TheMorningStar
September 5th, 2010, 08:17 PM
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Richie didn't know he was allergic to bees until he was stung on his feet while outside playing with his puppy Pinky. The pup seemed to have a sixth sense and knew that Richie not only had an allergy, but he also had a blood condition that didn't allow his blood to clot properly. Both these issues could have led to a very devastating situation, it was all avoided because of Pinky's brave actions.
While Richie ran home after being bit, Pinky diverted the swarm's attention and ran off with the bees following close behind. Richie got home safely, but Pinky was stung close to 40 times. The boy and the pup were taken to the hospital and are now doing well.
http://en.terra.com/latin-in-america/news/dog_saves_allergic_boy_from_bee_attack/hof11434
"She was yelping when she got to the door," the boy said. "And my grandma said, 'Come inside. And shut the door before Pinky gets inside with all those bees.'""She was swollen," Richie said. "You could actually see little bumps on her still, right here, where some of the bee stings were."The boy's mother rushed Pinky to an animal hospital, where Dr. Jaime Marietti found more than 40 bee stings covering the dog's body. Pinky's eyes were swollen shut, and the rest of her was so swollen, the puffiness added a few pounds to her weight."Boxers, especially, tend to be a little bit more allergic to bees," Marietti said. "However, she had an anaphylactic reaction, because even when we were putting an IV catheter in her, we were trying to, you know, get her through this. She never even looked at us. She never lifted her head up. She didn't pay attention to anything."Both Pinky and Richie have fully recovered. Richie was stung a few times, but Pinky kept a bad situation from getting worse.http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/24868725/detail.html
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Richie didn't know he was allergic to bees until he was stung on his feet while outside playing with his puppy Pinky. The pup seemed to have a sixth sense and knew that Richie not only had an allergy, but he also had a blood condition that didn't allow his blood to clot properly. Both these issues could have led to a very devastating situation, it was all avoided because of Pinky's brave actions.
While Richie ran home after being bit, Pinky diverted the swarm's attention and ran off with the bees following close behind. Richie got home safely, but Pinky was stung close to 40 times. The boy and the pup were taken to the hospital and are now doing well.
http://en.terra.com/latin-in-america/news/dog_saves_allergic_boy_from_bee_attack/hof11434
"She was yelping when she got to the door," the boy said. "And my grandma said, 'Come inside. And shut the door before Pinky gets inside with all those bees.'""She was swollen," Richie said. "You could actually see little bumps on her still, right here, where some of the bee stings were."The boy's mother rushed Pinky to an animal hospital, where Dr. Jaime Marietti found more than 40 bee stings covering the dog's body. Pinky's eyes were swollen shut, and the rest of her was so swollen, the puffiness added a few pounds to her weight."Boxers, especially, tend to be a little bit more allergic to bees," Marietti said. "However, she had an anaphylactic reaction, because even when we were putting an IV catheter in her, we were trying to, you know, get her through this. She never even looked at us. She never lifted her head up. She didn't pay attention to anything."Both Pinky and Richie have fully recovered. Richie was stung a few times, but Pinky kept a bad situation from getting worse.http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/24868725/detail.html
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