There will be no time to wonder if the snake was venomous or not.. TREAT AS IF IT IS VENOMOUS
BE READY, Make a kit now, before you need it!! Draw up the meds needed, label them and have them in your frig in a zip baggie with SNAKE KIT written on the out side***
First and foremost, make sure the snake is gone!! Don't put yourself in harms way.
1) Give 8 cc Dexamethazone IM on the first day. Follow with 5 cc Dexamethazone on days Two through Five.
2) Administer 40 cc of Benadryl (each 5 ml contains 12.5% Diphenhydramine HCl ) every twelve hours for four dosages1) Give 8 cc Dexamethazone IM on the first day. Follow with 5 cc Dexamethazone on days Two through Five
3) Inject 8 cc of long-acting Benzathine pencillin (IM 1st dose then Sub Q after that) daily for seven days.
4) Plantain plant can draw out poison...chew some up and apply to bite
Keep the animal hydrated and well fed...do not wrap the bite.
BE READY, Make a kit now, before you need it!! Draw up the meds needed, label them and have them in your frig in a zip baggie with SNAKE KIT written on the out side***
First and foremost, make sure the snake is gone!! Don't put yourself in harms way.
1) Give 8 cc Dexamethazone IM on the first day. Follow with 5 cc Dexamethazone on days Two through Five.
2) Administer 40 cc of Benadryl (each 5 ml contains 12.5% Diphenhydramine HCl ) every twelve hours for four dosages1) Give 8 cc Dexamethazone IM on the first day. Follow with 5 cc Dexamethazone on days Two through Five
3) Inject 8 cc of long-acting Benzathine pencillin (IM 1st dose then Sub Q after that) daily for seven days.
4) Plantain plant can draw out poison...chew some up and apply to bite
Keep the animal hydrated and well fed...do not wrap the bite.