Re: RC: re:Snake Bite

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In a message dated Sat, 25 Aug 2001  7:42:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "marilyn wiese" <marilynwiese@att.net> writes:
 
> I came home one day, over 2 1/2 years ago to find that my horse Scout had
> been bitten right smack dab on his muzzle, by a rattlesnake....his head was
> swollen so much that he resembled a hippo and the swelling was going down
> into his neck and chest and past his ears....the two fang marks were big and
> bloody and gunk seemed to be coming from the pores of Scout's face and nose.
> 
> The vet thinks I found him about 30-45 minutes after he was bitten.....altho
> his nasal passages had swollen up so much that he ALMOST couldn't
> breathe....he was at least still able to breath well enough for me to lead
> him to the trailer.....

First aid to make sure the nasal passages don't swell shut is to insert a short section of garden hose (3-4") or an old-fashioned hair curler in each nostril--or something similar.

Heidi