Friday, August 21, 2015

Bad bug

AJ, Tessa and I were helping a friend decorate for a wedding at the Cherokee Historical Society building ( in Canton). While we were decorating the porch we saw two very interesting caterpillars. Tessa accidentally bumped one and it HURT! I didn't realize how bad the caterpillar was until we got home and googled it. The furry caterpillar (a furry puss caterpillar aka the toxic toupee) has poisonous spikes ( it is the most venomous caterpillar in the U.S.) that can be extremely painful if touched.
Tessa had a miserable day until we really treated her wound. We had some sting wipes that were able to sooth it some and have her some ibuprofen and benadryl. She was able to sleep well and in the morning she felt fine. It has since scabbed up but seems to be healing fine other than that.

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