DD's dog bitten by Rattlesnake
DD and Husband, were hiking on the other side of the state, where they have rattlers. We do not, so I am pretty ignorant as to snake bites. The dog is a 9 month old golden, and was bitten on the fron...
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I had a German Shepard/Chow mix dog bit on the front leg, hit a major blood vessel and died within the hour. I was told there was no chance of survival with the well placed bite.
I had another dog, smaller pug mix given an anti venom shot as a preventative. The shot darn near killed the dog as he was allergic to the stuff. He had an open wound from the shot for 4 months.
The best bet is to get the dog rattle snake trained. They basically train the dog to fear the scent, sight and sound of the rattler. So far that's been doing the trick. I killed 11 rattlers all within 15' of my house last year and already killed two this year. I average 5 a year for the past 23 years. Yup; we live in rattler country.
I had another dog, smaller pug mix given an anti venom shot as a preventative. The shot darn near killed the dog as he was allergic to the stuff. He had an open wound from the shot for 4 months.
The best bet is to get the dog rattle snake trained. They basically train the dog to fear the scent, sight and sound of the rattler. So far that's been doing the trick. I killed 11 rattlers all within 15' of my house last year and already killed two this year. I average 5 a year for the past 23 years. Yup; we live in rattler country.
