Copperhead Bites? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

HarrisFamily · 07-16-2009, 06:23 PM

Hi,

My little 5 pound girl just got bit by a copperhead. The emergency vet said dogs are different than people and there were really no worries but I wanted to double check with you guys. He said just watch her for problems breathing. He said dogs don't have their throats swell closed like people with copperhead bites that the venom acts differently. I'm just worried about my baby girl and was hoping for some input.

Whitney

livingdustmops · 07-16-2009, 06:30 PM

I would goggle this and see what you find on the internet because any snake bite in AZ would kill a Yorkie but I don't know about copperheads.

amandawash · 07-16-2009, 06:30 PM

Wow- I would get a second opinion. That is SCARY!!

Amazing Yorkies · 07-16-2009, 06:35 PM

I don't know, but I think I would get a 2nd opinion, or at least Google it.. That sounds really scary!

erickajm · 07-16-2009, 06:37 PM

We have copperheads as well.. I always thought it would kill the yorkies if they ever got bit.. I will have to google it as well!

Julie1760 · 07-16-2009, 07:13 PM

I found this: A Vet's Guide To Life: Snake Bites

HarrisFamily · 07-16-2009, 07:14 PM

The second opinion said they usually just treat with antibiotics to prevent infection and steriods for the swelling and it wasn't anything that couldn't wait until tomorrow. I would have never guessed when it happened I figured she was a goner. She got bit twice I think.

She isn't swelling so maybe the snake didn't give her any venom, the second vet was pretty puzzled about that, said usually they swell pretty quick.

So tomorrow morning we are going in for a check up. Scared me to death she was yelping on the front step I thought maybe she'd gotten bit by another dog she picks fights every now and then. I looked her over and saw a little blood on her leg, but the other dogs didn't quit barking and I looked out and saw the snake. Super scary I still haven't quit shaking yet.

Whitney

yorkiehugs · 07-16-2009, 07:14 PM

WOW Hope your little girl is okay

Patti · 07-16-2009, 07:18 PM

Scarey. Glad you got a second opinion. Hope she continues to be fine.

HarrisFamily · 07-16-2009, 07:23 PM

Julie,

Thanks for the link, it was nice to see something about a yorkie. I saw a lot of information online about big dogs.

She seems to be doing a little better she's moving around and a little more active.

Whitney

mypreciouspups · 07-16-2009, 08:34 PM

wow.. Id be scared for sure.. glad you got extra information and called another vet.. will watch to see how she is doing.. anne

hugz4all4 · 07-17-2009, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Patti

Scarey. Glad you got a second opinion. Hope she continues to be fine.

Im glad that you got a second opinion.

When I lived in Virgina copperheads were everywhere a close friend of my sister in laws dog got bit and was super sick and she was a bigger dog, a hound mix. If they didnt get her to the vets when they did she probably would of died. They certainly arent anything to mess around with.
((hugs)) hope your little furbaby feels better.

BonBon · 07-17-2009, 04:33 AM

Oh wow, this would be scary!! How is she this morning?

HarrisFamily · 07-17-2009, 05:48 AM

Hi,

She's doing good this morning a tiny bit swollen on the side of her face. We are headed to the vet in an hour for a check up and some antibiotics.

Whitney

katiekid · 07-17-2009, 06:12 AM

Let us know how she does at the vets please

07-16-2009, 06:23 PM	#1
HarrisFamily Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 227	Copperhead Bites? Hi, My little 5 pound girl just got bit by a copperhead. The emergency vet said dogs are different than people and there were really no worries but I wanted to double check with you guys. He said just watch her for problems breathing. He said dogs don't have their throats swell closed like people with copperhead bites that the venom acts differently. I'm just worried about my baby girl and was hoping for some input. Whitney

07-16-2009, 06:30 PM	#2
livingdustmops Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,728	I would goggle this and see what you find on the internet because any snake bite in AZ would kill a Yorkie but I don't know about copperheads. __________________ Cindy & The Rescued Gang Puppies Are Not Products!

07-16-2009, 06:30 PM	#3
amandawash Lovin' my R & R Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middleton, Idaho Posts: 2,152	Wow- I would get a second opinion. That is SCARY!! __________________ Amanda 's Ranger & Ryder

07-16-2009, 06:35 PM	#4
Amazing Yorkies YT Featured Breeder Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,552	I don't know, but I think I would get a 2nd opinion, or at least Google it.. That sounds really scary! __________________ Deb Sillers 816-261-8734 Cell ~ www.Amazingyorkies.com ~

07-16-2009, 06:37 PM	#5
erickajm Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 3,200	We have copperheads as well.. I always thought it would kill the yorkies if they ever got bit.. I will have to google it as well! __________________ Zoe Peppee Brady EARL!

07-16-2009, 07:13 PM	#6
Julie1760 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Packer Country!!! Posts: 666	I found this: A Vet's Guide To Life: Snake Bites __________________ •·.·´¯`·.·•Julie •·.·´¯`·.·• Chloé & Myah

07-16-2009, 07:14 PM	#7
HarrisFamily Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 227	The second opinion said they usually just treat with antibiotics to prevent infection and steriods for the swelling and it wasn't anything that couldn't wait until tomorrow. I would have never guessed when it happened I figured she was a goner. She got bit twice I think. She isn't swelling so maybe the snake didn't give her any venom, the second vet was pretty puzzled about that, said usually they swell pretty quick. So tomorrow morning we are going in for a check up. Scared me to death she was yelping on the front step I thought maybe she'd gotten bit by another dog she picks fights every now and then. I looked her over and saw a little blood on her leg, but the other dogs didn't quit barking and I looked out and saw the snake. Super scary I still haven't quit shaking yet. Whitney

07-16-2009, 07:14 PM	#8
yorkiehugs Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Yorkieville Posts: 212	WOW Hope your little girl is okay

07-16-2009, 07:18 PM	#9
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Scarey. Glad you got a second opinion. Hope she continues to be fine. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

07-16-2009, 07:23 PM	#10
HarrisFamily Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 227	Julie, Thanks for the link, it was nice to see something about a yorkie. I saw a lot of information online about big dogs. She seems to be doing a little better she's moving around and a little more active. Whitney

07-16-2009, 08:34 PM	#11
mypreciouspups Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida/Canada Posts: 5,514	wow.. Id be scared for sure.. glad you got extra information and called another vet.. will watch to see how she is doing.. anne

07-17-2009, 04:33 AM	#13
BonBon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies Posts: 10,350	Oh wow, this would be scary!! How is she this morning? __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown

07-17-2009, 05:48 AM	#14
HarrisFamily Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 227	Hi, She's doing good this morning a tiny bit swollen on the side of her face. We are headed to the vet in an hour for a check up and some antibiotics. Whitney

07-17-2009, 06:12 AM	#15
katiekid Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milford, NJ USA Posts: 103	Let us know how she does at the vets please __________________ Michele Katie Luli