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[RC] treating snake bites - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Abbie Hanchey abbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== 5 weeks ago after we got back from the Sandhills Stampede 55, my mares leg blew up over night. No reason for the swelling at all. We immediately called the vet. I was thinking spider bite, he was thinking tendon injury. We were both wrong! After 10 days of antibiotics and bute, nothing could touch the swelling. It was huge. On the 3rd week the swelling dropped a little, lo and behold 2 small fang marks appear on her leg. Come to find out that the swelling was so intense we could not see the punctures. It appears to be a small snake, probably a young copper head that got her. She is slowly coming back around. I have been doing epsom salt soaks 2 times a day for 5 weeks, hydro therapy furazone sweats, DMSO, dex and furazone ointment. It seems that the DMSO, Dex and furazone ointment has finally started helping the most. If anyone has any other remedies let me know. I guess it could have been a lot worse, but it sucks! ============================================================ They're athletes! This is a partnership between horse and rider - we don't have any jockeys out there, just pals and partners. We'd allow a rider with a broken foot, a sore back and a nasty cold to compete - but we would never let a horse in a similiar condition hit the trail. ~ Dr. Barney Flemming DVM ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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