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J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis.

V.20, 2014.

Case report - ISSN 1678-9199.

 

Massive attack by honeybees in a German shepherd dog: description of a fatal case and review of the literature

 
Mudassar Niaz Mughal, Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Saqib, Ghulam Muhammad

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery (CMS), Faculty of Veterinary Sciences (FVS), University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Faisalabad 38040 Punjab, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

In the present study, a fatal case caused by honeybee (Apis cerana) stings was documented in a female German shepherd dog that was presented at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. Characteristic clinical signs included hematuria, hematemesis, incoordination and convulsions along with evidence of massive honeybee attack supported the diagnosis of envenomation. The dog was treated with dexamethasone and diphenhydramine, but it did not respond to therapy and died. This outcome could be avoided if we had a bee antivenom available for treating envenomated patients.

 

Key words: German shepherd; Honey bee; Sting

Ethics committee approval

The management of this case was in agreement with the guidelines of the Ethics Committee of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

 

Received: September 18, 2014; Accepted: December 9, 2014

 

Corresponding author: Ghazanfar Abbas ghazanfarabbas3479@gmail.com

 

Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

 

Authors’ contributions: MNM wrote the preliminary draft of the case report and collected clinical data. GA contributed to writing and analysis of clinical information. MS contributed to writing and evaluation of clinical aspects. GM contributed to writing and editing clinical data. All authors read and approve the final manuscript.