This is after 24 hours. At this point there was not much indication of long term tissue damage just swelling. The swelling has already reduced by about 50% in this picture.
another snakebite
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another snakebite
This is after 24 hours. At this point there was not much indication of long term tissue damage just swelling. The swelling has already reduced by about 50% in this picture.
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This is after about 40 hours. Swelling is still reducing but skin around the area is turning black. Looks like it's going to scar.
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It's just a battle scar, right? 
I let him out in the yard today to potty, and he ran around like crazy and chased a squirrel and followed some scent around the yard to the garden (rabbit?). I believe he's feeling better! I'm just really glad he's feeling back to normal.
I'm glad we live here where the snakes aren't (usually) deadly.
Quick story: when I took him to the vet immediatly after, the vet was telling me not to worry, he would do fine, we'd wait and see what the tissue damage would be if any. He (vet) said he has seen hundreds of dogs bitten by snakes and he has never had to use antivenom and only lost one. The owner of that dog saw the snake bite and immediatly put the dog in the car and drove to the vet's office which was only 5 minutes down the street. Sadly, the dog died before arriving at the office. The snake had bitten the dog on the leg and the vet asked the owner if she didn't mind, could he make a small cut at the wound site to see what happened. The snake had bitten directly into the artery, essentially injecting the venom IV - straight and completely into the blood stream. Scary!
I let him out in the yard today to potty, and he ran around like crazy and chased a squirrel and followed some scent around the yard to the garden (rabbit?). I believe he's feeling better! I'm just really glad he's feeling back to normal.
I'm glad we live here where the snakes aren't (usually) deadly.
Quick story: when I took him to the vet immediatly after, the vet was telling me not to worry, he would do fine, we'd wait and see what the tissue damage would be if any. He (vet) said he has seen hundreds of dogs bitten by snakes and he has never had to use antivenom and only lost one. The owner of that dog saw the snake bite and immediatly put the dog in the car and drove to the vet's office which was only 5 minutes down the street. Sadly, the dog died before arriving at the office. The snake had bitten the dog on the leg and the vet asked the owner if she didn't mind, could he make a small cut at the wound site to see what happened. The snake had bitten directly into the artery, essentially injecting the venom IV - straight and completely into the blood stream. Scary!
