02/12/2024
With the weather warming up, snakes are on the move either looking for food, somewhere warm to bask or to for a mate.
With the increase in snake activity, this unfortunately increases the chances of your pet coming across this species, their curiosity getting the better of them and sometimes regrettably being bitten 🤕
You will unlikely see the bite wound on your dog/cat, so this is something that is not of significance that determines for sure your dog or cat has not been bitten.
Symptoms of snake bites include:
🐍Lethargy
🐍Vomiting
🐍Dilated pupils
🐍Loss of control of bladder and/or bowels
🐍Weakness of limbs or collapse (usually happens suddenly)
🐍Muscle tremors, shaking and reduced eye blink
🐍Blood in the urine
🐍Irregular bleeding from nose, mouth or re**um
Depending on the type of snake and the amount of venom injected, some animals once bitten may have less than an hour to live.
So, if we are your usual vet hospital that regularly see’s your pet, however we are not the closest vet hospital to your residence or where the dog/cat was bitten, then please seek EMERGENCY vet care at the clinic closest to you as it will increase your dog or cat’s chance of survival.
