Help! Dog bit a blister beetle!

[Annabellaa]

My 8 year old shepherd/husky just found and picked up a blister beetle. She grabbed it with her front teeth and immediately started foaming at the mouth. I was able to pretty quickly grab her and wipe her mouth out with my shirt and then tried my best to flush it (all she tried to do was drink the water). I know these beetles are deadly, but she didn’t eat the whole bug. Should I still be taking her to the vet ? Will a nibble kill her ? It’s a Sunday and there are no vets open anywhere near me. What should I look for to be alarmed? (She is about 25kg)


Edit: I took her in not even 2 minutes after making this post as her breathing became shallow. In case anyone else was wondering a little nibble is all it takes to almost kill a large dog. She’s fine now thankfully. If anyone knows how to delete a thread lmk

 

[SunriseChickers]

You will have to contact a moderator in order to delete the thread, but I'd keep it up to help folks in the future, just in case! I'm glad your girl is okay.

 

[AshVau22]

I've never even heard of a blister beetle. So naturally I had to educate myself. Quick Google search. Now I can add this to my list of things to worry about Glad your doggy will be ok.

 

[Annabellaa]

You will have to contact a moderator in order to delete the thread, but I'd keep it up to help folks in the future, just in case! I'm glad your girl is okay.

That’s a good point maybe I will. And yeah she’s just dealing w the after math of morphine and puking up poison lol.

 

[Annabellaa]

I've never even heard of a blister beetle. So naturally I had to educate myself. Quick Google search. Now I can add this to my list of things to worry about Glad your doggy will be ok.

Unfun fact about them is the poison they produce is still stable after death so make sure not to touch any dead ones with your bare hands if you find them. I usually put a hefty ring of DE around my chicken run (it looks like a salt ring from an horror movie lol) and it deters them enough that I haven’t had a problem with them in my run in a long time. It just didn’t dawn on me that my dog would put one in her mouth