![]() ![]() Closely monitor your dog for any excessive swell, rashes, or breathing issues immediately following the bites.Consult with your vet prior to giving to your dog, to verify it is needed and an accurate dose is provided. ![]() If your dog is prone to medical reactions already, give them an antihistamine, like Benadyl.Applying aloe to the skin can help soothe the itchiness, but you need to make sure your dog does not lick it up as they should not ingest aloe.Do not directly apply the ice pack on the skin, use a towel between the skin and ice pack. Let it sit for 10 minutes prior to washing away Create a salve with water and baking soda to apply to the bites. Baking Soda’s alkalinity has a cooling effect and will neutralize the acid of the bug bite.Check between toes, folds in skin, jowls, nostrils, ears- depending on where the contact occurred. Now, I am extra aware of fir ant mounds and how to properly care of myself and dogs, if accidental contact happened, resulting bites. If a human can have such a bad reaction, so can a dog. His extremely swollen feet covered in blisters required a trip to the DR, where he needed to get 3 prescriptions to properly treat the bites. As I scolding him on the walk, I picked ants off on him and myself.īesides, my own issues with fire ants, my father walked through a hill one night while wearing flip flops. The walk back to the car was really uncomfortable with all thsoe ants on our feet. His poor paws and my poor feet were all covered with ants. But while all of this fumbling around was happening, we were both getting bitten. I tried to get his leash off the fence but it was really stuck, so the only way for me to get him lose was to unclip him, leaving it behind. Poor thing was stuck, in trouble, and worst of all standing directly on top of a fire ant hill. Instead he ran really far away and on his run back to me, his leash got snagged on the property fence. He took this opportunity to have some extra fun and go running all over, with me running to and away form him, hoping to get him back. Years ago, while out playing with Kemper in a big field, his leash slipped out of my hand. Unfortunately, we know of dogs that have been extra curious and have sniffed up fire ants while stumbling across a hill. If they walk through a fire ant hill, they will be disturbing these aggressive ants, and there will likely be an attack on their unprotected paws. Us, humans, wear shoes while on walks and know what fire ant mounds looks like, but your dog doesn’t know what their mounds look like and they have no protection on their feet. While we do our best to avoid fir ants, accidents do happen and you can walk through a hill and then be bitten. While bug bites are a pain for humans, they can be just as annoying for dogs too.ĭepending on where you live, fire ants can cause a big issue for you and your sweet pup. While we are typically roasty, toasty here in Florida, the spring thaw is in full swing so the snow around the country is melting, grass is getting greener, walks are getting longer, and bugs are on the prowl! ![]()
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