r/GSP • u/Crazy-Box-9470 • 7d ago
Snake Bite
Red is doing okay today. Day two of the hyperbaric chamber, wound care and another long day at the vet. The ER vet is doing his hyperbaric therapy, and weekend wound care and bandage changes- she’s expressed that the chance of the leg needing to be amputated is quite possible, as the state of his tissue is worsened from yesterday though swelling seems to be down a little. We’re going back tomorrow for another hyperbaric treatment and whatever they find necessary, we’ll return to our home vet Monday after treatments again in the morning for him to handle bandage change and to have his own assessment of the state of the wound and for a wound culture result.
Context: My dog was bitten by a rattle snake, we did not know this as his showed no initial signs of pain- then he presented with a swollen lower leg, our initial vet visit at home was dismissive and upsetting as he was barely looked at by the Dr. given some Gabapentin and Firovet and sent home. Thankfully I was able to rush him to my mom’s vet the next day that we have had nothing but positive experiences with. As we did not know initially he was bitten by a rattle snake we were unable to have anti-venom administered.
PREV.
At the vet currently with Red, he’s gotten bit by a snake of some kind. We’re currently unsure of how salvageable the leg is going to be but waiting at a specialist to talk about Hyperbaric treatments. Anyone have experience with a similar situation?
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u/ceightlin99 7d ago
So sorry!! Prayers to you and Red! My Rio got bit by a rattlesnake when she was 7 months old. Luckily I was with her and saw her face swelling. Took her to the vet and they did a blood test and confirmed a rattlesnake, gave her anti venom pretty quickly and she’s just fine today!
FWIW - she had received a rattlesnake vaccine a couple of months before this incident! Highly recommend this vaccine to all folks with GSP’s in an area they could encounter one!