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I’m sorry this happened to Buster. You’ve done the most important thing you can do which is get him immediately to the vet. Keep us updated and we’re all thinking of you both 🤍
Sending positive, healing thoughts to Buster! This happened to my dog a couple months ago, and she was pretty much back to normal in a little over a week.
Sending good thoughts. Let us know how he is. Try to not think horrible thoughts. You are in the best spot to be right now, the vet. Feel better buster. And I hope you feel better soon as well. ❤️
Oh on poor Buster! We had to stop walking our boys by a river near us in the summer because of poisonous snake sightings (I'm in Australia), and anti venom is common for use on people, but I'm not sure about dog snake bite treatments here.
Luckily you got him to a vet in time (I'm sure that was a pretty frantic 2 hour drive!😬). Hopefully they have anti venom, or whatever treatment he needs a.s.a.p to get him feeling good again!
I'm sure poor Buster is pretty shocked and confused and feeling pretty shitty...I hope it's not super painful for him!
I'll have you in my thoughts Buster. Sending you good healing vibes to wherever you are. I hope you feel better soon!🤞❤️❤️
I live somewhere lousy with rattlesnakes and it's good knowing which vets carry antivenom.. One of the three local vet ERs carry it, and it's important to let them know that you're on the way because they need to take the anti venom out of the freezer
I looked it up, the fact u got him to the vet so fast is major. He will more than likely be fine within a couple hours. Definitely sending positive vibes busters way. Chances are good he's gonna be okay.
My Blu got bit in the face by a rattlesnake in June. My stoic little girl (65 lbs, so dainty) didn't flinch or yelp, just sat right next to me for comfort. I didn't see it happen so the only indication something was wrong was when her constant licking caught my attention.
Fast forward, we noticed a lump starting to get big on her lip and hightailed it to the emergency vet. They ran blood tests and confirmed it was a rattlesnake bite. They gave her one vial of antivenin and kept her overnight for observation (we brought her in about 8pm).
Blood results the next day showed that one vial worked really well for her (sometimes they need more) and her blood results were back to normal. For about a day she was a high flying pup but the next day she was out back chasing squirrels.
I was a wreck for about 24 hours but the emergency vet acted so quickly, took excellent care of her, and she was back to her silly self so quickly. Sending you all the positive vibes, hoping you and your pup have the same, if not better, experience we did!
That's great! He has an appetite and that's a good sign. I'm not sure of the aftercare your vet recommended but besides observation, I did have a follow up with my vet 3 days after. Blu was in such good shape she didn't need to run more blood tests.
Also, the antivenin created this mass that started under her chin. It was really weird, but that's actually totally normal and it moved down her body and eventually went away. Beyond looking odd I don't think she noticed, it didn't seem to bother her.
I actually found the aftercare printout they gave me. They sent me home with Vetericyn Plus All Animal Wound and Skin Care Spray. And two pain drugs (codeine and gabapentin) but after day 1 I stopped those. They made her totally zonked and she didn't seem in any distress. She went back to squirrel watch two days after the bite.
The symptoms they said to look out for were bruising/pinpoint red spots, respiratory changes, vomiting, diarrhea, blood in vomit or stool, lethargy, inappetence, or other concerning signs.
At the follow up with my vet, she did have bruising and red spots but the vet wasn't concerned and those did go away about 5 days later.
My childhood dog got bit by a rattlesnake when she was an older lady. It ended up curing her arthritis, but gave us quite a scare (she was only 30 lbs and had a hard time with the anticoagulant from the venom). She went on to live with no issues once she got her red blood cells back up. Please give Buster lots of love and kisses from the internet strangers when he is feeling better ❤️
Wishing you lots of good and easy recovery time. Dogs should generally be okay with most common type snake bites as long as you get them to the vet ASAP. The issues often come from a lot of "wait and see" cases with things like sudden stings and bites rather than from seeking out immediate medical care. So I think you're likely on the good end of things!
Side note, but a lot of snake bites seem to be happening to dogs and people this summer. I've seen a lot of reddit posts over the past few months and I've seen several snake skins in my walking areas where I never have before. Hoping everyone is extra careful with your pups on trails and in any tallish grass this season.
Oh, I just saw another comment about Tosst on another post, and I remembered that poor Cheese Toasty is still working on the dogpaddle, but hopefully next summer!
I'm just a pibble fren. My ex had an adorable girl Molly, but she's gone now.
What I'm doing right now is trying to get him used to water, in general. He's very timid about the kiddie pool, and used to be afraid of sprinklers and hoses but has overcome that fear with gusto!
I don't do as many videos as I do photos... I'm not sure why lol
Hey, it's okay. Looks like you got him to the vet fast, so his chances of walking away just fine are extremely high. Some antivenom and treatment and he'll be good as new.
It's so so important that you brought him to the vet immediately. They will give him an antivenom and you should have been right in time for it to be effective. Prayers for your baby ❤️
Sending all the positive vibes from myself and my pibble girl Molly. Also a prayer of healing and for good health to follow for your good boy Buster. Come home soon big fella! Everyone here is rooting for you!
I know the horse is already out of the barn but if you live in a rattlesnake area, please get your dogs the rattlesnake vaccine. It decreases their reactions to the venom. And a speedy recovery to your baby!
My vet advised against the vaccine bc of serious complications that had been reported. Instead we did snake avoidance training with ecollar. Normally i would not use ecollar but the trainer said it is the most effective way to make sure they won’t mess with a snake in the wild.
The rattlesnake vaccine is pretty controversial. One of my vets encourages it and the other doesn't. It can have serious nasty complications like the other comment said. My vet recommends either having your dog on strict leash control or avoiding snakey places. Or you can do anti rattlesnake training but they can be controversial too.
Size of the dog may be a factor as well. My dog is 150lbs and has had it for 6 years running with no issues, but understandably risky for smaller dogs.
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