Friend got this one yesterday. Daughter's lab was bitten Sunday
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May 30, 2017, 02:24 PM
Gustofer
The immunization is spendy, but worth it. Mine gets his regardless of the cost as we've got them around here.
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May 30, 2017, 02:55 PM
rduckwor
Yet to see a rattle-ass here, but we have plenty of copperheads!
Dothan, that's a bit close to home!
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May 30, 2017, 02:58 PM
Floyd D. Barber
Nice message, but those three letters shouldn't be posted in that order.
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May 30, 2017, 03:27 PM
elmer
U mean public service announcement .? Oh u mean the digital exam test. Wasn't thinking about that
May 30, 2017, 03:30 PM
RNshooter
Para has stated that "PSA" should no longer be used in titles.
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May 30, 2017, 03:31 PM
elmer
Sorry was not aware of that.
May 30, 2017, 03:51 PM
arfmel
2 of my dogs were bit last spring. Finally found the snake and gave him the shovel treatment.
Haven't seen a rattler yet this year.
May 30, 2017, 04:55 PM
Bulldog7972
Whataya mean that time of the year? Is this an annual event?
May 30, 2017, 05:09 PM
TXJIM
quote:
Originally posted by Bulldog7972: Whataya mean that time of the year? Is this an annual event?
Yes, snakes in general get active around the same time each year in any given region based on the climate of that region. Around here, the end of March is typically when they get active.
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May 30, 2017, 06:19 PM
CQB60
Sorry Elmer. I give the blacks & Kings latitude but those wind up on my grill, @550 degrees. Hope your pooch is ok. $$ treatments..
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May 30, 2017, 07:16 PM
old rugged cross
So about dogs getting bit. Isn't it lethal?
Gus, what is an immunization? side affects? a effectiveness?
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May 30, 2017, 07:20 PM
Chris42
Saw my first rattlesnake in the wild two weeks ago, in Northern PA. Yes, they are apparently out and about.
May 30, 2017, 07:27 PM
elde
As TXJIM said, the copperheads & rattlers are out in the Texas Hill Country. My dog got his rettlesnake booster today and on the way back from the vet I saw one cross the road. The shots buy time allowing you to get the dog to a vet for antivenin treatment.
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May 30, 2017, 07:34 PM
Gustofer
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross: So about dogs getting bit. Isn't it lethal?
Gus, what is an immunization? side affects? a effectiveness?
Check with your vet, they should have them if you're in an area with rattlers. I haven't seen any side effects in my pooch, and my brother (a vet) tells me they are effective in preventing serious issues from bites.
As I said, they can be little expensive (depending on your vet), but they are a whole lot cheaper than having your dog treated after a bite. You don't want to know the cost of antivenin.
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May 30, 2017, 08:32 PM
HayesGreener
We have so many venomous snakes aroumd here that we take our dogs to snake avoidance training. Its a great program and saves a lot of dogs lives. A big eastern diamondback or mocasin bite often proves fatal, especially if it goes undetected for hours
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May 30, 2017, 08:46 PM
henryaz
When we first moved here, I cleared out an acre of all vegetation, including creosote bushes and mesquite trees. The rattler's food supply likes to burrow under those things. That is now the dog's compound, and I have seen at most 5 rattlers within their compound in 15 years. One of our dogs actually alerted to the presence of them, by circling and barking. At any rate, remove their food source, and they will not come. I still see dangerous rattlers elsewhere on our property, but not in the dog's area. If they do appear there, they are dispatched, otherwise left alone.
May 30, 2017, 09:10 PM
Scuba Steve Sig
Nope nope nope. I'll take welt-inducing mosquitoes any day of the week and twice on Sunday over any snake let alone a rattler.
Now a snake or a spider? Just nuke the block and call it a day.
May 30, 2017, 09:32 PM
arfmel
Both of my dogs were bitten on the end of the nose and they recovered. The vet said that generally if a dog was bit on the face he would recover, but a bite to the body was bad news.
May 30, 2017, 11:12 PM
YooperSigs
We have no poisonous snakes in the Yoop. And what few other types of snakes we have are flash frozen.
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