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Did he give you a benedryl dosage at least?

Usually bee stings cause swelling over an area, never seen a bee sting produce a lump.

Hope it goes down. Benedryl will reduce swelling rather quickly.

No. He mentioned something about Benadryl but I think he assumed I'd know the dosage. My fault for not asking.
What would her Benadryl dosage be?
 

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It would be best to call your vet and ask for dosage. Goats have a very high metabolism and that is best to get vet advice. Liquid is usually what is prescribed.
 

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I think the vet was incorrect. It was swollen bigger the next day so I pierced it with a needle and thick, creamy, sticky white pus came out with a small amount of blood. Today, I pierced it again and more came out. Not sure what to do about it or what's caused it. :/
 

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Hopefully you save the pus and are sending it in. You want to identify what bacteria it was. If there is more try to get a tube (from vet) and collect it... send it in.

At this point I'd lance it with a scalpel and clean it out. Betadine is good.
 

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Are you sending the pus out for identification?
I got a tube from the vet today like you said but all that came out of it today was a little bit of blood. The vet thinks maybe she poked the inside of her mouth or bit it and it got infected. She's on Draxxin and Nuflor for an upper respiratory infection along with the rest of my new kids, if that helps.
[edit] I meant Draxxin and Excede. o_O
 
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If you have a lot of goats you might think about the Pasteurella pneumonia vaccine; it has made a huge difference in my herd.
 

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