Jake
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List past week the best cow we've ever had along with a unanimous favorite of the family died of what is presumably a snake bite at 16. :frowns:
Beefy":2v6ey8w5 said:where did she get struck at? neck? looks like she was a pretty good milker..that sucks. had a good life though if she made it to 16 and died at home.
flaboy":23g250my said:Sorry about your cow Jake. I would be suspicious about the diagnosis. They usually will develop a very large knot where bitten. They may swell elsewhere but there will be a very big knot right at the bite. I will try to get you a picture of what it looks like. I have one right now that has a softball size knot under her chin bone. I have these quite often. Not sure what kind of snakes you have there but our rattlers and moccasins both do the same. Big knot.
CopeMan":2cqe80pe said:flaboy":2cqe80pe said:Sorry about your cow Jake. I would be suspicious about the diagnosis. They usually will develop a very large knot where bitten. They may swell elsewhere but there will be a very big knot right at the bite. I will try to get you a picture of what it looks like. I have one right now that has a softball size knot under her chin bone. I have these quite often. Not sure what kind of snakes you have there but our rattlers and moccasins both do the same. Big knot.
How come a snake bite doenst seem to affect an animal as much as a human. One of my buddies redbones was bitten by a copperhead about a week or so ago and all there was, were some swelling where it was bitten?