Last Sunday night Molly came in after her evening out on patrol with obvious swelling to her neck and face. Great. A snake bite on a Sunday night at 9:30. I got some Benadryl in her but I was worried about the swelling and her age. She then became unsteady on her feet so I loaded her up and drove her 30 min to the local dog ER. That was a waste of time. The vet refused to give her a steroid shot b/c Molly takes a low dose NSAID for her arthritis. I tried explaining that if she didn't get the steroid shot, then we would have to go to our vet in the morning. She did give her a pain shot and some more Benadryl. That vet visit was a complete waste of my time and I wasted $158.
I checked on her all night long and she was very sleepy. In the morning I found her sleeping by the water bowl and she was difficult to wake up. So I had to take her into the vet where she received a steroid shot and some Carafate for her stomach. It took her until Thursday to start feeling like Molly.
I'm so frustrated that the ER vet wouldn't listen to me. This isn't our first snake bite and I'm sure it won't be our last....she should have listened to me and Molly could have been saved from days of pain.
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