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My cat was stung by a wasp. What's the home remedy if vets are shut?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 3 months and 12 days old | 300 lbs

My cat got stung by a wasp and I don’t know what to do! I am very scared and all the vets near my house are closed.

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Linda G,  MS, DVM

Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 27th, 2019

Hello. Most pets do not require veterinary care with a single bee or wasp sting. You can generally treat the sting the same as you would yourself, by wrapping a bag of frozen peas in a tea towel & trying to hold this against the swollen area for 5-10 minutes every few hours. If Mich does not seem too distressed, then she will probably be just fine. But if she is acting sick, ill, lethargic, stressed, or acting painful at all, there are several emergency clinics within 20 miles of the zip code you provided. Just go to this web site & click on emergencies: https://www.vetlocator.com. Thanks for using PetCoach.
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