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Rattle Snake Bit Treatment?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hippie Rancher" data-source="post: 851463" data-attributes="member: 4203"><p>DO NOT lance it! That is asking for secondary infection.</p><p></p><p>Pain relief and anti-inflammatories if you have them, but a hind leg bite will probably recover just fine.</p><p></p><p>With snakebite on livestock they will either make it or not, you can spend lots of money and still have about the same odds. Only thing I would have a vet out for would be a horse or pricey animal bit on the nose that was having respiratory problems. Antivenin is EXPENSIVE and needs to be given quickly, so likely not to be very effective on most animals that are usually noticed hours or days later.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, cats are the most immune of domestic animals - another good reason to keep a few around.</p><p></p><p>I have a LOT of snake bite experience, including my youngest son bit at 18 months of age INSIDE the house. (In August, out peak season - made him come in from the yard while I was doing something in the kitchen because I was worried about snakes - turns out there was a new hatchling in the living room.</p><p>He picked it up and it bit him.</p><p></p><p>Had a bigger one under this computer desk last July. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/texascanyon/Picture-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hippie Rancher, post: 851463, member: 4203"] DO NOT lance it! That is asking for secondary infection. Pain relief and anti-inflammatories if you have them, but a hind leg bite will probably recover just fine. With snakebite on livestock they will either make it or not, you can spend lots of money and still have about the same odds. Only thing I would have a vet out for would be a horse or pricey animal bit on the nose that was having respiratory problems. Antivenin is EXPENSIVE and needs to be given quickly, so likely not to be very effective on most animals that are usually noticed hours or days later. Interestingly, cats are the most immune of domestic animals - another good reason to keep a few around. I have a LOT of snake bite experience, including my youngest son bit at 18 months of age INSIDE the house. (In August, out peak season - made him come in from the yard while I was doing something in the kitchen because I was worried about snakes - turns out there was a new hatchling in the living room. He picked it up and it bit him. Had a bigger one under this computer desk last July. :o [img]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/texascanyon/Picture-1.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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