I can tell it’s a snake bite but I don’t know what type or what to do. He has a vet but they’re unavailable due to the fact it’s night time.

Will my dot survive

Wondering what I can do tell I can get him to the vet

We are staying in a home rental at Lake Burton in Tiger, GA and our dog was bitten on the face by a copperhead. I gave her Claritin 10 mg redi-tab and want to know what else to do. There are no vets open at this hour.

My boyfriend's pit bull was found at the edge of the woods in a thunderstorm, prone and limp. He drove his truck down and got Pablo in the back of the truck. He got him into the house, and as the night went on, the dog became extremely sick, vomiting, diarrhea, unable to walk, drinking a lot of water but vomiting it up. He took him to the vet first thing in the morning, and the vet determined a large, poisonous snake had bitten him on the nose. It has been 48 hours, and poor Pablo is on IV glucose and steroids, still struggling to walk, still not able to eat. Is he likely to survive?

We have a nine year old pug/chihauhua. We are not sure if our Rufus was bitten by a snake or not, however he was outside to potty on Sat but when he didnt come in we went looking. He was under a small shrub beside our home and when called he wouldnt get up. We first thought it was heat exhaustion so treated that accordingly and even put him in the pool to cool him down. He was having respiratory trouble and having trouble standing on his hind legs. While in the pool for just a few minutes he was moving all 4 legs. We took him on to vet for treatment of his breathing and weakness but the vet i went to was 15 min from closing and they said it was too late in the day and I should take him to the emergency animal hospital. Rufus doesn't do well riding so his anxiety got worse causing the breathing to also worsen. When we finally got him to the clinic it was an hour and 15 min later.He was placed in an oxygen kennel and blood work up showed elevated liver enzymes which the vet attributed to a possible anaphylactic reaction to something. His body temp was normal... He had a seizure yesturday afternoon and another this morning. They have him on anti seizure meds and just gave steroids. He also had a broad spectrum antibiotic and fluids. There is no obvious bite marks but could this be a snake bite?

Karma was roaming around off leash in a field in Southern Arizona while I was working in said field. She started laying down in front of me and I realized her neck was starting to swell. I was pretty worried as I have never dealt with a snake bite, or even knew anyone who got bit. She was walking around just fine and followed me back to the van where we drove to the nearest vet hospital (40 mins) Her swelling increased a decent amount during the drive but she was still "with it". I couldn't see the wound but it seemed to be her under left jaw/neck fat area. We walked in the hospital and waited for about 20 mins to meet with anyone. Long story short, the vet checked her breathing and it was not affected. He gave her a pain medicine shot which stoned karma out of her mind, which he did not warm me about prior to seeing her totally wig out after they leave us alone again for like 15 mins. They of course recommended an over night stay, which fluids, antivenom, and the works, which would have been $2000. I could not afford that. But thankfully, I considered the fact that dogs are naturally more resilliant to bites, it bit her in the protective neck fat which is a quicker heal process than in the leg or on the face, her breathing was strong and unaffected even though her swelling looked massive. I should add that Karma is 30 lbs and around 3 years old, very healthy and active and gets fed a mostly raw diet. I opted not to give her the antivenom or over night stay. I had already agreed to the horribly narcotic pain killer shot they gave her, and I agreed to antibiotics. Fast forward to healing.. she was very lethargic from the extended release pain shot for the next 3 days. Her swelling moved a lot. It dropped from the gravity, and moved down into her chest and even one leg before completely dissipating. 4-5 days after the bite, I got her to eat some wet canned dog for the first time. She had been drinking water on her own, which was quite a sad spectacle lol. She peed throughout the first few days, but did not pass a bowel movement until maybe 5-6 days after the bite. 3 weeks later she is fine. Small swell around wound site, where scab is starting to slough off. At first I had put wet compresses on her wound to keep it moist to allow for draining, but after the pain killers wore off, she wouldn't let me hold anything to her neck anymore. Moral of the story, if your dog is above 30 lbs and healthy, they can most likely process the venom on their own, and you just need to focus on the wound itself. Karma's didn't bleed until almost 32 hours after the bite. Where it lightly leaked for a day or so. This is normal and needs to happen for the body to release the toxins. Help keep the wound moist, keep cool water close and easily accessible for your dog, only offer SOFT foods for the first 5-7 days after the bite. Do not put a COLD compress on the swelling, it stops blood flow which can lead to clots and frostbite. Give them a soft bed, soft foods, cool water. My dog opted for laying on the cool sand a lot of the time, which makes sense because the ground has anti-inflammatory properties. Read your dog, and keep their limits and strengths in mind. Hope this helps those who feel crazy hearing "go to the vet" over and over again.