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Thpught this was interesting.

SIL just posted an article on FB that the best treatment for venomous snake bite for dogs is Benedryl liquid for imflamation and to help their liver process the venom. Said the only dog deaths from snake bite has been if the got bitten in the tounge or mouth and it swells up and chokes them. The vet said he has treated dogs as long as 24 hours after the bite with no real issues. Said anivenom is expensive and doesn't do much for dogs. That vets give it mainly to protect themselves from lawsuits cause they can say in court that gave the dog antivenom.

My first vet gave me a Benadryl syring for my first Golden. Said to give it to her for ANY kind of bite. She was highly alergic to flea bites and would get itchy all over, and her skin would swell up so much she looked like on of the Shar-peis. It worked wonders.