Care of a bee butt.

Here’s what I pulled out of stupid-head’s inner lip:

Asia likes to bite the bugs that tend to congregate near her butt in the summertime, and we think this happened today while we were in the garage moving stuff around.  I happened to come out to see my dog with cheeks that looked like this:

The other side wasn’t as swollen so we moved it up and there we saw the stinger.  I pulled it out, and thanks to reaffirmation with the PI chat and SolanaSkyes and the emergency vet, we decided to go get some Benedryl.  Unfortunately she started puking and had some trouble breathing, so we started to pack her up in the car.  Before we took off though, her eyes started swelling up.  Here it is at the vet’s office:

None of the local animal “hospitals” were open, so we had to go to Indy to get it taken care of.  They were pretty nice and accomodating.  I’ve never used a VCA but was pretty happy with the service and the price ($148 total visit and shot fees).

Asia meets her vet tech and tries to give kisses, but can only manage the tip of her tongue on the tech’s chin:

So she was taken to the back and given injections of basically Benedryl and steroids, which she didn’t take too kindly/quietly.  It sounded like someone had just chopped off her tail and she wanted to let everyone know about it.  Here she is after the shots.  Not looking too happy.

The swelling is starting to go down, and we bought a box of Benedryl to keep in the house the next time it happens, because Asia-dog is pretty adamant about keeping her butt free of bugs.