Rattlesnake bite
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Rattlesnake bite
My young Springer pup Lucy can't keep her nose to her self and passes the time chasing lizards or anything that will move. Well yesterday she came in with a lump starting to appear under her lower lip extending back to her collar, it didn't seem to affect her breathing but it looked like a snake bite but it also could have been that she got into a yellow jacket nest and got stung.Today the swelling had moved to include most of her neck area but she had no signs of being choked or anything, definitely a snake bite I treated her with a load of antihistamine and kept a eye on her.About noon today she started making a fuss barking and raising hell and such out by a retaining wall at the front of the house and I thought she may have cornered a snake again, and she did, a little timber rattler about 9 inches long with one rattle and a button.
Lucy wouldn't get close to it but was pointing it like a pheasant so perhaps she has gotten a little smarter about the reptiles she messes with. Snake is dead and all's well at the Thompson abode tonight, no more drama needed.
..Tedd
Lucy wouldn't get close to it but was pointing it like a pheasant so perhaps she has gotten a little smarter about the reptiles she messes with. Snake is dead and all's well at the Thompson abode tonight, no more drama needed...Tedd
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My young Springer pup Lucy can't keep her nose to her self and passes the time chasing lizards or anything that will move. Well yesterday she came in with a lump starting to appear under her lower lip extending back to her collar, it didn't seem to affect her breathing but it looked like a snake bite but it also could have been that she got into a yellow jacket nest and got stung.Today the swelling had moved to include most of her neck area but she had no signs of being choked or anything, definitely a snake bite I treated her with a load of antihistamine and kept a eye on her.About noon today she started making a fuss barking and raising hell and such out by a retaining wall at the front of the house and I thought she may have cornered a snake again, and she did, a little timber rattler about 9 inches long with one rattle and a button. Lucy wouldn't get close to it but was pointing it like a pheasant so perhaps she has gotten a little smarter about the reptiles she messes with. Snake is dead and all's well at the Thompson abode tonight, no more drama needed...Tedd
Lucy wouldn't get close to it but was pointing it like a pheasant so perhaps she has gotten a little smarter about the reptiles she messes with. Snake is dead and all's well at the Thompson abode tonight, no more drama needed...Tedd
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A friend in AZ cat got hit by a rattler, and it almost didn't make it. The vet had the anti venom serum, and that is what saved the cat. Cost him $200, and the pet health insurance paid the rest. I would definitely want to make sure that my pet were treated by a vet if they got bit. I guess that you know what you are doing, because the dog is still alive.
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Wife and I kept a close eye on her and if the swelling would have started interfering with her breathing or any other negative signs it would have been off to the vets for her. Snake bites aren't generally fatal but you never know depends where and how much venom was injected how many strikes, size of the animal and size of the snake. Both my neighbors have had their animals bitten (two cats and a dog) and all survived with out the help of a vet but then again you never know.
Sounds like we live in a snake infested area but in twenty five years that I've been here this is the first time I have killed a rattler on my property. Killed a few off the property but not often.
All's well with Lucy today very little swelling and she is as rambunctious as always.
...Tedd
Sounds like we live in a snake infested area but in twenty five years that I've been here this is the first time I have killed a rattler on my property. Killed a few off the property but not often.
All's well with Lucy today very little swelling and she is as rambunctious as always.
...Tedd
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Wife and I kept a close eye on her and if the swelling would have started interfering with her breathing or any other negative signs it would have been off to the vets for her. Snake bites aren't generally fatal but you never know depends where and how much venom was injected how many strikes, size of the animal and size of the snake. Both my neighbors have had their animals bitten (two cats and a dog) and all survived with out the help of a vet but then again you never know.
Sounds like we live in a snake infested area but in twenty five years that I've been here this is the first time I have killed a rattler on my property. Killed a few off the property but not often.
All's well with Lucy today very little swelling and she is as rambunctious as always....Tedd
Sounds like we live in a snake infested area but in twenty five years that I've been here this is the first time I have killed a rattler on my property. Killed a few off the property but not often.
All's well with Lucy today very little swelling and she is as rambunctious as always.
...Tedd
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