Hi,
Chancy was also attacked by mosquitos a few years ago. He'd only been out for about 3 minutes one morning, but he was down by our pond. I saw him biting at them. I called him up to the house, but he was already developing hives/welts. These are the pics I took to send to his vet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tulip222/?saved=1 He didn't seem to be itchy or in discomfort, so we ended up talking to the vet and then giving him a benedryl. By afternoon they had pretty much subsided. I was in a panic as I'd never seen such a reaction, but maybe I was just use to long hair dogs and never saw what was happening under their fur. Regardless, it was scary, especially hearing about the reactions other boxers have had. I'd heard that wiping them down with a dryer sheet before they go out can ward off the mosquitos. We tried it a few times, but don't really know if it worked, since he hasn't had an episode like that since... with or without dryer sheets.
Have a great weekend,
Teresa and Chancy
--- In boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com, Valerie I <lady_christa_39@...> wrote:
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> Kelley:
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> Thank you so much for the welcome. I cried when I read your story! I cannot imagine the utter devastation you must have felt! I suppose we have been lucky with Heidi so far as the one night she was bitten terribly...had welts everywhere! She much have gotten into some kind of swarm or something but she was not uncomfortable (itchy, etc.). and the next day the welts were gone. Thank God she showed no signs of allergic reaction so I suppose that is a bit of a comfort to me. However, I will certainly continue to watch as I know people can develop an allergy to something they have never been allergic to before so I would assume the same is possible in animals. I have become so attached to my beautiful Heidi that I cannot imagine going through such a thing so again, I thank you for your story - as hard as that must have been to tell.
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