A_Nomad Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Was on the way home last night when i heard that poor Salty the APBT was with his owner at the beach when he was thrown the ball to fetch from the water, on getting out he had tentacles from a stinger attached to his leg, was rushed to the vet, but died within 30 minutes. I think how lucky i am, as i used to take Scoobs to the beach all the time and it always worried me. The vet said that it is very rare as most dogs fur will stop the sting from getting in the blood stream, she said it was only the second time in 15 years she had seen it. but put out a warning to owners with dogs that might not have lots of fur overt here whole body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ari.g Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Oh no! How terrible for Salty and his owner Would be very painful too. Our APBT has very fine and not much hair. She plays on the beach all the time and usually only trots in the shallows. Will have to warn my mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Nomad Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 Yeah, vet said, like humans dogs with very fine hair, or no hair, to take vinegar and apply, then peel of the tentacles, My Sccobs has very fine, and no hair on the same parts around the leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagsalot Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 What type of stinger?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Nomad Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Box Jellyfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Thats terrible, RIP dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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