This morning Sunny got into a huge ant pile, when i got in the house i thought his feet were black with dirt but it was really tons of ants. Well i manged to get them off of him (i had to kill them first becuase i have a bad reaction of ant bits so now his feet smell like vinagar, rubbing alchohol, and bactein). He feet dont seem swollen or anything but there were just so many ants on him and like when i tried to brush his feet tonight i started whinning like it really hurt so i didnt do it. Should i be worried about this? like i said his feet arnt swollen or anything but he has been chewing on them a lot, its just i react to bad to just 1 or 2 ants the idea of him getting bitten by so many scares me.
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Awww, I have no idea. Are they the kind of ants that bite? If he doesn't seem to act any different I don't think I would worry about it.
How about filling the sink with some warm water and letting him stand in it and sort of swoosh the water around to get any ants out that could be hiding in there. And maybe the anti-ant stuff you put on is bothering him and this will get it all off.
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Ugh! Were they the tiny ants, or the big black carpenter like ants?
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I would think if they were the tiny ones, that maybe they wouldn't bother him too much, but the bigger, biting ones....they can hurt BAD! We have some of those big carpenter ants in our yard that we have to put stuff down to kill every year. They bite, it hurts, and they are SO hard to kill! Indestructable!
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Anyway, kisses to Sunny. I hope they weren't the biting kind, and that they just tickled her enough to bug her...maybe the alcohol/vingegar and stuff has irritated her feet too. Hugs to both of you.
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Good luck.
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Anyway, kisses to Sunny. I hope they weren't the biting kind, and that they just tickled her enough to bug her...maybe the alcohol/vingegar and stuff has irritated her feet too. Hugs to both of you.
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Ugh! Were they the tiny ants, or the big black carpenter like ants?I would think if they were the tiny ones, that maybe they wouldn't bother him too much, but the bigger, biting ones....they can hurt BAD! We have some of those big carpenter ants in our yard that we have to put stuff down to kill every year. They bite, it hurts, and they are SO hard to kill! Indestructable!![]()
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Anyway, kisses to Sunny. I hope they weren't the biting kind, and that they just tickled her enough to bug her...maybe the alcohol/vingegar and stuff has irritated her feet too. Hugs to both of you.Good luck.![]()
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I think he might have gotten into more than one pile becuase some of the ants were tiny but others were HUGE lol, i wouldnt have done the alchohol vinagar except that i had to kill them before trying to pick them all out.
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Originally posted by Lilly521+Apr 9 2005, 07:38 PM-->@Apr 9 2005, 07:36 PM
Ugh! Were they the tiny ants, or the big black carpenter like ants?I would think if they were the tiny ones, that maybe they wouldn't bother him too much, but the bigger, biting ones....they can hurt BAD! We have some of those big carpenter ants in our yard that we have to put stuff down to kill every year. They bite, it hurts, and they are SO hard to kill! Indestructable!![]()
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Anyway, kisses to Sunny. I hope they weren't the biting kind, and that they just tickled her enough to bug her...maybe the alcohol/vingegar and stuff has irritated her feet too. Hugs to both of you.Good luck.![]()
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I think he might have gotten into more than one pile becuase some of the ants were tiny but others were HUGE lol, i wouldnt have done the alchohol vinagar except that i had to kill them before trying to pick them all out.
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Yeah, she might have gotten bitten too, poor thing...
Originally posted by tlunn+Apr 9 2005, 07:40 PM-->@Apr 9 2005, 07:36 PM
Ugh! Were they the tiny ants, or the big black carpenter like ants?I would think if they were the tiny ones, that maybe they wouldn't bother him too much, but the bigger, biting ones....they can hurt BAD! We have some of those big carpenter ants in our yard that we have to put stuff down to kill every year. They bite, it hurts, and they are SO hard to kill! Indestructable!![]()
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Anyway, kisses to Sunny. I hope they weren't the biting kind, and that they just tickled her enough to bug her...maybe the alcohol/vingegar and stuff has irritated her feet too. Hugs to both of you.Good luck.![]()
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I think he might have gotten into more than one pile becuase some of the ants were tiny but others were HUGE lol, i wouldnt have done the alchohol vinagar except that i had to kill them before trying to pick them all out.
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Yeah, she might have gotten bitten too, poor thing...
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I but bactien on his feet to try to helpt with the itch but that was hours ago, i might give him a benadryl before bed though i know the vet said 1/2 was safe for keeping him sedated on the plane ride so i assume i would give him 1/2 for this as well
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My bad...I was calling HIM a HER...sorry!
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Give him my biggest apologies.
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I would try the Benadryl...don't think it could hurt, only help.
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I would try the Benadryl...don't think it could hurt, only help.
[/QUOTE]Originally posted by tlunn@Apr 9 2005, 07:45 PM
My bad...I was calling HIM a HER...sorry!Give him my biggest apologies.![]()
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I would try the Benadryl...don't think it could hurt, only help.![]()
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LOL its fine EVERYONE thinks he is a girl.
Maybe, i dont have any around the house though and its almost 9 so i wont be going out it still seems to be bothering him tommorrow i might get some though, i dont want him chewing on his feet so much he could get an infection or something (used to happen to my old dog all the time when i think back i dont know how he survived so many staph (staff, staf ? i dont know how to spell it) infections)
This web site offered the following advice: http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/health/skin.htm
1 quart water, 1 heaping teaspoon of thyme, 1/4 tsp. Epsom salt. Boil everything together for 5 minutes then let it sit overnight. Strain off the herbs and refrigerate unused portion. You can add it to shampoo and make a medicated shampoo, also works for ant bites, red bumps flea dermatis, etc.
Were they fire ants?
EDIT: 1 heaping teaspoon of dried sage should be added to the recipe above.
1 quart water, 1 heaping teaspoon of thyme, 1/4 tsp. Epsom salt. Boil everything together for 5 minutes then let it sit overnight. Strain off the herbs and refrigerate unused portion. You can add it to shampoo and make a medicated shampoo, also works for ant bites, red bumps flea dermatis, etc.
Were they fire ants?
EDIT: 1 heaping teaspoon of dried sage should be added to the recipe above.
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Oh no!!! Poor Sunny! I hope he feels better really soon.
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OOOPS.... the mixture for the ants was missing an ingredient... sage... here is the corrected recipe:
1 quart water, 1 heaping teaspoon dried sage, 1 heaping teaspoon of thyme, 1/4 tsp. Epsom salt. Boil everything together for 5 minutes then let it sit overnight. Strain off the herbs and refrigerate unused portion. You can add it to shampoo and make a medicated shampoo, also works for ant bites, red bumps flea dermatis, etc.
1 quart water, 1 heaping teaspoon dried sage, 1 heaping teaspoon of thyme, 1/4 tsp. Epsom salt. Boil everything together for 5 minutes then let it sit overnight. Strain off the herbs and refrigerate unused portion. You can add it to shampoo and make a medicated shampoo, also works for ant bites, red bumps flea dermatis, etc.
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Yeah they bit, despite my best efforts a few did get me (just one bit on my hand and now its actully hard for me to type how pathetic is that lol)
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they bit you?
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OMG! Thank goodness they weren't fire ants. I think they could kill a small dog. Hope everything is OK now. I didn't know that other ants would bite. The sting of a fire ant is terrible pain. I have horrible memories of looking down and finding myself standing in a fire ant mound; not once but several times!
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