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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2005Purrs for DH?
Aren't I the purr-hog today. DH got attacked by a renegade swarm of bees. I don't think they were a true Africanized colony or he'd probably be dead. But he has at least a dozen stings and his right arm is about the size of his leg. I counted 12 stingers that I pulled out. I hate to say I told you so, but I keep telling him to quit going after bee hives when people call and want him to remove them from their property. It is just getting to dangerous with the African bees in the state now. He needs to just order the European bees from a catalogue if he wants new ones. He is also being a general jackass and won't go to the doctor, but I don't think purrs can help that. Sherry > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry OUCH! Obviously he doesn't need an epi-pen but purrs for the stings anyway. Also purrs he doesn't continue to be a general jackass... maybe just a leiutenant jackass? Jill Egad!!!! Did you at least stuff him with benedryl? I hope he gets wise and does go to the doctor. YOu guys live so far out it just seems prudent. Man, that is scary. So African bees are bad? > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry > Egad!!!! Did you at least stuff him with benedryl? I hope he gets wise and > does go to the doctor. YOu guys live so far out it just seems prudent. Man, > that is scary. So African bees are bad? African bees are the worst. They'll attack you just for wandering into their territory and chase you up to a mile. I'm pretty sure these were just mean. You can take a mean European hive and kill their queen and replace her and they will become more docile, but you just have to kill them all if the African bees mix with them. So far that hasn't happened here. Yeah, I stuffed him with Benedryl. I'd feel more sorry for him if he wasn't so stubborn about going to the doctor. I"m still too busy saying I told you so. He didn't have the bee suit on, just the hat & veil because it was so hot. Duh. Sherry SNIP> Yeah, I stuffed him with Benedryl. I'd feel more sorry for him if he > wasn't so stubborn about going to the doctor. I"m still too busy saying > I told you so. He didn't have the bee suit on, just the hat & veil > because it was so hot. Duh. > > Sherry Purrs for your DH, and for your own frustration. I'll bet he won't forget his suit again after this, though. <Smirk> But thank goodness he at least had the hat and veil on. I hope he heals up all right and soon, even so. Melissa Eek!! And I meant to send purrs. > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry > He is also being a general jackass and won't go to the doctor, but I > don't think purrs can help that. Maybe not but we'll send some anyway. Get-better purrs and get-thee-to-a-doctor purrs.  SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > DH got attacked by a renegade swarm of bees. I don't think they were a Lots of purrs. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry Ouchie! Can he take antihistamines? They should bring the swelling down and ease pain. If he can't/won't, then ice-packing the area can help too. Keep an eye on him for any delayed reaction. Cheers, helen s > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > > DH got attacked by a renegade swarm of bees. Purrs! The only time my first landlord heard me cuss was when I came in the front door and reached back to shut it and there was a wasp on the handle and it stung me! I was NOT expecting that and let out a LOUD F***! which shocked him until he saw WHY I swore! Then he asked me if I was allergic and I had to say I didn't know but we were about to find out. --Fil oh my god, TONS of purrs and prayers that your DH starts feeling better soon. Bee stings are not fun :( I think you should drag him to the doctor anyway, in spite of whether he wants to go or not. Lily & her mama Jazz, RB SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry Purrs on the way. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Sherry Oh. NO. Well, I'm sure there are anti-jackass purrs. I'll send some anti-histamine purrs right along, and check for the anti-jackass ones. ;) It's illegal to keep bees here in town (NYC)-- you'd never guess it, but people do. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Oh. NO. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Theresa People really do? In NYC? That is a scary thought. The allergic people can die from bee stings, really fast. Sherry > > Oh. NO. > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry *ONE* sting from a honey bee would kill me in less than 5 minutes. I carry an EpiPen, but that's only to give me enough time to get to the hospital. Naturally I live in a state that was the first to be invaded by killer bees! Hugs, CatNipped > > > Oh. NO. > > > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > CatNipped Only 4% of the entire population of the world is that allergic, I understand. It is very sad when they are children. Summer camp and other kid things can be very dangerous for them. Killer bees are bad business. That's the Africanized ones I was talking about. It's a bad deal because the government orders beekeepers to destroy their entire operation when *one* hive becomes africanized. There is a critical shortage of honey bees already. We can't survive without them. Sherry > > > > Oh. NO. > > > > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Sherry Yeah, I first knew I was allergic when I was taking the garbage out one day and got stung on the very tip of my little toe. Before I could make it back inside my house I collapsed on