Bluebottle tentacles may stay harmful for longer than you may think
BOILER-PIPE: Dangers to dogs Dr Gershwin did not stop short of issuing the warning to humans. Dogs are just as susceptible to bluebottles out of the water, presenting obvious symptoms when attacked. "There's usually a pretty good yelp," Dr Gershwin said. "The bigger risk is dogs will play with them or people will poke them [bluebottles] with a stick … then they'll leave the stick there and then a dog picks up the stick in its mouth and the dog gets stung.
" Head Veterinarian at Noosa District Animal Hospital, Stephanie Zurek, said that bluebottle stings in dogs can result in everything from skin irritation to, in rare cases, anaphylactic reactions. "Even ingesting a really rank dead bluebottle on the beach can be laced with bacteria that the animals can't recognise in the body — that can result in severe diarrhoea that requires veterinary attention," Dr Zurek said.
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