Dogs and Rattlesnakes

[Lucky]

I bet you got to vet in time. Hopefully everything goes well.

 

[bigred1]

Hope your pup is better today.

 

[TwoShoots]

Things like this are what keep me from buying a place in the sticks. I just know I'll be wandering through the brush and run smack dab through the middle of a pile of about 40 of them. Too many fantasy island episodes when I was little I guess.

Hope your puppy pulls through. He's a brave little fella!

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Doc called about 8am this morning. He said Rooster did much better overnight than he expected and was in good shape this morning. He needs to keep him on fluids thru the morning then we can bring him home early this afternoon. Great news!

Thanks for all the good thoughts for Rooster.

 

[Ready_fire_aim]

Hell yeah! Good outcome

 

[bigb159]

Doc called about 8am this morning. He said Rooster did much better overnight than he expected and was in good shape this morning. He needs to keep him on fluids thru the morning then we can bring him home early this afternoon. Great news!

Thanks for all the good thoughts for Rooster.


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Handsome pup. I hope he's back on his feet soon.

Preemptive trapping might be in order.

Minnow trap from Bass Pro, with an egg, or frog if you can find one inside. Set it where you know snakes live.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I started looking into traps yesterday evening. I've never tried to trap a snake (or anything else) before. Thanks for the tip!

 

[tynyphil]

I started looking into traps yesterday evening. I've never tried to trap a snake (or anything else) before. Thanks for the tip!

I’ve had good luck trapping snakes in the chicken coop using garden netting. Put some of the netting between where the snake might be and what he wants ( an egg). He will worm his way thru the netting a get caught. I came up with this idea outside the chicken nest boxes.
Works on rat snakes. Have yet to catch a rattler

 

[psimp]

Has anyone tried the “rattlesnake vaccine” for dogs? I have a friend who has a place in the Wichita Mountains, and lives there on and off year round. She started vaccinating her dogs a few years ago and SHE seems to think it’s worth it..dog will still have symptoms, but not likely to die or need Vet care…

 

[RETOKSQUID]

Has anyone tried the “rattlesnake vaccine” for dogs? I have a friend who has a place in the Wichita Mountains, and lives there on and off year round. She started vaccinating her dogs a few years ago and SHE seems to think it’s worth it..dog will still have symptoms, but not likely to die or need Vet care…

Didn't know that was a thing, good info. I'll have to ask the vet next time we visit.