Did my dog get bit by a copperhead?
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jpc01101
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My Brother in law's lab has been bitten a couple times...on the face and recovered every time. Benadryl seems to help.
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Copperhead bites won't kill a dog 95% of the time....
A rattler will kill a dog 90% of the time.....
Always keep Benadryl pills on hand during summer months.
A rattler will kill a dog 90% of the time.....
Always keep Benadryl pills on hand during summer months.
I’m not on FB these days, but when I was, I followed National Snakebite Support. They have a few of the leading doctors and veterinarians on there when it comes to snakebites. Lots of good information. If you’re on FB, I’d recommend following them.
Bigjay73
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Are there many rattlers in copperhead country? I always felt copperheads were more in cottonmouth territory.
Mine takes one to the snout on our ranch every year. She climbs me like a jungle gym at avoidance training, but every damn summer she slinks in with her nose as big as a Folgers can and lies down on the couch panting.
The swelling drops to her neck the next day and then disappears.
So far she avoids rattles and cotton, but those hersheys kisses get her good.
Bigjay73
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Do they use rattlers to train avoidance? I wonder if they smell different?
Do you take her to the vet or does she recover on her own. My grandfather said that copperheads dont kill anything but chipmonks. I dont know how true that is.
They do. Ours use rattlers, cottonmouth, and copperhead.
We did the first time. They said most bites are dry, but even if it’s a live bite, unless the copperhead hits a major blood vessel it’s usually just a waiting game.
The rattlers and cottonmouths are a very different matter.
Benadryl doesn’t help the symptoms; it’s just to calm her.
