Make a thick paste of baking soda and water and apply it to the sting site. Unlike below I'm speaking from first hand experience. Summary Stinging. wikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. It is still, as far as I can find as of this writing, a bit confusing to botanists. The plant is considered an herbaceous perennial, meaning that it has herbal properties and grows back in the same areas year after year. Generally, all dogs of any age and breed are just as vulnerable to stinging nettle stings as one another. The nutritional value of its protein is better than meat! If your cat comes into contact with a lily you should take them to a vet immediately. Fireweed (Urtica chamaedryoides), may not be a pasture weed that causes great economic losses from competition, but it can cause distress to people who come in contact with it in their pastures or around the farm. Stinging nettle ( Urtica dioica) is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial that is usually regarded as a weed but is occasionally grown as a garden plant. But if you cut them down the girls will chow on them for sure. My Russian won't eat them so far but that's okay. Stinging nettles can cause a rash and other symptoms if people touch them. The lower leaves have a reddish color to their stems. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/83\/Brennnessel_1.jpeg\/460px-Brennnessel_1.jpeg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/8\/83\/Brennnessel_1.jpeg\/687px-Brennnessel_1.jpeg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":374,"bigWidth":688,"bigHeight":560,"licensing":"