl tablet is good for a dog from 20-40lbs (roughly). I'd say cut it in half. All you're after is the anti-hystemine to slow progression while the bodies immune system does the work. Be aware that Benedryl most often acts like a tranquilizer to animals, so don't be shocked if the cat goes to sleep for 3-10 hours.

She's trying the meat tenderizer right now. From the nfo I've gathered from vet sites, 1 mg of benadryl per pound of kitty is the standard dose. If the swelling doesn't go down before the nights up, kitty is an experiment with 12.5 mg of Benadryl. Personally, my $600 cat would be at the vet, but the cat lady refuses for a wasp sting...

buck: The cat's not even twiching yet!

 

[Hlafordlaes]

Baking soda mixed with water into a paste was what I always used for insect stings. If for any chance you are faced with a jelly-fish sting, it's the opposite: lemon juice or vinegar.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Shame
but the cat lady refuses for a wasp sting...

weight is a relative thing here. In middle school a bunny was stung and they thought the same thing...I thought a vet would be the right thing seeing it's reaction.

"it's just a bee sting"

Bunny was dead by morning.

weight is relative with poison.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: F22 Raptor

Originally posted by: misle
This is gross, but it works. Take a cigarette and get some tobacco out of it. Mix it with some saliva and place on the sting. I know, gross.

Chewing Tabacco is was I have always used for stings. But, I wouldn't recommed it for a cat.

A fellow chewer? That cat would get a nice nicotine rush.

 

[conehead433]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Not sure about the effect on a cat, but our chihuahua (9 lbs) got stung 2 yrs ago, and the vet had us give him 1/2 a benadryl every 12 hours, but he got stung in the mourh, and it was swelling badly, and the vet was concerned it would affect his breathing. Mixed it up with water in a spoon, used a syringe to get it down his throat.

Cats are not dogs, and quite a number of things that aren't toxic to dogs are to cats. Giving Benadryl to your cat could cause a toxic reaction which could lead to kidney failure. Do not give anything orally to the cat that unless your vet says it's Ok.

 

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[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
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