Dog stung by bee, face puffy after Benadryl. Should I worry?

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Nanook got stung by yellow jacket bee. It was about. 3 hours ago. His face is puffy... Administered 40mg benedryl. He happily ate ice cubes and a couple oatmeal cookies. His personality seems Normal.. sleepy now from benedryl. I wouldn't be asking online but just no room for the vet at all. He seems no worse than an hour ago. He can eat swallow drink...he's lucid...how panicked should I be right now? ;( He's a husky about 1.5 years and about 70lbs. Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 8 months old | 65 lbs

Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Sorry to hear about Nanook! I'm sure you are very worried. The k9st important thing is that he hasn't taken an anaphylactic reaction to the sting which would be an emergency and happens fairly quickly. Obviously he has swollen a little in response to it but aside from minor discomfortthis won't do him any harm as long as his airway is clear. It sounds like you are taking great care of him and at this stage all the vet could really do would be administer a steroid injection to try and stop the allergic reaction. He should be absolutely fine and the dwelling should settle over the next few days. Definitely still keep an eye on him though in case the swelling does get worse.

Dog stung by bee, face puffy after Benadryl. Should I worry?

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