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Heard them barking and went out to find they had already bit the snake into about 10" from its tail. Two collies bit, one doesn't look to bad, the other is a solid fang hit beside her eye. Dang!
I hate snakes!
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Pour them full of Children’s Benadryl
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The good news is that they are much, much less likely to ever be bitten again. We had dogs get bitten every once in a while but I don't think any of them ever got bitten twice. The same for being sprayed by skunks. They learn the lesson the hard way but it takes.
Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.
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Hate to hear that......Hope they come through it ok
"For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul?" .....Mark 8:36
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Hate to hear that on a side note do your border collies like water, swim etc. we got a mix and 2 trips to the river she got maybe wet to her shoulders, hasn’t came close to the pool and we got walk in steps?
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Pour them full of Children’s Benadryl ☝️THIS!
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Hope your dog is okay Ridge
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Thanks guys. Just got home a little while ago to check on them. My wife took them to the emergency vet. $2000 and no anti-venom. Not really sure what I got for my money... Haven't really got to look over the bills. Here's the momma dog. She's 11 years old. Before ![[Linked Image from photos.smugmug.com]](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-gBnGj4V/0/Mmpm8JFqCRjNxgXSwmmFFs68bKqx5SvZZMwnN3MCc/X5/i-gBnGj4V-X5.jpg) After ![[Linked Image from photos.smugmug.com]](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-X6RSccJ/0/MWM5DhRvhvKQ5mZrN3g4343z8NVvbqRXwwMn6Kqgz/X4/i-X6RSccJ-X4.jpg) I think they'll both be OK. They're pretty pitiful though.
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Sheeeewww weeee, that looks rough. Poor pup. Hang in there ol’gal!!
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Vet said mild to moderate envenomation. In the pic you can see she only got one fang beside her right eye. A full load would be really tough. The little momma dog only weighs about 30 pounds...
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Hate to hear that on a side note do your border collies like water, swim etc. we got a mix and 2 trips to the river she got maybe wet to her shoulders, hasn’t came close to the pool and we got walk in steps? One of them is half Aussie and half Border Collie. He loves the water but isn't a strong swimmer. Haven't had the two girl dogs around the water. They, and the male mostly are yard dogs and watch our chickens.
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Hate to hear that on a side note do your border collies like water, swim etc. we got a mix and 2 trips to the river she got maybe wet to her shoulders, hasn’t came close to the pool and we got walk in steps? I have a border collie that tries to avoid water like I try to avoid chiggers. She's like a goat though. Over the weekend I was building a deck/porch. She was up on it before the decking boards were down, walking the joists. That poor dog looks like it's having a terrible time of it RR. I hope she heals up quickly.
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Holly crap never go to the emergency vet. My 8# wiener has been bit twice my old curs once and twice and our bills weren’t that much combined.
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Looking at the momma dog closer, she caught both fangs. Poor old girl. They'll both get up to go outside, occasional tail wag, etc. They'll be ok.
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Looking at the momma dog closer, she caught both fangs. Poor old girl. They'll both get up to go outside, occasional tail wag, etc. They'll be ok. That hurts me just looking at the picture.
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Looking at the momma dog closer, she caught both fangs. Poor old girl. They'll both get up to go outside, occasional tail wag, etc. They'll be ok. That hurts me just looking at the picture. They are both on pain meds and are pretty comfy right now. They are inside and cool. They'd be in agony if it weren't for the meds.
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Checking on you and the dogs? How did the night go? Had a lab get bit several years ago. Hang in there.
Last edited by Paint Rock 00; 07/09/25 05:59 AM.
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[quote=RidgeRanger]Thanks guys. Just got home a little while ago to check on them. My wife took them to the emergency vet. $2000 and no anti-venom. Not really sure what I got for my money... Haven't really got to look over the bills.
Ya got ya a$$ robbed is what ya got😂😂. I’ve had hundreds of hunting dogs bitten by every poisonous snake in North America and never had but one die (she actually bled out after being bitten twice in the neck hitting an artery) and none ever taken to the vet. Our cur got hit by a cottonmouth last week and was swollen up way worse than the one in the pic. Table spoon of Benadryl and the next morning you’d never know he’d been bit, he didn’t even get bacon grease on a biscuit!
Last edited by hoggin; 07/09/25 09:09 AM.
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Damn I Hate the Vet Charged you that much. Hope the Dogs Pull Through Though.
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