my lawn in horrible pain. It was lucky my neighbor was outside cutting grass and saw me. He ran over, scooped me up, and sped to the hospital. I barely made it in time (and that was only because it was the first time in my life I'd been stung - allergies like this get worse each time). When I went to be tested by doctor told me I probably wouldn't even notice the first 10 or so sticks (on my forearm right below the elbow) because the venom they were using for testing was diluted 1 to 500,000 to start with. After he stuck me the first time, he left to go see another patient. A few minutes later a nurse was passing my room and I called her in to ask if my arm should be red and swollen from wrist to shoulder. She *RAN* for the doctor and he promptly called in about 5 other doctors to come see this reaction! I went for allergy shots for over two years. They had to split the one shot into two dosages for me and I would still have both arms swollen and red for days afterwards. I finally quit going because I never became inured to them. If I ever do get stung by a bee I guess I can lean over and just kiss my @$$ bye-bye. And if I ever got caught by Africanized bees I wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in h*ll of surviving it. In fact, it's a good thing DH loves me so much 'cause he could get away with the perfect murder just by catching a honey bee and letting it loose in the house! ;> Hugs, CatNipped >> > > Oh. NO. >> > > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > >Sherry Sherry-- are the African bees less susceptible to mites? It is decimating the population here-- despite the illegal beekeepers. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Sherry-- are the African bees less susceptible to mites? It is > decimating the population here-- despite the illegal beekeepers. > > Theresa I'm not sure, but I'll see if I can find out. Mites wipe out entire hives of the domestic honey bees here, too. DH was showing me just the other day how to check them for mites. It involved putting a couple hundred in a quart jar with a cup of powdered sugar. You shake the whole thing up, then let the bees out and see if there are black specs in the powdered sugar. Those little buggers were plenty mad so I didn't stick around to see the end of the experiment. Sherry [[boggle]] It involved putting a couple > hundred in a quart jar with a cup of powdered sugar. You shake the > whole thing up, then let the bees out and see if there are black specs > in the powdered sugar. [[/boggle] >Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Sherry lol! Nope, not much can force a man to go to a doctor if he doesn't want to. But purrs that he feels better soon. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) Ouch! Purrs for a speedy recovery - and the sense to go to the doctor! Tweed Purrs on the way for DH. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry Ouch!! Purrs and very gentle headbutts on the way for your DH and you as well. Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus > DH got attacked by a renegade swarm of bees. Purrs for your DH to recover quickly: that many stings aren't funny. AAMOI my ex-wife (of unfond memory) was heavily allergic much like CatNipped. Unfortunately at the bitter height of our divorce proceedings it was winter and I couldn't find any bees or wasps to let loose on her. (Just kidding, honest) Purrs again G & the FF OMG, lots of purrs comming y'alls way... We're fighting with ground nesting hornets ourselves. The Home Depot guy gave me a look when I bought 6 cans of professional grade wasp and hornet killer the other day! He said "You've got quite a problem, I guess". You bet. They've taken up residence in an unplanted, as yet, flower bed. (That bed may stay unplanted for awhile at this rate. I'M not taking a shovel in there!!!) Anyhow, purrs for all concerned, even the general jackass!!! > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry Sounds like DH is a good man, doctors are for Pussies. :) > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > after bee hives when people call and want him to remove them from > their property. It is just getting to dangerous with the African bees > in the state now. He needs to just order the European bees from a > catalogue if he wants new ones. > He is also being a general jackass and won't go to the doctor, but I > don't think purrs can help that. > > Sherry Yikes! Purrs for your DH but purrs for you too. Must be so frustrating to have to deal with that level of stubbornness! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > He is also being a general jackass and won't go to the doctor, but I > don't think purrs can help that. ow ow OW! Purrs for your DH - Whilst not deathly allergic to one sting, I reckon 12 would have me in hospital at least. Ow ow ow. Yowie Oh no, that can be really dangerous. He really should go see a doctor. Lots of purrs and best wishes for him to recover really soon, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > He is also being a general jackass and won't go to the doctor, but I > don't think purrs can help that. Purrs for Larry and hopes that it doesn't ever happen again. So far as I know, I'm not allergic to bee stings, but the blasted things HURT!! Can you tell that I'd be about the last person to raise honey bees? Pam S. on behalf of the owners > Aren't I the purr-hog today. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry Major purrs that DH is OK from the stings. Can't help with the other part. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe Belated purrs for your DH. Suz&Spicey
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