Thursday, July 19, 2007

Sandie versus a snake

Sandie is our youngest black lab and very inquisitive so we were surprised to find that when we got home 2 weeks ago last Sunday, after a day out Sandie was not feeling the best. Here's a photo of her having fun.


She was fine originally but then she started breathing heavy and her face started to swell. At first we thought it was a hornet sting but it wouldn't stop swelling and it was very painful for her so we took her to the emergency vet (Sunday nite pricing.) who confirmed it was a snake bite and gave her some medication. It has been nearly two weeks now and she's doing better. Here's her picture after the bite.



I don't think she will be messing with a snake again. The first time she went out into the garden after the bite she was sniffing a flower and the wind blew it. She jumped. I guess we now have to watch out for snakes too.

Sandy

Sandy
Don't let this picture fool you, I'm a savage dog, honest.