My husband got bit by a snake!!

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by bettyeanne

We are headed home in our motorhome and will be in NM for two nights, two nights in OK and one night in Arkansas .. I don't want to stop!!! I am mortified of snakes, scorpions and spiders!!!! Toto and I won't be stepping outside the TotoMobile, that's for sure!!

I will be praying for your husband!!! I wouldn't have worried about venom .... the fright would've killed me!! Please keep us updated.

Oooooo, where you are staying in OK and AR??? If you are close by, you need to stop by!!! Devils Den State Park has tons of wonderful RV sites! Loaded w/ everything you need, plus the beautiful scenery!

Oh, don't worry...there are those dangers everywhere in just about every state. Most of the time, you never see them or anything. In fact, we took Mojo hiking at Devils Den just last week and we didn't see one bad thing.... expect for poison ivy. Course, we are always on the lookout and make sure he stays on the middle on the trail.

[Rhapsody]

Originally Posted by Jenn218

That poor man! I hope he gets well soon....very soon! Thanks for keeping us all updated!!! I hope the new meds work well for him! I am sure that you are being a good wife and catering to his every whim! And I am sure he appreciates you dearly!!!

I have heard that even non-poisonious snakes bites can be bad too, the bacteria or something. YUCK! So you need to watch out for any of them!

There is a dog show in Grove??? When?? I need to look that up....
We go into Jay and Grove often w/ our classic cars....they aren't too far from us! Yay!

Yes, it's this coming weekend; you can get the information here:

http://www.onofrio.com/ or Mardelin gave me a tremendous amount of info in this thread:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ight=Mentoring

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

That was just too close for comfort. He had a couple nice things on his side that day, one being the snake only bit the knuckle bone, the second is having a quick thinking friend on hand. If those two things had been different then he may have been in a very serious condition.
Now you can brush up on all your nursing skills and pamper him when he comes home.

Not speaking on this subject.....but, on your husbands snake bite.....Now, I'm a 60 year old woman, from California. I was under the assumption that Rattler's didn't exist in the part of the country, why I don't know?????? My husband set me straight on that, as we discussing rattlers just a couple of nights ago.............Dumb Huh!

Glad your husband is ok.

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by Rhapsody

Yes, it's this coming weekend; you can get the information here:

http://www.onofrio.com/ or Mardelin gave me a tremendous amount of info in this thread:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ight=Mentoring

Thanks so much! We have a car event in Tahlequah and/or Mtn. View this coming weekend....so I might have to pick Tahlequah so I can drive up to Grove...hee,hee!!!! They are really not that far away!!!! Yay!

Thanks again for looking up that info.......NOW get back to your husbands side!!!

Sending hugs!!!!

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Not speaking on this subject.....but, on your husbands snake bite.....Now, I'm a 60 year old woman, from California. I was under the assumption that Rattler's didn't exist in the part of the country, why I don't know?????? My husband set me straight on that, as we discussing rattlers just a couple of nights ago.............Dumb Huh!

Glad your husband is ok.

Whoa! You really thought that?! I wish that was the case...

My mother is from Nevada and she always told stories of huge rattlers out there!

I live next to a state park and we have been told that AR trades whitetail deer for rattle snakes (I think from Texas)....isn't that crazy??? And here I am, on 30 acres w/ the park bordering 2 1/2 sides!! YIKES!!

We do have a lot out here in the mountains. We took the Jeep out one day and seen a huge one! It was over 5ft long and pretty big around! YUCK!!!!

[Rhapsody]

Originally Posted by red98vett

LOL he wasn't a science project ??

That's great to hear seriously....I'm glad the swelling has gone down and man oh man - you can see fangs ?? I got CHILLS reading that....Poor guy..it sounds like he's getting the best care with you as his nurse and sending him more get well wishes - not many people can say they survived a rattlesnake bite. He's a hero.

Lol, I really wish he'd let me take pictures. Maybe when he's drugged up, lol. Can't see fangs, can see where the fangs punctured. Not how I wrote that up, lol. The knuckle of the thumb is, well actually the entire thumb is fat and swollen, it's so swollen there isn't any wrinkles in the knuckle, just the two marks with a white ring around them. It looks like a vampire got a hold of his finger, lol. Anyway, it looks really bizarre, and painful, yes, but kinda freaky too. Sorry, poor baby, maybe I am treated him like some type of experiment/project, lol. But if so at least I'm trying to do solid science by documentation!!

The swelling looks a lot better when I cleaned it tonight. Still obviously swollen, but now recognizable as his thumb. Still this horrible, angry red. Looks like he stuck his thumb and the bottom half of his hand in boiling water. He's been sleeping a lot today, and less cranky so I really think the new cream and pain meds are working better.

Also, you think I'm fascinated. Jacob was enthralled, wanted to know if his dad would come to school for show and tell on Friday, lol!

[Punkin&Piper]

I'm glad he is ok

[camly]

so glad your husband is oky!!