Well, my dwawrf lion just stung me.

[RDHDDRAGON]

Any words of advice?


This definitely hurts worse than the long spine urchin!

 

[ghellin]

I used vinegar when I got stuck by a long spine urchin it helped not sure in the the fuzzy dwarf.

 

[Boboli]

Are you still alive?

 

[cubiclewarrior]

In high-school I worked for Living Sea Aquarium in Park Ridge IL they had a customer get stung by a Black Volitan Lion. All the ER did for her is clean the area and soak it in hot water "not boiling but HOT" The ER Doc. advised the heat from the water breaks down the protein based venom.

And we want pics! Pics or it didn't happen lol

 

[cody6766]

It's a little late, but I've always read that you treat it like a bee sting. The hot water method causes the proteins in the venom to denature (break down) and become less effective.

Also, no more hugging your lion!

 

[OKCchief]

Pee on it! I saw it on an episode of tv.

 

[OKCchief]

Pee on it! I saw it on an episode of tv.

Sorry, but I couldn't resist.

 

[bobkill]

I would do hot water, Benadryl (diphenhydramine) 25-50 mg (50mg would be better but can cause drowsiness) and ibuprofen 400 mg with food, and hydrocortisone cream around the area.

Assuming you can 'normally' take all above .

 

[RDHDDRAGON]

Yes I am alive. I got lucky, lol. I ran it under super hot water and took benadryl. I don't know if it is even worth a picture!

A little bit of swelling, the joints in the two fingers he stung are really stiff. I am still having random pains, feels like needles inside stabbing. You can see in the picture the little red punctures from his spines. Hurts alot worse than the urchin sting did.

I am not allergic to bees or wasps so i think i got lucky lol.

 

[bobkill]

Good to hear -