[Dailydrool] Reaction to a bug bite?

[Dale Rutz]

Something like this happened to my LuLu, on her foot.  Same thing with the lump 
getting bald too.

The bump never went away.  The vet noticed LuLu needed her teeth cleaned and she 
recommended removing the lump along with the teeth cleaning a couple of months 
after the lump/bug bite/whatever appeared.

It came out cleanly and the hair grew back and the vet said it was most likely 
the stinger from a bee which the body wrapped in some tissue to deal with.

In our case it was nothing at all to worry about and it could have been left 
there forever but I would have worried from now till the cows came home so off 
it came.

Hope it helps.

Dale



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2 weeks ago, right before I went to bed, Annie was rubbing her face against the 
couch, like it was itchy.  The next morning, her left upper lid, and part of the 
left lower lid, was swollen.  I figured it was a bug bite (I'm an optometrist, 
and this is what it looks like in people.)  I called the vet, and the 
receptionist asked for her weight, and told me I could try 2 Benadryl every 12 
hrs if needed for the itching.  I did this for about 3 days, and she did seem to 
be more comfortable.  The swelling seemed to go down a bit, and an 
opthalmologist I work with said that, in humans, I spider bite can take 3-5 days 
to go away.  Other than the swollen lid, she is fine, and the rest of her eye is 
fine as well.  This past Friday, I called the vet an made an appointment for 
next Friday (I'm off) because the swelling didn't seem to be getting any better 
(although no worse, and she didn't seem bothered by it, although she doesn't 
like me to touch it.)  Yesterday evening I noticed her rubbing against the couch 
again, with her back leg twitching, so I gave her some more Benadryl, which 
seemed to help.  I do notice that she has lost some fur in that area of her 
upper lid...maybe from rubbing, maybe from an allergic reaction?  The skin 
underneath doesn't feel warm, and looks pretty normal (although I've never seen 
that skin before.)

I tried putting ice on it last night, but she wasn't thrilled.  I could possibly 
move up my appointment, but I keep thinking that it will go away on it's own.  
Anyone have any experience with this type of thing, or know if there are any 
home remedies that might help with the swelling and itching?  I haven't given 
her Benadryl today, and she seems ok.

Thanks,
Rose, Annie and Fred
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