RE: Re: Balloon Lab

She really did look like I could tie a string to her and she'd float away.
It's scary and comical at the same time once you realize they are going to
be OK. And very damp. Apparently head-swelling causes mass drooling. Now
she really does look like a blood hound. On our second trip to the vet
someone asked me what kind of dog she was...................

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC 


> [Original Message]
> From: Bonnie Holmes <holmesbm@usit.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 7/11/2005 4:29:38 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Re: Balloon Lab
>
>  So sorry about the snake bite.  If you could get a nice big black snake,
> it would take care of your copperheads...maybe keep things in balance.  I
> didn't know they had anti-venom for dogs...I think a few years ago, you
> might not have been able to do anything.   I love your description and
hope
> he has begun to deflate.  One of our former cats went after a big snake
and
> ended up with a serious infection at the base of his tail...cats are
pretty
> fast but snakes can be faster...(the cat was soon ok...antibiotics are
> wonderful).
> Bonnie ETN Zone 7 
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 7/11/2005 11:50:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm exhausted
> >
> > Andrea, Thank goodness you were there when it happened. No location is
> > completely safe. My sister's dog (a Lab mix) was allergic to bee stings
> > and kept medication on hand. But what if they had been at work when it
> > happened?
> >
> >
> > My cat Mick apparently (my vet doesn't agree with the clinic's
> > diagnosis) got bitten by a tick that gave him some sort of blood problem
> > that almost killed him. He gave no indication of a problem until one
> > Sunday as he walked toward me, he keeled over. I rushed him to the
> > clinic barely in time; they thought he was a goner. Required a complete
> > blood tranfusion at about $300. Total ended up at nearly $800, but he's
> > fine now. What if this had happened on a weekday while I was at work?
> >
> >
> > I'm so glad Gracie will be ok. You're right, you have to take
> > precautions as long as you know you have that kind of wildlife
> > possibility. That sort of clean up comes before you do anything else.
> > People say my cats should be indoors, they'd be safer. But I think they
> > have a richer life being indoor/outdoor and I get them all the possible
> > safeguards I can.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kitty 
> > neIN, Zone5
> >
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> >
> > > and it's only 10:30 in the morning. Was out drinking my coffee on the 
> > > porch this morning and two of the dogs started raising a ruckus
behind 
> > > the house. Saw my Lab, Gracie jump backward and shake her head and 
> > > though Oh Sh--, it's a snake. It was, she got it in the nose three 
> > > times. Copperhead. I've spent the morning at the vet with her. Raced
to 
> > > another vet to get antivenom as mine was out due to this being his
> third 
> > > dog/snake bite in less than a week. Fortunately, I had just given her 
> > > benadryl for breakfast for allergies. So, he pumped her full of 
> > > steroids, more benadryl, antivenom, antibiotics, and fluid. I've got
to 
> > > take her back this afternoon for another round of fluid. She's
resting 
> > > in her crate right now. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I'm getting ready to go clean all the crap out from around the back
of 
> > > the house. Pots, shelving, etc and mow down some of the more prolific 
> > > jungle in which they can hide. By the time I got the dogs into the
> house 
> > > and went back out with shovel in hand it had disappeared, of course. 
> > > Normally, I don't go after things with a shovel, but I would have
> killed 
> > > it had I been able to find it. I am now probably about $600 poorer,
the 
> > > antivenom alone was $300. Ouch. Poor Gracie looks like a Labrador 
> > > balloon. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I swear I'm going to move someday. The heat, bugs, expense of living
on
> the 
> > > coast, and now the local wildlife are making me crazy. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Andrea H 
> > > Beaufort, SC 
> > > 
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