My youngest dog was bite last year with a dry bite. She learned her lesson and now bays them when she encounters them. The snake hit her in the paw when she ran by. One fang hit bone on the top of her paw and the other missed. Before this she had the vaccine for over two years and she would get the normal hard lump at the injection site. But after the bite when given the vaccine she had the lump but it was twice the size and took longer than normal to go down. My vet said not give it to her anymore for fear of Anaphylaxis shock.
Anybody have a similar situation?
I know she got a small amoun of venomt from the bite. Her paw was slightly swollen and other than the Benadryl and a salt/baking soda paste on her bite I gave her no other treatment and in a few hours she was running around like normal. I consider myself very lucky.
This year while hunting in Baja a GSP got hit in the chest but the fangs hit just the skin and missed all the muscle tissue. The dog was given a cortisone shot in the field and had no problems in the days that followed. The GSP had not had the vaccine nor was it given the antivenom.
I'm no expert but I do believe that if the snake does not hit muscle the bite won't kill them. But if the venom gets injected into the muscle you better get to the vet and get the antivenom and if does hit a vien or artery the dogs most likely won't make it unless you inject the dog with antivenom in minutes.
Any thoughts?
Seeing as that time of year is coming up I wanted to share some of my observations and experiences.
Anybody have a similar situation?
I know she got a small amoun of venomt from the bite. Her paw was slightly swollen and other than the Benadryl and a salt/baking soda paste on her bite I gave her no other treatment and in a few hours she was running around like normal. I consider myself very lucky.
This year while hunting in Baja a GSP got hit in the chest but the fangs hit just the skin and missed all the muscle tissue. The dog was given a cortisone shot in the field and had no problems in the days that followed. The GSP had not had the vaccine nor was it given the antivenom.
I'm no expert but I do believe that if the snake does not hit muscle the bite won't kill them. But if the venom gets injected into the muscle you better get to the vet and get the antivenom and if does hit a vien or artery the dogs most likely won't make it unless you inject the dog with antivenom in minutes.
Any thoughts?
Seeing as that time of year is coming up I wanted to share some of my observations and experiences.