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Aug. 16th, 2010 04:39 pm
Poppy has been bitten by a snake. She must have disturbed it chasing the ball and it got her on her belly.
Thankfully we spotted it (I spotted it) quickly and Sis got her to the vet. Unfortunately, no one saw the snake, so we don't know if it was an adder. John said she didn't yelp or anything, but that just means he was busy watchig Amber. But we know there are adders living on the golflinks, which is where the dogs are walked.
Sis just got back from the vet: they've given her steroids and antibiotics but not antivenom; apparently that's a bad idea unless you're sure. So we have to keep an eye on her for the next 24 hours and zoom her back to the vet if the bite swells or if she's behaving oddly (that's nice and specific, isn't it?)
Thankfully we spotted it (I spotted it) quickly and Sis got her to the vet. Unfortunately, no one saw the snake, so we don't know if it was an adder. John said she didn't yelp or anything, but that just means he was busy watchig Amber. But we know there are adders living on the golflinks, which is where the dogs are walked.
Sis just got back from the vet: they've given her steroids and antibiotics but not antivenom; apparently that's a bad idea unless you're sure. So we have to keep an eye on her for the next 24 hours and zoom her back to the vet if the bite swells or if she's behaving oddly (that's nice and specific, isn't it?)
