My dog got bit by a Copperhead last Sunday night. It was 9:30 pm and I was with her outside. She just wandered into a mulch bed and came out unable to put her paw down. Â I thought she twisted it but then with a few minutes it started to swell. I gave her 2 Benadryl. I could of given her 3 because she is 80 lbs. I know that now. For 3 hrs she laid on the couch panting with ice wrapped around her paw. If her vitals were off, I would of taken her to emergency, but she was coherent, had pink gums.....I didn't feel the need to take her temperature. Â It just passed and the next day her whole entire leg was 3x the size of the other but she could walk on it. I was then able to see 4 pin prick bites. Like it bit her twice. Dogs can fend off these snakes better than us. Â
@Shane4Xmas: Same thing happened to my dog. It was having trouble breathing so we took it to ED. luckily he is fine now.Â
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