snake scare

[stace1319]

it sounds like it could have been an eastern king snake. Just a guess. I'm not even sure if they are in arizona but they are around here, WV, and they are non venomus. My moms dog get snake bit at least once or twice a year and so do the horses. If it is non venomus then they usually wont show any signs, just tenderness at the bite. With venomus such as the copperheads around here, the bite will swell and be very red.. sometimes begin to weep. Cedrik, my moms dog is usually fine within a week. I think she just keeps the wound clean and gives pain meds. The horses are usually the same. She just stopped going to the vet unless the bite is very bad. He is extremly accident prone. I'm glad your pup is fine... they have a way of getting themselves into trouble, lol

[Spiritwind]

About 2 1/2 yrs ago I had 3 4-5month old Collie puppies bit by Copperheads. Not really sure how it happened, they were just out in the large yard playing... 2 of them got bit on the face, and one on the back leg. All three had a lot of swelling around the bite area. The bit on the leg was actually MUCH MUCH worse than the other bites.

All my vet had me do was antibiotics for a week and benadryl for a few days...