help snake bite

rlsbeagles · Post by **rlsbeagles** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:12 pm

what do you give dog for snake bite most likely copper head... seem's to be bit on belly swallon alot...

Windkist · Post by **Windkist** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:41 pm

I have no personal experience but, this is a good site. Most of the websites say benedryl.

http://www.raidthewind.com/snakebite.htm

good luck,

Leah

mo. beagler · Post by **mo. beagler** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:02 pm

yeah benadryl...keep him up for a couple days. plenty of water. If it was a copperhead he should be ok tomorrow.if it was a rattler ....This post is to late..I have been through it 1/2 dozen times. never lost one yet
G

mo. beagler · Post by **mo. beagler** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:06 pm

This was two days ago. They are thick at my house. killed his brother in the drive two days before that..

rlsbeagles · Post by **rlsbeagles** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:12 pm

thank you all ,,,, it's been a few hour's now an i finnally got hold of my vet so he'll be going to see the doc now,,,,, this is the second time in a year for this dog... guess i better keep some snake med on hand... again thank you all for the help....

mo. beagler · Post by **mo. beagler** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:18 pm

what is snake med? I am not sure what the vet will do exept give you a big sun. bill. Good luck

windsplitters · Post by **windsplitters** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:52 pm

looks like a copperhead but its tail looks pointed I thought a copperhead has a blunt tail some water snakes look like copperheads but if he is swelling bad it was probally a copperhead Lynn posted on here a couple days ago what to do with a snake bite its what all the oldtimers around here always told me to do also.

gap · Post by **gap** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:55 pm

I gave my dog pennecilyn when he was snakebitten.

elemerfud · Post by **elemerfud** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:20 pm

I have always been told the benedryl thing. Been told it really works. Good luck with it.

wvduece · Post by **wvduece** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:11 pm

a vet told me to never give them benafryl for a swnake bite!! i usually dont do anything but a shot of pennacyllin i use to pour turpitine n give them the benadryl but now just the pennacyllin jb

mo. beagler · Post by **mo. beagler** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:23 pm

[quote="windsplitters"]looks like a copperhead but its tail looks pointed I thought a copperhead has a blunt tail some water snakes look like copperheads .

ITS a coperhead. I have never seen a water snake that looked like a coperhead..

gus · Post by **gus** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:29 am

See linc http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/re ... erhead.htm

Looks like a copperhead to me.

coolbrze · Post by **coolbrze** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:49 am

That pic is a copperhead. I've had 1 dog bitten and I gave Benadryll and Penicillin, although some give Dex. Ronnie - make sure you take the collar off, the dog can die of asphixiation if its neck swells.

windsplitters · Post by **windsplitters** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:09 am

I never ment that it was'nt a copperhead i was just trying to say their are other snakes that resemble copperheads sometimes they get confussed for one. The picture you got I believe is a copperhead the Milksnake and Northern brown Water snake I think are the two I was talking about. eather way hope the dog gets over it with no problems.

rlsbeagles · Post by **rlsbeagles** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:33 pm

took dog to vet last night got 2 shot's an dog is doing great today,,,, again thank's to all...

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