Help! Winston just stirred up a hornets nest by accident and he got stung several times....is there something I can do for the stings?? He has a couple on his back, one on his front leg and another on his face I think. Poor guy

Dogs can take Benadryl for bee stings.  Our vet told us 1 mg per pound of body weight.

I think he is doing fine now. They were swollen for only about 10min before they shrank back down to normal size....*winces* though one of them was right on his eyebrow line and it looked pretty bad when it was swollen.  I was just hoping that he wouldn't have an allergic reaction or something whew! Cause you never know.

Dulcie and our old lab/GSP mix Brandy found out about yellow jackets the hard way while accompanying me on a huckleberry picking trip up in the mountains one fall. I let them run loose in the clear cut with e-collars on to clear out/ repel any bears (and I'd be able to get the dogs back if they decided to get into a hot chase).

The dogs were having a SPLENDED time crashing through brush, eating huckleberries off the bush, running around on logs, etc. while I was picking. Then suddenly they came sprinting in, almost took me out at the knees, and seemed 'stuck' to my legs. ???

I stood up and literally asked the girls out loud "OK, what happened?" They stood there silently and intently looking at me... and suddenly I could see welts rising on their noses, head, and flanks. Question answered, LOL! They hung out close to mom for a little while, looking decidedly deflated.

The kicker was about 20 minutes later when Brandy, the sweet and mild mannered GSP/Lab, suddenly started growling and walking slowly and stiff-legged towards a chunk of brush with a little evergreen poking through. I immediately straightened up from berry picking and yelled, thinking that it could be a bear and I REALLY didn't want to surprise it. No large animal was produced but Brandy kept stalking the chunk, Dulcie sneaking behind her.

Suddenly I noticed a large yellow jacket nest in the tree.

Winston tried to fight them off and stand his ground but gave up and came running to me.

My Dad said he probably thought I was shocking him (he wears an e-collar too) I hope not, I thought that he was just scared and running to the pack leader sort of thing!!

I carry  10mg benadryl in my field kit.  A sting stick will also work, and so will cortizone 10.  My GSP had a run in with fire ants when he was 6 months old.  Nasty critters, he was a hurtin pup. The benedryl worked but it took a bit to take effect...............................................markerdown

Oh poor Winston  I used vinegar on Ava the last time she got stung and her swelling went down.