bee sting on the tongue?
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Greetings, cat-lovers! A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot of benadryl at the vets. Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my searching. Could someone please let me know? I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately. Marcia —
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Greetings, cat-lovers! >A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been >checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s >been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of >his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me >the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still >occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot >of benadryl at the vets. >Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website >bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my >searching. Could someone please let me know? >I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately.
One of our cats was stung by a bee in the paw. It swelled up for about a day, then subsided and she was fine. It’s possible the cat did try to swallow a bee. I’d keep a close eye on the swelling because I’d be concerned that if it got worse, the whole throat could swell and interfere with breathing. If it’s a bee sting, it should go away in a day or so. If it doesn’t, I’d think the vet ought to look for another cause.
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>Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience.
My cat has been stung on his lower lip(?) a few times. He swells up but then he’s okay in a day or so. He no longer plays with bees 
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My cat was stung on the lower lip and the paw. The swelling was alarming when we first saw it but dissipated after a day or so. The main concern with your friend’s cat would be whether the swelling obstructs his airway. If it *is* a sting, it should go down in a day or so, if it doesn’t take him straight back to the vet.
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That sounds like alot of fun!! (NOT) 
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Greetings, cat-lovers! >A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been >checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s >been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of >his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me >the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still >occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot >of benadryl at the vets. >Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website >bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my >searching. Could someone please let me know? >I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately. >Marcia > Well, not to my cat, but I can tell you first-hand how it feels. > About 6 years ago, I was rock climbing at a local 100 foot cliff, on > top-rope. I was on a route I didn’t know too well, and it was fairly > difficult, and I had to pick my way up slowly, taking time to think out > the moves. Near the top, I had to do a hand-jam in a fist-sized fissure > in the rock. Unfortunately, the route was almost never done, and I was > probably the first up it that season. When I jammed the crack, it turns > out that there was a yellow jacket nest in there. Within seconds, I was > in the midst of an angry, swarming cloud. I yelled as they stung me on > my arms and face, and when I did, I got about 5 or 6 inside my mouth, > where they began stinging my tongue. I yelled to my belayer to lower me, > but I was moving too slow, so I told him to put me back on belay and > finished the route. He said later he’d never seen anyone climb so fast > as I was moving in those last 30 feet. > I went home that night, went to the store, bout a case of Bud 16’s, and > chugged as many as I could in as short a time as possible until I passed > out…… > eq > — > Help Support the ASPCA! > Visit their online store at http://www.cafepress.com/aspca
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>I went home that night, went to the store, bout a case of Bud 16’s, and >chugged as many as I could in as short a time as possible until I passed >out……
I don’t think it would be very advisable to do the same to a cat though
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Greetings, cat-lovers! A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot of benadryl at the vets. Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my searching. Could someone please let me know? I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately. Marcia —
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Greetings, cat-lovers! >A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been >checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s >been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of >his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me >the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still >occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot >of benadryl at the vets. >Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website >bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my >searching. Could someone please let me know? >I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately.
One of our cats was stung by a bee in the paw. It swelled up for about a day, then subsided and she was fine. It’s possible the cat did try to swallow a bee. I’d keep a close eye on the swelling because I’d be concerned that if it got worse, the whole throat could swell and interfere with breathing. If it’s a bee sting, it should go away in a day or so. If it doesn’t, I’d think the vet ought to look for another cause.
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>Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience.
My cat has been stung on his lower lip(?) a few times. He swells up but then he’s okay in a day or so. He no longer plays with bees
Response:
My cat was stung on the lower lip and the paw. The swelling was alarming when we first saw it but dissipated after a day or so. The main concern with your friend’s cat would be whether the swelling obstructs his airway. If it *is* a sting, it should go down in a day or so, if it doesn’t take him straight back to the vet.
