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RE: [RC] Snakes - Mike SherrellNo, this was very interesting (and the line about him getting upset when you left was touching). It sounds like maybe one should file a taper or rounding of the cut edges of the hose. How long a hose, does anyone suggest? We are heading to Louisiana for as much trail riding as we can cram into a week and I hear snakes are very common. As per Lynn Kinskey, sounds like keeping a vet # in the speed dial on the cell phone is one of the best protections. Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical (USA) 707 887 2919/fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Wiese [mailto:marilynwiese@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:40 AM To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Snakes Hi Mike, Seven years ago my then 3 year old Arab gelding was bitten by a rattlesnake while he was on our 5 acre property in San Angelo, TX. He was bitten right between the nostrils. I got home probably 30-45 minutes after it happened and immediately knew something was wrong even though he was at the back of our acreage. Our other horse was running around acting scared while Scout was just standing there with a swollen head. I had a cut piece of hose in our garage and took it with me to get Scout to trailer him to the vet. Without the hose, he was able to breath (although it was difficult) as long as I stayed next to him. If I tried to walk away he would get very upset and then tried to breath too much for the opening he had left in his nostrils. I did briefly try to push the hose up him nose but could tell that I was going to do some damage considering how swollen his nostrils were. From what I could tell his swelling wasn't getting worse (he looked like he had a hippo head already) so I decided to put him in the trailer and rush him to the vet without using the hose...I hadn't tried lubricating the hose but I do think that keeping some type of lubrication to apply to the hose would be a very good idea so that you would be able to insert the hose in a swollen nostril easier than it was going to be for me without lubrication. In the end, my guy recovered from his snake bite with just a crooked muzzle, which fits his personality since it looks like a smirk :-) But he was very sick and his swelling went from the tip of his ears to down into his chest and the top of his legs and it took a lot of meds and TLC to pull him through. I haven't been carrying a hose with me but now that you've reminded me of this incident, I know that I want to carry both a hose and some lubrication. Sorry so long but I hope this helps. Marilyn Wiese (was in San Angelo, TX where rattlesnakes are abundant but now in El Paso, TX, where there are less rattlesnakes than in San Angelo) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Sherrell" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Ridecamp (E-mail)" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:49 AM Subject: [RC] Snakes Does anyone actually carry a hunk of garden hose to put into horse's nostril to keep it open if snakebit on nose? Anyone actually use one? Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical (USA) 707 887 2919/fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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