Post by Michelle Clarke on Jul 26, 2010 20:31:43 GMT -5
Okay...friday morning, I found a 2.5' rattlesnake curled up in the hay outside of Gringos' stall. Eric came in, caught him and took care of it. Poor Gringo would jump if he heard a loud cricket for the rest of the morning - big baby!
Eric said "where there's one...there's more". So, I've been careful when I get hay and walk around that area in particular.
This morning, I brought the yearling fillies in and both Chiva and Cora had snake bites on thier noses. C R A P . I've never dealt with it, even with a dog - though Eric has in the past.
I called both my western med vet and my holistic vet and after careful consideration, went holistic. I would have had to haul them three hours away to A&M for antivenom and by then, it would be too far along anyway to make much difference. Depending on how much venom they got will determine how much damage there will be.
I'll get more specific in the treatments I am doing later...it will be a long night for all of us and hopefully things will be looking up by morning. The picts were taken first thing when they came in. They are both much worse now, especially Chiva. Breathing is labored and I have tubes and lube ready to go in case I have to put it up any nostrils to keep breathing going.
The fillies stay in a thirty acre pasture next to the barn; mostly pasture area, but there are about four places that are well shaded and even wooded where they like to hang out, especially in the heat of the day. We did a quick snake hunt with the dogs but it was raining pretty good and we did not come up with anything. Pict is of my son, Tyler with one of the dogs:
More later...out to check on them and see if they'll be able to eat anything.
Eric said "where there's one...there's more". So, I've been careful when I get hay and walk around that area in particular.
This morning, I brought the yearling fillies in and both Chiva and Cora had snake bites on thier noses. C R A P . I've never dealt with it, even with a dog - though Eric has in the past.
I called both my western med vet and my holistic vet and after careful consideration, went holistic. I would have had to haul them three hours away to A&M for antivenom and by then, it would be too far along anyway to make much difference. Depending on how much venom they got will determine how much damage there will be.
I'll get more specific in the treatments I am doing later...it will be a long night for all of us and hopefully things will be looking up by morning. The picts were taken first thing when they came in. They are both much worse now, especially Chiva. Breathing is labored and I have tubes and lube ready to go in case I have to put it up any nostrils to keep breathing going.
The fillies stay in a thirty acre pasture next to the barn; mostly pasture area, but there are about four places that are well shaded and even wooded where they like to hang out, especially in the heat of the day. We did a quick snake hunt with the dogs but it was raining pretty good and we did not come up with anything. Pict is of my son, Tyler with one of the dogs:
More later...out to check on them and see if they'll be able to eat anything.
