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b_veselka · 05-21-2005, 02:10 PM

Tara-
thanks for your response. I have talked to 3 vets and all have said the same thing. I have also look at several web sites and found the same info. The original anti-venin produced by horses was only 100.00-200.00 per vile. However the newer and supposably more effective anti-venin is produced from sheep and is the high price of 600.00. I found this info today on a website. Not that I am questioning your knowledge by any means. I do understand the nature of severity of rattlesnake bites and have dealt with them in larger breed dogs and pups of larger breeds and in the past. dogs bitten on the face or head have good chances of survival. I pray that I will get lucky with Sparky. Time will tell. So far, he has not shown any signs of labored breathing or shortness of breath. I just got off the phone with the 3rd vet and was told that the weakness and imbalance is very common and that his equalibrium is just way off right now with all of the swelling. Thanks so much for the reply. All of the vets have told me to give him until tomorrow to start eating. If he has not started to eat then to bring him in.

05-21-2005, 02:10 PM	#7
b_veselka Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Texas Posts: 307	Snakebite Tara- thanks for your response. I have talked to 3 vets and all have said the same thing. I have also look at several web sites and found the same info. The original anti-venin produced by horses was only 100.00-200.00 per vile. However the newer and supposably more effective anti-venin is produced from sheep and is the high price of 600.00. I found this info today on a website. Not that I am questioning your knowledge by any means. I do understand the nature of severity of rattlesnake bites and have dealt with them in larger breed dogs and pups of larger breeds and in the past. dogs bitten on the face or head have good chances of survival. I pray that I will get lucky with Sparky. Time will tell. So far, he has not shown any signs of labored breathing or shortness of breath. I just got off the phone with the 3rd vet and was told that the weakness and imbalance is very common and that his equalibrium is just way off right now with all of the swelling. Thanks so much for the reply. All of the vets have told me to give him until tomorrow to start eating. If he has not started to eat then to bring him in. __________________ Beth Veselka Last edited by b_veselka; 05-21-2005 at 02:18 PM.