Snake Bit

[mbrule]

Glad she is doing OK!!!

 

[SARG]

Hope your baby makes a full recovery. If something like that occurred to one of mine I'd probably spend the next six months seeking to terminate the poisonous reptile population.

 

[om21braz]

Hope your baby makes a full recovery. If something like that occurred to one of mine I'd probably spend the next six months seeking to terminate the poisonous reptile population.

+1 Glad to hear she's OK!

 

[Storm56]

Great news she is doing well! When we were out west last year we had to take our German Shepard to the vet because of an abdominal infection. They have snake bite shots you can give the dog as a preventative measure that is supposed to be a big help if they get bit. Anyone have any experience on how if they actually work?

 

[RTII]

Thanks again guys for the well wishes.

Ken, That picture of Jake is priceless. Glad he was there to have it taken after his missadventure a few weeks ago.

Storm, I actually asked the (emergency) vet about the shot because my wife had heard of them as well. Apparently they are for rattlesnake bites and are pretty effective for that type of bite. We have an appointment with our regular vet tomorrow and this will be one of the queries I will raise. The assumption though from the vet, was that this bite was from a copperhead due to the symptoms pressented. Size of bite (not coral snake), lack of heavy bleeding (rattlesnake), and other factors. Apparently they see this quite often at this vet hospital. Texas A&M teaching hospital.

Anybody know anything about "de-snaking". A friend from another time and another city used to de-snake his lab every other year. Lab was never bit but otherwise I have no other proof this works or not. It involved letting a dog in with a rattlesnake that has been made safe and shocking the dog with a collar when ever he/she got near. Conflicting thoughts there but might be the lesser of 2 evils. Has anyone here on TBN had any experience with this and what thoughts you might have regarding "de-snaking"

 

[IH3444]

Glad Jess is OK, and recovering well. A friend got bit by a copperhead. He was reaching into his skid steer to check the oil, and got nailed. He's OK, went to the emergency room, and they gave him some antivenom. After he recovered, I couldn't help but ask him if the snake was doing OK after biting him. He smirked....then grinned.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Vets sometimes have a lot more experience with snakebites than physicians. Improperly administered antivenom is just as deadly as snake bites. Makes me wonder if I get bitten, would be better to go to the vet instead of the DR.

 

[GGB]

Ken, I had to laugh at your picture of Jake-it reminds me of one of our "girls" who lets us know when the weather gets serious. She is especially sensitive to pending lightning. When the storms get really bad, she will go to the basement! When we finally decide to join her, she'll often want to bury her head under my arm after getting on my lap.

In their own way on some things, they are much smarter than us mere mortals.

Glad to see Jake is doing well!

GGB