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Post by spider on Jul 1, 2014 19:01:55 GMT
last year moonbeam was stung and his paw swelled up he has a problem with wasp/bee/ant etc sting so what can i do i cant watch him 24/7 wish i could my fear us he would get stung in his mouth and dont want to think of what might happen so is there anything i can do to make him a little safer coz soon wasps will be on the way out and they bee:D unhappy and just sting for the fun of it
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Post by tonib on Jul 1, 2014 21:58:37 GMT
Oh poor Moonbeam, I have a degree of understanding of that as I get a bad reaction to insect bites, luckily never been stung by a wasp or a bee since I was about 17 (& that is another story ) Insect repellent helps me but I'm not sure that covers wasps & bees, also not sure if you can use it on cats. Also if Moonbeam hunts them I don't think the repellent would have a chance to work! He'll probably fairly safe indoors,especially if you put fly screens on open doors or windows which should keep them out but I know he has an outdoor run. Will see if I can find anything out, I'm seeing a knowledgeable friend tomorrow who may have some ideas.
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Post by smilesbetter on Jul 1, 2014 22:09:52 GMT
If he's always indoors, fly screens as tonib are a great idea. Also I'm sure him mouth should be fine as he'll have probably got stung either from standing on one or swiping at it. By the time he'll go in with his moth it'll probably be dead anyway. So just trying to prevent them coming into your house is the best thing. Please don't use insect spray as it kills bees and wasps (clearly here the intention haha) and they are desperately needed pollinators which are going to end up going extinct due to our use of so many pesticides. You can easily block them getting into your home and that sound be enough. As for the ants, make sure they have no way into your home. You could also look up how to attract natural predators of ants in your garden to try to put a stop to them haha.
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Post by spider on Jul 2, 2014 13:06:27 GMT
If he's always indoors, fly screens as tonib are a great idea. Also I'm sure him mouth should be fine as he'll have probably got stung either from standing on one or swiping at it. By the time he'll go in with his moth it'll probably be dead anyway. So just trying to prevent them coming into your house is the best thing. Please don't use insect spray as it kills bees and wasps (clearly here the intention haha) and they are desperately needed pollinators which are going to end up going extinct due to our use of so many pesticides. You can easily block them getting into your home and that sound be enough. As for the ants, make sure they have no way into your home. You could also look up how to attract natural predators of ants in your garden to try to put a stop to them haha. i try and never kill anything they have a purpose here as we do we are as much in there world as they are in ours moonbeam will hunt its what he does and its not for food but we going to keep an eye on him he MAY have learned for the last time but i dont think he did
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Post by smilesbetter on Jul 2, 2014 21:37:17 GMT
Good to hear spider ! hopefully he'll have learned his lesson. If he got the sting as a direct result if swiping at it then I'm sure he'll think twice in future. Considering getting some fly screens myself to keep the mosquitoes out of my flat haha, not figured out how though as my balcony doors are nearly always open in summer and I can't put a screen over my doorway haha.
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Post by tonib on Jul 2, 2014 23:21:20 GMT
I was taking to a friend (forum member Ajax) today about this & one of her cats, Neko, got stung by a wasp or horsefly. Now if he sees one he batters it. Often he stuns it & his owner can easily catch it & get it out. Apparently her other cats come tell Ajax that Neko's got a wasp & she's needed to rescue wasp & cat!
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Post by spider on Jul 3, 2014 22:07:40 GMT
was chatting with hes best friend the vet and he gave me a small red tablet if he is in bother give him half of it i dont have a name for the tablet so i cant av a look on the www to see all about it but thats not really my problem if i see he is in bother he will go to the vet its if i dont see him in time how do i boost his system before he gets stung
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Post by scallywag on Jul 3, 2014 22:53:09 GMT
was chatting with hes best friend the vet and he gave me a small red tablet if he is in bother give him half of it i dont have a name for the tablet so i cant av a look on the www to see all about it but thats not really my problem if i see he is in bother he will go to the vet its if i dont see him in time how do i boost his system before he gets stung Thats unusual to not have a label with pets name on and name of medication on it spider
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Post by spider on Jul 3, 2014 22:55:31 GMT
its just one to be used if he needs it i didnt ask as i know he wouldnt give me something that would harm our little fellow
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Post by scallywag on Jul 3, 2014 22:59:07 GMT
Hmmmm well lets hope you don't need to use it.
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