You hear an article from Horse Canada.com. Ouch! My horse was engraved by a bee: Kim Izzo.
Since summer unfolds all over Canada, there is an increased probability that your horse or a pony can meet stinging insects such as bees, hornets and wasps. And although it is unlikely that a single stitch causes their animal to cause injuries or illnesses, several stitches can be fatal.
Last week in Comanche County, Texas, three horses died after an attack by a huge aggressive swarm Africanized bees. An undiscovered beehive was to blame because the owners did not know that it was there when they moved the horses to the modern cabbage. First aiders arrived on site and moved people to an ambulance. According to the news reportOne of the owners and a firefighter attracted the beekeeping equipment and tried to save the horses. Soap water was beaten up to the animals to try to stop the attack. Unfortunately, all three horses later died in a horse hospital due to organ failure of the poison.
While this was a scarce and terrible incident (and thankfully africanized bees have not yet made it as far north as Canada), you should know what to do when you find that your horse has been stung – and what you can do to prevent stings at all.
First of all, find out from the Texas tragedy and search thoroughly for wasp nests or beehives in the driver countries and around their stable and outbuildings. Let him remove it by a specialist if it is not sure to do this for you. Clear areas with garbage or fallen apples on pastures because these insects love sugar! You can even put on spilled sweet drinks in hordes.
As already mentioned, horses tolerate a single stitch with only gentle discomfort; However, if you realize that your horse is uncomfortable or biting or licking a certain area, looking for the animal for signs of a stab that will appear as an increased chain.
When you recognize a sting, exploit the edge of a credit card to scrape it away to press the area to push the stinger out, the reaction worsens. To remedy the localized swelling, they die down the area and then apply a wound product that contains soothing ingredients Like aloe.
As with humans, an allergic reaction can occur, although it is quite scarce in horses. During an anaphylactic reaction, swollen nostrils can hinder breathing (remember that the same remains cannot breathe through the mouth); Other symptoms of anaphylactic shock can be severe swelling, hives and a high heart rate. In these cases, an emergency call call is a must.
Receive any bee situation by receiving a horse set for horses that contains a plastic tube that keeps the air passages of a horse as well as aloe and wound supply products for the treatment of habitual reactions. If you know that you are allergic to bee stings, be sure to wear an epipen, also in the barn and when driving.
I wish you a content summer!
