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Title: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: lcboarstoppers on April 21, 2012, 06:16:43 pm We went hunting this morning and bayed up in a pool and killed two water moccasins and now my dogs foot and leg is swelling up pretty bad so I think thats what bit him.. What can I do or will it jus run it's course and be ok.. People I have talked to said he will be fine.. Let me know ASAP on your input..!! Thanks
Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: BA-IV on April 21, 2012, 06:25:21 pm I usually let it run it's course unless it's been more then twice. Be sure to take the collar off, seen lots of good dogs choke to death because their neck swelled up after they were bit.
Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: Purebreedcolt on April 21, 2012, 06:33:24 pm Give him a couple antihistimines and a little dexamethzone depending on what strength you have 2 or 4 mg. if 2 I would give 2 cc. 4mg then a hair over 1 cc to keep the swealing in check. Also hit him with penacilin for a few days 3 2 1 1 1 just to make sure no infection.
Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: T-Bob Parker on April 21, 2012, 09:48:46 pm I always let mocassin bites run their course plus a lil Benadryl maybe but that's a bout it. Mocassins have never seemed to hurt my dogs much, copperheads are a different story.
Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: JRyanS on April 21, 2012, 09:52:56 pm Talk to ChaseG he got bit last year in the hand by one. Got pretty bad.
Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: djhogdogger on April 21, 2012, 10:26:14 pm I would let it run its course but watch for infection. Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: jdt on April 21, 2012, 10:26:43 pm i never heard of a cottonmouth killin a dog . he'll be swelled and sore for a few days but thats all .
Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: Kid7 on April 21, 2012, 10:55:39 pm I always let mocassin bites run their course plus a lil Benadryl maybe but that's a bout it. Mocassins have never seemed to hurt my dogs much, copperheads are a different story. x2 on that.... I had a 3 month old pup get bit on his bottom jaw by a lil copperhead and I just gave him Benadryl and he was fine in a few days. Poor lil guys head was so big he couldn't function but he was fine Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: HDMdogs on April 22, 2012, 01:54:35 pm I've always heard they will be fine after it runs the course.. How would u keep em hydrated and everything during the cycle? What about food?
Title: Re: Snakes and snake bites!!! Post by: T-Bob Parker on April 22, 2012, 02:45:31 pm In my experience " it's course" generally only a few days with mocassins and I've never actually worried about them staying hydrated, but if the bite has their face Nd tongue swollen, you could always dump a lacerated ringer sub-q and bag him up
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