Punctures of insects

Punctures of insects: (I swell the face to him)

The punctures of bees, wasps and ants can produce inflammation in the place of the puncture. If an animal is pricked but of once, it can as resulting from cause to a local reaction of important consideration (like motivating the article) and some times severe disease (shock) an anaphylactic reaction or of absorbed toxins.

The local signs are: acute pain in the place of the puncture with later intense prurito and begins to appear a reaction where there is edema and swelling of the affected zone, in general, if it were in the face we see our dog turned ALF (the one of tele). The intense picor and the fast evolution of the injuries (red spots and habones) scare and usually distress the proprietors, by the rest the animal this in perfect conditions.
The sistémicos signs are when we have an anaphylaxis where the whole organism is itself altered. It is a type of immediate allergic reaction and can present/display the typical symptoms of the local reaction but also it can affect to the system cardiocirculatorio with alteration of the arterial pressure and the cardiac pulse.
In some cases a fall of the arterial pressure can take place and loss of conscience with a picture with chills, fever and difficulty to breathe (edema of lung) is here where the shock can happen reason why this reaction is considered an emergency Veterinary.

The steps to follow are the following ones:
* To maintain the calm
* Identify the insect
* Remove the sting if it has and when this accessible one, with pincita
* The ice packages lessen the inflammation and the pain
* In case of local reaction it must be applied ice and administer antihistamine and/or corticoids
* In case of important general or local reaction it will have to resort to a veterinarian

Most of the punctures they take place during the warm months but where we see more amount of these insects, of course. This reaction probably corresponds to an anaphylaxis by sensibilización to the poison. A new puncture could reproduce he himself picture I decipher: local inflammation or to even have worse consequences for the health of our mascot, for these cases, recommends an allergic study to know what type of insect is the person in charge of the reaction. Once that it identifies a inmunoterapia has been indicated so that the immune system develops the necessary protection so that if returns to itch not it produces reaction.
A good training is responsibility of the veterinarian teaching to him to the proprietor of the allergic patient to medicar in time, in case of a new puncture, and the steps to follow if it happens.

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Author: MV Adelaida A. Goldman

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