{"id":2554,"date":"2023-10-20T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T04:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/wangaratta\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2024-04-11T11:01:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T01:01:21","slug":"snake-bite-symptoms-treatment-for-pets-dr-paws-wangaratta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/wangaratta\/snake-bite-symptoms-treatment-for-pets-dr-paws-wangaratta\/","title":{"rendered":"Snake Bite Symptoms &#038; Treatment For Pets &#8211; Dr Paws Wangaratta"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Summer is Snake Bite Season<\/h3>\n<p>Snake bites are can be very dangerous for our four legged friends so it is important to understand how to detect if your pet has suffered a snake bite.<\/p>\n<h3>Common snake bit symptoms include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lethargy<\/li>\n<li>Muscle Tremours<\/li>\n<li>Dilated Pupils<\/li>\n<li>Sudden Weakness or Wobbliness<\/li>\n<li>Complete Paralysis<\/li>\n<li>Loss of Bowel or Bladder Control<\/li>\n<li>Dark Urine (often bloody)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>If you notice any of these signs in your pet, and you suspect they may have been bitten, then it is important you take them to the nearest vet clinic possible.<\/h4>\n<p>Some animals may not show signs immediately but can still have life threatening or fatal amounts of venom from a bite. The longer the animal is left untreated, the more advanced symptoms will become and this will lower the chance of survival.<\/p>\n<h3>How We Treat Snake Bites:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intravenous fluid therapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administration of anti-venom<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pain medication<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checking blood pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checking clotting times, platelet count, and a complete blood count, other blood tests as needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patients require hospitalisation for a minimum of 24 hours following treatment of a snake bite, and depending on the severity of their condition may require hospitalisation for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lot longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have any questions then please contact our friendly team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"tel:(03)%205722%204200\" class=\"button primary\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>Call us!<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"mailto:wangaratta@drpaws.com.au\" class=\"button primary\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>Email us!<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2605\" src=\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/wangaratta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Wangaratta-Logo-RGB-300x175.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/wangaratta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Wangaratta-Logo-RGB-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/wangaratta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Wangaratta-Logo-RGB-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/wangaratta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Wangaratta-Logo-RGB.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is Snake Bite Season Snake bites are can be very dangerous for our four legged friends so it is important to understand how to detect if your pet has suffered a snake bite. 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