Most dog owners know that man’s best friend will eat almost anything that is put in front of them – but there is one snack that should definitely be off the menu.
From labradors to pitbulls, this set of painful-looking photographs show the dramatic effects of dogs trying to eat bees.
Pet owners have shared images of their beloved pooches looking worse for wear, with heavily inflamed snouts and mouths.
Most of the time, an insect sting is just painful and irritating for dogs, but getting stung several times, or stung inside the mouth or throat, can dangerous and requires a trip to the vet.
Despite the pooches’ comical appearances, it is not a laughing matter – in the most extreme situation a dog may have anaphylactic shock as a result of exposure to the insect venom, which can be fatal.
This Daschund (left) has an incredibly swollen mouth after swallowing bees, as does the Springer Spaniel (right)
Another Daschund who looks extremely sorry for itself after munching on one of the stinging insects
This fat-faced pooch is unlikely to eat another bee again after the area around its snout ballooned up
One of the only dogs in the collection to acually look like they are smiling despite their painful stings
The dog pictured appears to be seeking sympathy. The Huski-cross (right) is nursed by its owner after falling foul of a bee
The whole end of this long-snouted dog’s has also become largely expanded
This young boxer was unable to fight off the advances of the yellow and black flying stingers
A very asymetrical sting on this springer spaniel, who appears to regret his choice of snack
This doe-eyed labrador looks like its about to cry after being stung by a bee that it had tried to eat
It seems like the labrador breed particularly enjoys munching on bees, as this dog with a similarly inflamed mouth demonstrates
The right side of this Pitbull-cross’ mouth has becomely dramatically inflamed, but the left is completely normal
This pooch is ready for a good lie-down after a painful run-in with what it though would be its lunch
A sore terrier lies on its owner’s kitchen floor after biting off more than it could chew