anaphylactic shock

[GypsyGSD]

Im confused my pup collapsed after a short walk when we were on holiday the local vet said he had been stung or bitten and went into shock he was kept in for the rest of the day and needed no other treatment (he had steriiod injection and pain killer ) she also gave piriton if this happened again, tonight I took him him to my vet who said piriton would be no good as the shock would have set in and to rush him to nearest vet for other treatment e.g. steriod injiection who is right and is it worth me carrying piriton with me everytime we go out thanks in advance GypsyX

[daffy654]

Are you sure it was a steroid injection? When humans have allergic reactions they are given adrenaline,is it not the same for animals? I'm not doubting you i'm just interested. I hope your pup stays healthy from now on :-)

[cruella]

Hi GuysyGSD
MY last Westie suffered from the skin rash that some Westie's are rpone to. Luckily the Westie I have now does not have that.
When my last dog had a bad time with the rash, he was also given a steroid injection to begin with, then piriton and shampoos.
The steroid injection did help him but the Vet told me to buy Piriton and give it to him when the rash appeared.
So, I always kept Piriton, but did not give it to him very often. I would always take my dog to the vet. The steroid injection did help him but he only needed it once in his lifetime.

[jules77]

anaphylactic shock can be bought on my annual boosters, which one of my bitches was unfortunate to have suffered from many years ago, or indeed stings, as it is the reaction to a foreign body in the system. Usually treated - by a vet as an emergency as if left can severely affect the internal organs such as the liver etc - with epinephrine, and I would have thought an epipen more appropriate as a stand by, cant see what piriton would do with such a severe reaction, but maybe I am wrong?

[GypsyGSD]

Defenately a steriod injiection and a pain killer and I was given 4mg tablets of piriton to keep with me , and told i would have to increase the doses as he got older if I needed to GypsyX

[kita1]

This link tells you about insect stings.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2& cat=1681&articleid=2393

To be honest I would always take the dog straight to the vet (if possible) with wasp/bee stings, even without anaphylactic shock there can be massive swelling of the area. By the time a piriton tablet had got into the system it would be to late, better to have an injection that can start working immediately.

Better to be safe than sorry!