Bad Night Last Night

Slipdigit · 24-06-2008, 11:47 AM

I'm up, about to go get my male dog out of the animal emergency clinic. It's almost 6am here and I have to have him out by 7am. He was bitten by a either a rattlesnake or copperhead last night around 10pm while in my back yard.

I got him there in time last night, the vet thinks. More to come.

Gotthard Heinrici · 24-06-2008, 11:56 AM

Jeff, Thats terrible news. Hope your dog makes it through. Are rattlesnakes common in your locality?

Owen · 24-06-2008, 12:10 PM

That's scary, good job it wasn't one of the children who got bit.
Hope yer Hound Dawg gets better.

Just a quick question, is he friendly to the Postman [Mailman]?
I hope he is.

dbf · 24-06-2008, 12:45 PM

Hi Jeff,
I hope your dog is better. Let us know, won't you?

Diane

marcus69x · 24-06-2008, 01:06 PM

Sorry to hear that Jeff. I'm sure he'll pull through ok.

You see, that's why you'll never catch me in the state of Alabama. To many things that bite.

Bodston · 24-06-2008, 01:29 PM

Get well soon, big fella.

Gage · 24-06-2008, 02:31 PM

Hope all is well, mate.
Hate if anything happened to mine, she's a year old today.
Let us know.

stevew · 24-06-2008, 03:22 PM

Jeff,

Hope the woofer makes it, having just lost me little fellow I know what you are going through

Steve

Peter Clare · 24-06-2008, 04:28 PM

Hope all goes well Jeff and that his tail is still wagging.

Slipdigit · 24-06-2008, 04:34 PM

Firstly, thanks everyone for your concern. It is appreciated. He seems to be doing well this morning and is sleeping on the cool tile of the kitchen floor right now. He's an English Shepherd and about 4 years old. This is a picture of Jack on my driveway.

The female, Dixie, is about 6 months old. It was her prolific barking last night that got me out there to see what was going on. I was about to scold her for making so much noise, but the bark was different and then Jack all but crawled up to me, whimpering loudly, just begging me to help him. I got him in the house and could see that he had been bitten in the mouth/tongue. Had Dixie not barked, we probably would not have found him until this morning (probably dead) since we were getting in the bed and would not have heard Jack crying out for us. Beau, our Sheltie, was concerned, but would not have tried to call us, we don't think. I got him to the Emgergency Clinic inside of an hour, which made all the difference in the world for him. The bill was $1400.

I have the pest man coming today to treat the yard to run off snakes and put some traps out for the ones that might not get the message. They can live in the woods all the want, just stay out of my yard.

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Originally Posted by Gotthard Heinrici

Jeff, Thats terrible news. Hope your dog makes it through. Are rattlesnakes common in your locality?

Quite common, as are copperheads. My neighbor and I killed a copperhead in his backyard two years ago. Bear in mind, we live on 2-3 acres of land, so our backyards are at least an acre in size (4047 sq. meters.
We also have Cottonmouth Moccasins, which normally stay in and around water. We have a stream on the backside of the property, but it is a good 70 yards away, so I don't think it was a moccasin. They don't care for pools much, they don't like the chlorine.

Generally if you make enough noise, rattlesnakes and copperheads will leave you alone. Moccasin are far more territorial and will make every attempt to bite. I generally don't go into the woods much during warm weather.

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Originally Posted by Owen

Just a quick question, is he friendly to the Postman [Mailman]?
I hope he is.

He's never given any indication of unfriendliness to the letter carrier. But then, our mailbox is at the street and they deliver it riding in a vehicle. He's not aggressive and only seems to be protective when he is in the house or if someone gives him a reason to be.

24-06-2008, 11:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Slipdigit The Dixie Division Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not far enough in the woods Posts: 1,609	Bad Night Last Night I'm up, about to go get my male dog out of the animal emergency clinic. It's almost 6am here and I have to have him out by 7am. He was bitten by a either a rattlesnake or copperhead last night around 10pm while in my back yard. I got him there in time last night, the vet thinks. More to come. __________________ Warmest Regards, Jeff The Bonnie Blue Flag *

24-06-2008, 11:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,497	Jeff, Thats terrible news. Hope your dog makes it through. Are rattlesnakes common in your locality? __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

24-06-2008, 01:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bodston Very Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: just around the corner Posts: 1,295	Get well soon, big fella. __________________ My mother told me, I never should, play with the gypsies in the wood.

24-06-2008, 02:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gage Angels one-five Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere in Time Posts: 1,189	Hope all is well, mate. Hate if anything happened to mine, she's a year old today. Let us know. __________________ 'There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!' Kenneth Lee - after being shot down on the 18th August 1940. In the USAAF in World War II, over three times as many men were killed as wounded. Donald L. Miller. Avatar: SOE agent Andree Borrel killed at Natzweiler 6th July 1944.

24-06-2008, 03:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
stevew Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 244	Jeff, Hope the woofer makes it, having just lost me little fellow I know what you are going through Steve __________________ In memory of 1891923 Sgt Albert George Edward Mount RAFVR, 115 Squadron Bomber Command, whose Lancaster was shot down on 8th June 1944 over Montchauvet, Yvelines.

24-06-2008, 12:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,698	That's scary, good job it wasn't one of the children who got bit. Hope yer Hound Dawg gets better. Just a quick question, is he friendly to the Postman [Mailman]? I hope he is.

24-06-2008, 12:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
dbf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Co Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 676	Hi Jeff, I hope your dog is better. Let us know, won't you? Diane

24-06-2008, 01:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
marcus69x I love WW2 meah!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, UK Posts: 1,362	Sorry to hear that Jeff. I'm sure he'll pull through ok. You see, that's why you'll never catch me in the state of Alabama. To many things that bite.

24-06-2008, 04:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
Peter Clare Legendary Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Windsor UK Posts: 5,016	Hope all goes well Jeff and that his tail is still wagging. __________________ On weald of Kent I watched once more Again I heard that grumbling roar Of fighter planes; yet none were near And all around the sky was clear Borne on the wind a whisper came 'Though men grow old, they stay the same' And then I knew, unseen to eye The ageless Few were sweeping by

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