Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Hawesville, Kentucky
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Never had a dog bite by a snake, this is some good info. Sir I hope all is well with you and your hound, it's hard to see something you care about get hurt... take care and god bless.

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Registered: Aug 2008
Location: Swainsboro, Ga
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Glad to hear he is doing ok! Lucky for him (and you) it was not a rattler!! We usually loose one dog a year to those!!

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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Marianna, Florida
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I have had dogs bit by them cotton mouths probably a 100 times. Threat got bit in a hunt a month ago. I usually keep Benedryl with me in the truck to get them in the dog quicker. I have used the raw eggs and penicillin several years ago without Benedryl and it worked but now I have found that benedryl has worked the best for me. Keep the bite clean.. I have never had one bitten that I couldn`t have him back in the woods in a few days. I have been bit a couple times myself but It didn`t go through the waders. Bruised my leg a little once.

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Registered: Oct 2008
Location: DeSoto, WI
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Ok, so whose advice did you take and what made this dog get better? That is the million dollar question. Thanks

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Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Northwest Mississippi
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Yea i would like to know that too. Also, for those in the know, how many mg's of benadryl do you give per dose?

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Registered: Apr 2008
Location: havana florida
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benadryl, i guy was hunting with me told me to get some he said it works heard about penicillin from a hog hunting friend of mine .i just used both .took one tablet and gave it to him and 2 ccs of pen. he wanted to go tonight but i didnt take him.

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Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Northwest Mississippi
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thanks. just talked to my dad. he told me that he has dealt with dozens of snake bites over the years and has never had a dog die, and he never really did anything for them lol. I've been hunting around a lot of water lately and have been seeing a ton of cottonmouths, and i know that it's really just a matter of time and i want to be prepared.

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Registered: Mar 2009
Location: chesterfield va.
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you guys use tablets or liquid? liquid should get into the system faster than a tablet that could take 20-45 minutes to disolve in the stomach.

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Registered: Apr 2008
Location: havana florida
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the swelling finally started going down this morning (tuesday).just got home from work and it has just about went down all the way .thanks everyone . now i am carrying two boxes of benadryl in the center console and a bottle of penicillin in the cooler . bring it on !

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Registered: Apr 2008
Location: havana florida
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people let me tell you something . i dont know if it was the venom ,benadryll,penicillin ,or the time i spent with my male dog . he hasnt performed like this since he was 2.he will be 6 in 10 days . he will just hunt harder than he has in the last few years .also he listens to me alot more. cant explain this .

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Registered: Apr 2009
Location: texas
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My dog got bit by a cottonmouth Thursday night.I gave him 5 cc of dual penicillin that night ,and 2 Benadryl each of the first three days.Along with 2cc of dex Fri. for the swelling.He is fine, cant even tell it happened today.

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