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mhuffman · 10-26-2015, 05:46 AM

I did not hear a yelp from her until after the bite. I was holding her but just thinking she was tired from a very long day in my sister's backyard and 3 other dogs. I laid her on a chair and checked on her and she yelped when I touched her head and it was swollen. It was a rattlesnake. We saw it and got it back into the wash. Should have killed it but just not thinking correctly. So, the vet knew. It was just her tiny size that did not play in her favor. What I have learned is I should have gotten her an antivenom shot, but hindsight is 20-20.

Unfortunately we don't see this site until it is too late. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Not sure I will get another pet. I have to remember the 5 wonderful years I had with her. M

10-26-2015, 05:46 AM	#3
mhuffman Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Buckeye, AZ USA Posts: 10 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks for your support! I did not hear a yelp from her until after the bite. I was holding her but just thinking she was tired from a very long day in my sister's backyard and 3 other dogs. I laid her on a chair and checked on her and she yelped when I touched her head and it was swollen. It was a rattlesnake. We saw it and got it back into the wash. Should have killed it but just not thinking correctly. So, the vet knew. It was just her tiny size that did not play in her favor. What I have learned is I should have gotten her an antivenom shot, but hindsight is 20-20. Unfortunately we don't see this site until it is too late. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Not sure I will get another pet. I have to remember the 5 wonderful years I had with her. M Last edited by mhuffman; 10-26-2015 at 05:48 AM.