SNDFarms
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I woke up two hours ago with Annie pacing around stall and pushing her foal away from one end of stall. I went out to barn to find a 12" Copper Head in stall and foal bleeding from snake bite to nose between nostrils,
She had snotty nose and seemed to have hard time breathing through her nose, I called Vet and left message on Stupid Emergency Answering Machine, and have not received call back, tried to call two other vets close by with no luck..
I gave foal .3 ML Banamine, and 900,000 Unit of Penicillin, I was also able to get Nasal Tube in before swelling compromised airway.
She seems to be resting now, and even nursed, but has a lot of swelling to muzzle and left cheek..
Has anyone experienced snake bite with small foal?
I can do a tracheotomy to save the foals life if I have to, but would really like to know what experiences you have that I need to watch out for until I can get her to vet..
Thanks
She had snotty nose and seemed to have hard time breathing through her nose, I called Vet and left message on Stupid Emergency Answering Machine, and have not received call back, tried to call two other vets close by with no luck..
I gave foal .3 ML Banamine, and 900,000 Unit of Penicillin, I was also able to get Nasal Tube in before swelling compromised airway.
She seems to be resting now, and even nursed, but has a lot of swelling to muzzle and left cheek..
Has anyone experienced snake bite with small foal?
I can do a tracheotomy to save the foals life if I have to, but would really like to know what experiences you have that I need to watch out for until I can get her to vet..
Thanks
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