Kathytnt
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Had a panic last night. My husband and I were going to turn in for the night early so he took the dogs out. They were on the leash and he ws standing on the deck. Kyra my Eskie/Chow mix jumped back when she went by the tree. When he took Xander out he jumped around the same place.
Hubby went out to see what they were freaking about. There has been a small lizard that goes up the tree by our deck but the dogs were acting different then if it was the lizard. What does my hubby find but a 18 inch snake. He killed it and put it in a container. If you see Kyra's picture in the Photos section you can see she is big furball. We saw no punctures but the wasn't actine like herelsf. Kyra was acting strange. Docile, sleepy and like her mouth was dry. I remembered there was a emergency vet within about 15 minutes of our house. I found them on the internet - Hubby grabbed the dog and we headed out. I verfied the direction on the way.
As we arrived Dave got to thinking that perhaps we shuold check Zander to see if he was o.k. I got Kyra checked in and Dave ran home to observe Xander to see if he was showing any signs of problems.
Being able to bring in the snake was very helpful so that the vet knew what ind of snake and whether it was poisonous. Although in Texas there seem to be few snakes that are not poisonous.
Blood tests show she was bitten - Her face was a little puffy but not in severe pain like most dog usually are in this situation. We think the small snake may have shot most of his venom the first time around when he missed her and got a little venom in her on the second try. The poison can cause clotting problems and such so she stayed at the vet overnight. She is on pain meds although she hasn't really been showing much sign of pain. Also on antibiotics since there is probably a puncture somewhere hidden and don't want risk of infection. Thank goodness we didn't need to get antivenom because it would have been about $800. We have a vet bill of about $650 OUCH
She is at home and doing well. Kirby and Xander (who is fine) were both happy to see their sister back.
Hubby went out to see what they were freaking about. There has been a small lizard that goes up the tree by our deck but the dogs were acting different then if it was the lizard. What does my hubby find but a 18 inch snake. He killed it and put it in a container. If you see Kyra's picture in the Photos section you can see she is big furball. We saw no punctures but the wasn't actine like herelsf. Kyra was acting strange. Docile, sleepy and like her mouth was dry. I remembered there was a emergency vet within about 15 minutes of our house. I found them on the internet - Hubby grabbed the dog and we headed out. I verfied the direction on the way.
As we arrived Dave got to thinking that perhaps we shuold check Zander to see if he was o.k. I got Kyra checked in and Dave ran home to observe Xander to see if he was showing any signs of problems.
Being able to bring in the snake was very helpful so that the vet knew what ind of snake and whether it was poisonous. Although in Texas there seem to be few snakes that are not poisonous.
Blood tests show she was bitten - Her face was a little puffy but not in severe pain like most dog usually are in this situation. We think the small snake may have shot most of his venom the first time around when he missed her and got a little venom in her on the second try. The poison can cause clotting problems and such so she stayed at the vet overnight. She is on pain meds although she hasn't really been showing much sign of pain. Also on antibiotics since there is probably a puncture somewhere hidden and don't want risk of infection. Thank goodness we didn't need to get antivenom because it would have been about $800. We have a vet bill of about $650 OUCH
She is at home and doing well. Kirby and Xander (who is fine) were both happy to see their sister back.
