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fandango
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Schwlind: how is your cat? Do you think that he was stung? Did he suffer any affects from it?
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schwlind
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fandango
Schwlind: how is your cat? Do you think that he was stung? Did he suffer any affects from it? |
He was stung but it was by a tiny one (who is no longer with us). Other than furiously rubbing his face with his paw for about 10 minutes he did not
seem to be terribly affected.
I had bought something recommended by a vet in Ensenada, but had not seen any other scorpions after that until tonight which was about 3 x as large as
the first ones we'd seen. These are the climbing variety.
Went into the kitchen about 3am this morning and both cats were on the counter, (which we do not permit) and staring up at something. I looked up and
right next to a upper kitchen cabinet on the wall was this scorpion. I chased the cats away with a water bottle, confined the cats to another room,
found the mixture recommended by the vet and soaked the critter. Then hit it with a fly swatter, upon which it fell to the floor. I scooped it up
with the fly swatter and threw it outside.
So including scouring the floor, this opens up a whole new dimension of where they could be... which is anywhere. YIKES
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Playing The Part Of EMT
| Quote: | Originally posted by watizname
I had a young Mexican man from the Puerto Vallarta area who was hired by the company I was working for years ago. One day we were talking at lunch
and scorpions came up. He said he had been stung a few times when he was growing up, and when you feel like you have "ants in your belly, and nose",
you need to get to the doctor. I've never been stung, and every time I see one, I try to keep the odds in my favor, by lowering their population by
one. Same with buzzropes, or snattlerakes.  |
Children Rapid uncontrolled eye movement. Adults Constricted airway, thick tongue, foaming at the mouth means a medical emergency.
A child weighing 30 pounds gets jabbed with 8-times the concentration of venom as a 240 pound adult, in my book.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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schwlind
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
| Quote: | Originally posted by watizname
I had a young Mexican man from the Puerto Vallarta area who was hired by the company I was working for years ago. One day we were talking at lunch
and scorpions came up. He said he had been stung a few times when he was growing up, and when you feel like you have "ants in your belly, and nose",
you need to get to the doctor. I've never been stung, and every time I see one, I try to keep the odds in my favor, by lowering their population by
one. Same with buzzropes, or snattlerakes. |
Children Rapid uncontrolled eye movement. Adults Constricted airway, thick tongue, foaming at the mouth means a medical emergency.
A child weighing 30 pounds gets jabbed with 8-times the concentration of venom as a 240 pound adult, in my book. |
A 13 pound cat would seem to have worse odds, but after close observation for the following 24 hours, he seemed to be okay... But will never know
whether he got a full strike or not... he wasn't happy though, and think he now has a healthy respect for those type of critters. My little girl cat
doesn't know though...
Linda
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