pet shock
Anybody ever had a pet treated for snake bite. If not be prepared. Anti-venom is 650 a bottle. Thats $650.00 per bottle. Total vet bill was 676. AND she died. Next time I'll ask. I love my pets but 650 per bottle is a little steep. Just thought I would pass this along in case someones dog gets bit.
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quote:Originally posted by buschmaster
maybe when you shock the wound with a cattle prod, tazer or whatever, the blood vessels around it constrict so the venom doesn't spread.
Utterly, completely and totally ineffective. This BS has been around most of a century and will not go away despite the fact it is BS. Electroshock does nothing for snakebite except waste time getting to proper medical treatment, which is antivenom, administered under medical supervision. Please, please don't pertetuate this harmful myth!0 -
I paid the same as you did. My dog is doing fine. They do have shots for dogs before they go out and get bite. I think it costs $25.00 a shot.I think the dog has to get two shots the first time and one every year after.That beats $ 1200 . 0 -
sorry to hear about your loss 0 -
"Utterly, completely and totally ineffective. This BS has been around most of a century and will not go away despite the fact it is BS. Electroshock does nothing for snakebite except waste time getting to proper medical treatment, which is antivenom, administered under medical supervision. Please, please don't pertetuate this harmful myth!"
He Dog,
I hunt with many other bird hunters who also swear by this. I have spoken to vets and all say it isn't to be relied on as a cure all. However, it does seem to work well for rattle snake venom in that it causes the venom to break down to some degree and helps dilute its over all effects of the venom. I have been told that electric shock affects the venom of various snakes differently because of what the venom is made of. Some venom isn't even bothered by it.
I got this qoute from a NY Times article:
"The treatment is delivered through modifications of what are popularly known as stun guns. It comes in the form of four or five high-voltage, low-current electric shocks. Each is painful and lasts one to two seconds. The shocks are given about five to ten seconds apart and are applied as close as possible to the site of the bites of snakes and such venomous insects as scorpions and ants.
In 34 cases where there was evidence of venomous bites that had penetrated the skin of limbs, the current was applied within about a half hour. None of the usual serious medical complications developed and none of the patients died, the researchers said in a report on what could become a revolutionary treatment. Also, the pain of the poisonous bites disappeared within 15 minutes, according to the report in the July 26 issue of The Lancet, a leading medical journal published in London."
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vets....the gurus or ripoffology. 0 -
My dog was a 90 pound weimaraner with 6 3 week old pups. The vet told me even if I inoculate my dog for snakebite and a booster they still need to be treated with antivenom just in case. I live in South Georgia and have seen one coral snake in my life, I'm wondering if it could have been a coral snake. I am assuming anti-venom would not work for coral snake. I had her at the vet within 45 minutes. She died about 3 hours after treatment. Thanks everybody. 0
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