Snake Bite On Dog

If you see there is a Snake Bite On your Dog, don’t panic. Most snakes are not poisonous. You will be able to notice a harmless Snake Bite On your Dog by the teeth marks, which will have the shape of a horseshoe but there should not be any fang marks on it. In the case of a poisonous Snake Bite On a Dog you will be able to notice two puncture wounds on the dog’s skin, like fang marks. When a dog has been bit by a poisonous snake the dog will show signs of swelling, extreme pain and haemorrhaging of the skin. The symptoms a dog will show depend on the species of the snake as well as the size and where the dog has been bit and the amount of poison that has gotten into his system. A dog that has a serious snakebite will become extremely restless, pant, droll and become weak. Usually diarrhea follows, the dog collapses, might have seizures, will go into shock and in extreme cases might die. If you see a Snake Bite On your Dog you will need to first identify the snakebite and if you see that the dog has been bitten by a poisonous snake, you will need to restrain the dog because snakebites are awfully painful. Apply a flat tourniquet above the bite, but it should not be as tight as an arterial tourniquet but it should be tight enough to avoid the venom from going to the heart. Make parallel cuts of one-quarter inch deep through the fang marks with a knife. Suction with your mouth and spit out the blood. Don’t be alarmed if you swallow some poison, it will not hurt you. Take the dog to an animal emergency room immediately.