 snake bites
My first yorkie was outside when the sun was going down, which is when the snakes like to come out. I was in Phoenix and my daughter forgot to let her back in right away. Somehow there was a snake in the yard and it bit my little dog. My kids called me in phoenix and said we think Max has been bit by a snake or got into one of the poisonous frogs!! I told them to take him to the tub and rinse his mouth out as best they could in case it was a frog. By the time I got back to Tucson he was gone...worst night ever. Then I purchased a litter mate and he too was bit, this was over a holiday weekend and since he was much bigger it took 3 days of IV and care before he died. I thought I could never have another little dog again, so after all of this tragedy I waited till my husband changed our fence and then poisonous got my baby. She is not allowed outside (without me) and we have not seen one rattle snake since the fence was changed. It was an ordeal that was so awful to watch and be a part of. |