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That sounds like alot of fun!! (NOT)
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Greetings, cat-lovers! >A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been >checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s >been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of >his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me >the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still >occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot >of benadryl at the vets. >Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website >bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my >searching. Could someone please let me know? >I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately. >Marcia > Well, not to my cat, but I can tell you first-hand how it feels. > About 6 years ago, I was rock climbing at a local 100 foot cliff, on > top-rope. I was on a route I didn’t know too well, and it was fairly > difficult, and I had to pick my way up slowly, taking time to think out > the moves. Near the top, I had to do a hand-jam in a fist-sized fissure > in the rock. Unfortunately, the route was almost never done, and I was > probably the first up it that season. When I jammed the crack, it turns > out that there was a yellow jacket nest in there. Within seconds, I was > in the midst of an angry, swarming cloud. I yelled as they stung me on > my arms and face, and when I did, I got about 5 or 6 inside my mouth, > where they began stinging my tongue. I yelled to my belayer to lower me, > but I was moving too slow, so I told him to put me back on belay and > finished the route. He said later he’d never seen anyone climb so fast > as I was moving in those last 30 feet. > I went home that night, went to the store, bout a case of Bud 16’s, and > chugged as many as I could in as short a time as possible until I passed > out…… > eq > — > Help Support the ASPCA! > Visit their online store at http://www.cafepress.com/aspca
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>I went home that night, went to the store, bout a case of Bud 16’s, and >chugged as many as I could in as short a time as possible until I passed >out……
I don’t think it would be very advisable to do the same to a cat though
Response:
Greetings, cat-lovers! A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot of benadryl at the vets. Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my searching. Could someone please let me know? I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately. Marcia —
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Greetings, cat-lovers! >A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been >checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s >been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of >his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me >the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still >occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot >of benadryl at the vets. >Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website >bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my >searching. Could someone please let me know? >I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately.
One of our cats was stung by a bee in the paw. It swelled up for about a day, then subsided and she was fine. It’s possible the cat did try to swallow a bee. I’d keep a close eye on the swelling because I’d be concerned that if it got worse, the whole throat could swell and interfere with breathing. If it’s a bee sting, it should go away in a day or so. If it doesn’t, I’d think the vet ought to look for another cause.
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>Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience.
My cat has been stung on his lower lip(?) a few times. He swells up but then he’s okay in a day or so. He no longer plays with bees
Response:
My cat was stung on the lower lip and the paw. The swelling was alarming when we first saw it but dissipated after a day or so. The main concern with your friend’s cat would be whether the swelling obstructs his airway. If it *is* a sting, it should go down in a day or so, if it doesn’t take him straight back to the vet.
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That sounds like alot of fun!! (NOT)
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Greetings, cat-lovers! >A friend’s cat seems to have been stung on the tongue. He’s been >checked by the vet, who found nothing lodged in his throat, and he’s >been x-rayed for digestive system blockage. The vet says the back of >his tongue is swollen, either from a sting on an injury. It seems to me >the most likely explanation is a bee sting. He’s home today, still >occasionally gagging and absolutely not his old self, having had a shot >of benadryl at the vets. >Questions: Has this ever happened to any of your cats? If so, please >share your experience. Also, I no longer have the cat health website >bookmarked and can’t figure out the right term to find it in my >searching. Could someone please let me know? >I’ll appreciate any information, posted either here or privately. >Marcia > Well, not to my cat, but I can tell you first-hand how it feels. > About 6 years ago, I was rock climbing at a local 100 foot cliff, on > top-rope. I was on a route I didn’t know too well, and it was fairly > difficult, and I had to pick my way up slowly, taking time to think out > the moves. Near the top, I had to do a hand-jam in a fist-sized fissure > in the rock. Unfortunately, the route was almost never done, and I was > probably the first up it that season. When I jammed the crack, it turns > out that there was a yellow jacket nest in there. Within seconds, I was > in the midst of an angry, swarming cloud. I yelled as they stung me on > my arms and face, and when I did, I got about 5 or 6 inside my mouth, > where they began stinging my tongue. I yelled to my belayer to lower me, > but I was moving too slow, so I told him to put me back on belay and > finished the route. He said later he’d never seen anyone climb so fast > as I was moving in those last 30 feet. > I went home that night, went to the store, bout a case of Bud 16’s, and > chugged as many as I could in as short a time as possible until I passed > out…… > eq > — > Help Support the ASPCA! > Visit their online store at http://www.cafepress.com/aspca
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>I went home that night, went to the store, bout a case of Bud 16’s, and >chugged as many as I could in as short a time as possible until I passed >out……
I don’t think it would be very advisable to do the same to a cat though
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