Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 > > > Janet, > Abilene Texas is where l live near. The location of the bite does not > seem to matter near as much as how much the snake envenomated when they bit. I have heard that too. Babies have the least control over how much they release. Still close to the heart is worse than on a back foot, more blood volume to dilute the venom and a pass through the liver and kidneys can't hurt. > Most dogs are bitten on the face. We save most of the dogs and about 2/3rds > (Guesstimates) of the cats that are bitten, with and without antivenom therapy. > The two dogs we have seen so far this year that were rattlesnake vaccinated > were both puppies, both bit on the leg, and both only about 10 days after the > initial dose of the rattlesnake vaccine. They both also received antivenom in > their treatments. Lucky puppies indeed. As far as titer, with the > rattlesnake vaccination highest titer is reached one month after the second shot for > large dogs and one month after a third shot for small dogs. Highes titer does not have to be reached to impart protection, though. > l cant remember > the reasons but this vaccine works differently that disease preventing > vaccines. Interesting, I will have to read up on it. We do have a few in this area, and Coral Snakes. The stun gun sounds like the thing to have, with the Recluse, Widows, and Snakes. In Texas if it does not sting or poke, it bites! We are in central Texas, Austin area, just on the edge of Coral Snake country, San Marcos. Many herp collectors come here to capture them. Not me! > The most memorable rattlesnake bites seen this years was a large lab > bitten several times on the nose and muzzle by numerous baby rattlesnakes when he > stuck his face in a den. l think we counted 9 distinct pair of fang marks. > That dog had not been rattlesnake vaccinated but had been bitten 18 mos prior. Difficult to imagine that a bite is lucky but it sounds like that initial bite saved that dog. Garnet Quote
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 After much searching I did finally get (or re-get, as I lost the original) info on how to get a stun gun made specifically for snake and spider bites. The gentleman I learned about this (at a health lecture he was giving) from was bitten by a copperhead. He caught the snake and took it in when he went to the ER. He was bitten on the finger and the docs told him that they couldn't use the anti-venom on him as it was probably too late for that and it had its own set of problems. They told him he would absolutely loose his finger, maybe his hand and perhaps even part of his arm. They wanted to cut his finger off immediately and he said no way. From the time he got bit he had started swallowing enzyme tablets from a product he loves AND zapping every hour with the stun gun. He said within 24 hours the finger looked just fine--no swelling or anything! He said that the guns sell for around a hundred dollars. I mentioned this on other lists and they wanted to know how to get a gun, but I had lost his information. Finally called around and got it. Here's his daytime phone number and his email address if anyone wants to contact him. Oh, his name is Gene. Barrewards@... 1- phone Samala Quote
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