The University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital has used a treatment called Hymenoptera Venom Immunotherapy (Vit), which trains the immune system to tolerate future exposure to stings. Almost two-thirds of dogs which experience one severe reaction to a bee or wasp sting go on to experience the same, or worse symptoms after subsequent stings. Clinicians said doing so can “significantly reduce” the likelihood of a recurrent severe allergic reaction. Amber, a Vizsla breed dog, became the first subject in the UK to undergo the therapy at the hospital after she suffered a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting in 2021. “Venom immunotherapy offers a way not just to treat the condition, but to prevent the next emergency before it happens.”