[Dailydrool] Basset Hounds and Snakes

[Rkbeard at aol.com]

I have had very good luck with the Rattlesnake vaccine--and it also works  
with copperheads.  In fact, I have at least two dogs who were bitten by  
copperheads after having the vaccine, and they had almost no reaction to the  
bite.  It seems to work really well with copperhead venom.  I also  
immediately give any dog that is bitten by a snake a couple of benedryl caps or  
tabs, and take it to the vet--where it usually gets a shot of antibiotics--seems 
 snake bite can cause a nasty infection.  I have had a couple of dogs get  
quite a bit of swelling, but I have never had one get really sick since I  
started using the vaccine.
 
Needless to say--we have a lot of copperheads in East Texas--along with a  
very few rattlesnakes and cotton-mouthed moccasins.  I have never had a dog  
die from snakebite.
 
Kathryn Beard
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