Is this rare?

Question

I was reading about this guy who had a dog the dog was outside and a bee or wasp went into his mouth and he died from a stroke because of this. It was so sad reading it. Just wanted to know what were the chance of this acutally happening.

Answer 1

I had a dog get a hold of a bee once but he just had an allergic reaction that required benedryl. I have heard of their airway swelling and suffocating them but, never a stroke. Huh?

Answer 2

Unlikely that these circumstances would result in a stroke. Had the dog been stung in the throat it MAY have swollen enough to restrict its breathing enough to cause its death. Bear in mind that although bees can only sting once, wasps can sting numerous times. Had the dog swallowed a wasp this may have caused its demise.
Another unlikely but possible scenario was that the dog was allergic to bee or wasp stings and like some humans, went into anaphalactic shock, which, if not treated in time could cause the dog to die.
'Bout all I can think of that would be likely to kill the dog from what you've said.

Answer 3

A stroke? I am not sure.
An allergic reaction, absolutely.

My dalmatian, Lola was almost 2 - she was in the backyard playing on a hot summer evening and she got stung in the mouth by a bee. (I never knew what kind of bee) She was running and then yelped. I thought she must have stepped on something. She came running inside and her mouth started instantly swelling. I gave her Benadryl. It did not help much. I called the vet and he told me to give her a larger dose. It still did not help. Her entire head swelled and her breathing became labored. I called the vet back from the car as I rushed to his office. She needed all sorts of IV medications. She was ok in a 2 days. Now I have to be very careful because I know she is very allergic. I have friends who have dogs with peanut and onion allergies as well. So it is possible for them to die from a bee sting, anaphylactic shock. Ironically my daughter is allergic to bees as well. A stroke is a blood clot that goes to the head, so I am not sure how that would work.

Answer 4

Dogs often have allergic reactions to insect stings that cause swelling. In extreme circumstances, the swelling can cause breathing passages to close and the dog can die. I don't know anything about bee stings and strokes, but it is possible to die from a bee sting.

Answer 5

Could happen very easily. Dogs are allergic to bees a lot of the time. I had a Lab die from bee stings, so I believe the incident really happened.

Answer 6

I've seen my dog chase down and eat bees all day long with no adverse effects. that must have either been a lie of a story or the only documented dog stroke from a bee.

Answer 7

It could happen, lots of dogs are allergic to Bee's. My nerghbors dog got stun a few times and went into seizures and all that.
It's such a scary thing to think of isn't it?


-Danny

Answer 8

a stroke....from a bee? Preposterous

Answer 9

That's called an anaphylactic reaction you can google the phrase and come up with lots of info on it.

Answer 10

1 out of,about 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.