Last night our little dachshund Tahoe turned 1 year old. Unfortunately, he was also bitten by a copperhead snake while playing outside in our small back yard. His face started to swell and he was having trouble breathing/drooling. My fiancé rushed him to the vet late last night where he was given antibiotics, pain medication, and steroids. The swelling to his face has improved and he is now stable. While at the vet my fiancé met another owner from Woodstream Village whose small poodle was bitten by a snake around the same time Tahoe was. I moved from an area in the country where we never worried about snakes, let alone venomous ones. I'm glad it looks like he will be ok, but I've heard stories of other dogs who weren't so lucky.
@v1kings28:
Poor buddy.
...and on his birthday, too. Glad he's looking better. 4951