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rgp
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dogs and snakebite
11/06/05 03:58 PM

This will NOT work on most poisonous snakebites on a dog, but this is what I did when the local vet was unavailable.

One of my dogs, a small female, 1/2 mutt, 1/2 Red Heeler, was hit in the nose by a Copperhead (a Texas Copperhead, least poisonous North American "poisonous snake", commonly hits with a dry strike or a low venom level strike as the first warning that you're too close).

Venom injection was minimal, but she swelled almost instantly and as luck would have it, the local vet was no telling where and vaccinating livestock.

There was no bleeding, no thinning of blood, and no necrosis all of which are common with other pit viper bites.

I resorted to the use of allergy medications (one tablet that was Loredane (sp?) and then had to use normal antihistamines). I broke up the capsules and stuck the powder in butter to get her to lick them up.

Now it is 36 hours after the bite and you cannot tell by looking at her that she was ever bitten.

Richard.

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dogs and snakebite	rgp	11/06/05 03:58 PM
Re: dogs and snakebite	starwars	03/04/08 12:44 PM
Re: dogs and snakebite	Jake	21/03/06 10:57 PM
Re: dogs and snakebite	Marrakai	24/03/06 02:51 PM
Re: dogs and snakebite	Bakes	13/04/06 11:01 AM
Re: dogs and snakebite	rgp	13/04/06 02:56 PM
Re: dogs and snakebite	bulldog563	25/01/07 06:00 AM
Re: dogs and snakebite	EricD	03/02/07 05:21 AM
Re: dogs and snakebite	Marrakai	11/02/07 12:10 PM
Re: dogs and snakebite	Taylor416	14/05/09 11:59 AM
Re: dogs and snakebite	9.3x57	14/05/09 10:58 PM
Re: dogs and snakebite	ALAN_MCKENZIE	19/02/07 12:00 AM
Re: dogs and snakebite	Badger_Matt	19/02/07 02:00 AM
Re: dogs and snakebite	Lawman	04/05/07 02:05 AM
Re: dogs and snakebite	Shackleton	04/09/07 12:18 AM

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