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Rhiannon12866

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32. Oh! I am so sorry! What a terrible ordeal for your little dog!

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 12:29 AM

Aug 2017

And kudos to you for going above and beyond to get him the help he needed - to save his life and to keep him from suffering, poor little guy! It really sucks that the Emergency Clinic was so far away. I'm fortunate here in NE NY that we now have an Animal Emergency Clinic just one exit down the highway that's open nights and hours when most vet offices are closed. I've had to use then 3x over the years and they are pretty expensive, but I'm just grateful that they're there.

I hope your Bradley - that both of your dogs - feel better soon. You did all you needed to do and they are very fortunate to have you!

I tend to identify since I have a Brussels Griffon, used to have two, and people who don't know have asked me if they're Shih Tzus.

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My dog was once bitten by a Copperhead. [View all] NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 OP

OMG Skittles Dec 2012 #1

Copperhead, rattlesnake, garter snake LeftofObama Dec 2012 #2

Like everything, it comes with experience. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #6

they really ARE "more afraid of you than you are of them." LeftofObama Dec 2012 #7

OK. I just had another mental image NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #12

Cottonmouth aka Water Moccasin? Control-Z Dec 2012 #13

When a Water Moccasin opens it's mouth NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #18

Yes they will! DeSwiss Dec 2012 #17

One of the worst snakes to be bitten by, cottonmouth Getting bite by one is similar to getting MRSA Purveyor Aug 2017 #30

Are perhaps donco Dec 2012 #3

Snakes are among the few things that I will kill. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #4

Snakes defend themselves, you are not snake food, leave them alone, they will return the favor Not Ruth Aug 2017 #28

Tell that to my old dog. She wouldn't bite them but in defense the snake would bite her. In_The_Wind Aug 2017 #34

Oh that poor puppy! Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #5

I think he learned his lesson, at least NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #8

Red to yellow, kill a fellow; red to black, friend of Jack Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #22

Another feature of venomous snakes in our region is that Tanuki Aug 2017 #27

The answer is obviously to arm the dogs with more snakes! NT rbixby Dec 2012 #9

Of course! NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #10

That's funny, 'cause my cat was once attacked by a scalawag - downandoutnow Dec 2012 #11

Did he jump straight into the air? nt NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #14

I'm so glad the fella is okay! Wow, that must have been a shocker to him! Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #15

If I lived in the city, I'd definitely have him fixed. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #19

I had a dog that eventually died from testicular cancer. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #23

Wow! What a story! Good information! calimary Dec 2012 #16

NashvilleLefty Diclotican Dec 2012 #20

I wonder how many meters in the air the dog jumped? AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #21

A moose once bit my sister. leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #24

Copperhead sake tiffany73 Aug 2017 #25

Oh! I am so sorry! What a terrible ordeal for your little dog! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author drray23 Aug 2017 #26

My dad was bitten by a copperhead when I was a kid Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #29

When I was in high school in West Virginia, the dad of one of my Tanuki Aug 2017 #31

Glad your dog is fine TEB Aug 2017 #33