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Snake bite on a min. dachshund

Rebel

My mom's dog, Pepper a 3 yr old min. dachshund, was snake bit on Sunday. She showed no symptoms, at first, just some swelling. Now, 3 days later, she has a big hole on her side that is draining puss & smells horrible. I have called several vets & clinics. None will treat her without money up front, which my mom doesn't have. She is currently giving Pepper amoxicillin, benedryl, & baby aspirin. Is there anything else she could do to treat her dog at home?

Symptoms: Wounds, Lumps And Swellings

•   Andrea Selner says:

  November 21st, 2009 at 01:04 PM

  Stop the baby aspirin.  Not good for a patient that might have been bitten by a snake.  Amoxicillin is not the greatest antibiotic most bacteria now a days is pretty immune to it.  I would try washing the area with warm dial soap cautiously, most snake bites are very painful.  You can do warm compresses with warm water 3-4 times a day.  See if you can find a Vet in your area to at least examine your pet and write you prescriptions to take to a pharmacy.  There are some pharmacies like walmart that have $4 prescriptions for antibiotics such as cipro, or cephalexin which are a little more potent than amoxicillin.  You can also see if he/she would prescribe a better pain medication.  I wish you the best of luck.  Andrea

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