bbarnhouse 0 #1 June 16, 2006 Protect your best friend against rattlesnakes! Now I really have to say that I didn't know there was such a vaccine until today! Given where I live it just makes good sense with my terror and her masked man. Ask your veterinarian if a Red Rock Rattlesnake vaccine is the right protection for your dog. More information can be found here For those times when tongs and Raid...just aren't enough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #2 June 16, 2006 Does it work for Coral snakes, too??"No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #3 June 16, 2006 QuoteDoes it work for Coral snakes, too I have no idea. I do know that there are other snake vaccines in the works. Might be worth an email eh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #4 June 16, 2006 Also enroll your dog in a snake aversion class. The best medicine for any snake bite is prevention. It's funny cause even little garder snakes will cause your dog to BTFU after this training.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #5 June 16, 2006 QuoteAlso enroll your dog in a snake aversion class. The best medicine for any snake bite is prevention. Indeed, but out here...snakes are a given and with this terror nearly impossible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #6 June 16, 2006 Oh I agree, the vacine is worth checking out and I definately will do so.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #7 June 16, 2006 QuoteDoes it work for Coral snakes, too?? *** What types of snakes does this vaccine protect against? This rattlesnake vaccine was developed to protect against Western Diamondback Rattlesnake venom. It is most effective against this snake's venom. Venom from many other snakes found throughout the United States is similar to the venom of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. Because of these similarities, this vaccine also provides protection against the venoms of the Western Rattlesnake (including the Prairie, Great Basin, Northern and Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes), Sidewinder, Timber Rattlesnake, Massasauga and the Copperhead. This vaccine provides partial protection against the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. This vaccine does not provide protection against the Water Moccasin (Cottonmouth), Mojave Rattlesnake or Coral Snakes. Red Rock Biologics is developing a variety of vaccines to provide the best protection against poisonous snakes for dogs in each part of the country. http://www.redrockbiologics.com/FAQ.html#2 The cost of the vaccine is kind of expensive. Thank god I work in a vet's office and got my three dogs done for costMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #8 June 16, 2006 QuoteThe cost of the vaccine is kind of expensive Its $30 here when given with other vaccines. Given alone they are $45 I don't think thats very expensive given the cost of snake bite treatment. Thanks for the additional info Mar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #9 June 16, 2006 QuoteQuoteThe cost of the vaccine is kind of expensive Its $30 here when given with other vaccines. Given alone they are $45 I don't think thats very expensive given the cost of snake bite treatment. Thanks for the additional info Mar $45 x 3 = $135 Heck, I have clients that complain when it only cost $14 to give their dogs a rabie shot that last three years Edit to add: Betsy, I think the price of $45 is for each shot, and boosters need to be given. You can't give the dog all the vaccine at once. Most vets will charge the $45 for each booster shot.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #10 June 16, 2006 QuoteHeck, I have clients that complain when it only cost $14 to give their dogs a rabie shot that last three years Well I suppose that people go in with their heart in one hand and their pocket book in the other. Then they decide what they can reasonably do. Me on the otherhand, I spare no expense when it comes to my dogs. My dogs bring me way too much joy to not treat them as family.Spolied rotten and to the core! LOL QuoteBetsy, I think the price of $45 is for each shot, and boosters need to be given. You can't give the dog all the vaccine at once. Most vets will charge the $45 for each booster shot. I would suppose the cost depends on the market. Booster is 3 months after the initial and then once a year. I do realize the boosters cost each time. Still worth it to me. Larger dogs require the initial and 2 boosters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #11 June 28, 2006 Update: Cost was $25 per animal. A booster is required in 3 weeks and then once every year for my wee ones. It is a small price to pay knowing that I've given my loves a fighting chance. They may never encounter a "rattler" but I take comfort in knowing, I did all that I could to to protect them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #12 June 28, 2006 QuoteProtect your best friend against rattlesnakes! Now I really have to say that I didn't know there was such a vaccine until today! Given where I live it just makes good sense with my terror and her masked man. Ask your veterinarian if a Red Rock Rattlesnake vaccine is the right protection for your dog. More information can be found here For those times when tongs and Raid...just aren't enough They have rattlesnake school for dogs too...look into that.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #13 June 28, 2006 QuoteThey have rattlesnake school for dogs too...look into that Thanks Lisa!In a lengthy discussion with the vet, it was felt that her natural instincts (as well as her personality) would override training of this type. Avoidance is surely the best protection, but this "terror" would keep after a snake until she killed it...no matter how many times it may strike. Knowing my aniamal, researching the vaccine, and discussing all aspects with her care provider this was the best protection I could offer my pup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #14 June 28, 2006 Friend of a friend story: ... so this guy was out hiking in the CO mountains with his dog. The dog was one of those full-of-beans dogs that can find trouble inside a cardboard box in the desert at night. Anyway, the dog manages to root out a rattlesnake from the bush. The rattlesnake gets defensive and coils for a strike. The guy saw it coming and didn't want the dog bitten, so he jumps in front of the dog and gets bit by the snake. Then he wanders several miles out of the bush, very dizzy almost passing out several times, to try to find a road, which takes a few hours, then a passerby picks him up ina car and drives him to the hospital. By the time he got there, the doctors said most of the venom has filtered out of his blood, so they have no real treatment for him, because he's too late getting to the hospital. Both man and dog live, hospital bills him $500 for "treatment" and the snake got away.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #15 June 28, 2006 Wouldn't it be cheaper to vaccinate the diamond backs against your pups. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #16 June 28, 2006 QuoteWouldn't it be cheaper to vaccinate the diamond backs against your pups. LOL only if you are talking Baseball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #17 June 28, 2006 I wonder if I should vaccinate my Bedsnake....."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #18 June 28, 2006 QuoteProtect your best friend against rattlesnakes! Now I really have to say that I didn't know there was such a vaccine until today! Given where I live it just makes good sense with my terror and her masked man. Ask your veterinarian if a Red Rock Rattlesnake vaccine is the right protection for your dog. More information can be found here For those times when tongs and Raid...just aren't enough Wow I didn't know there was a vaccine. RePete got bit by a baby rattlesnake a few years back when I was living in Poway. Baby rattlesnakes bites are worst because they do not know how to control the venom. RePete could not even walk down the hill back to our house. I had to carry her. It took +$1000 to get her back to heath and an over night stay at an emergency clinic. The anti-venom was around $800 and had to brought in from some other city. It was it short supply - even for humans. Then I had a couple of people tell me that dogs can 'suffer through' a bite and recover on their own. Dunno if that's true, but the suffering that RePete went through with treatment was bad. Betsy - do you want another miniature? I have one. Needs lots of TLC. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #19 June 28, 2006 QuoteQuoteThey have rattlesnake school for dogs too...look into that Thanks Lisa!In a lengthy discussion with the vet, it was felt that her natural instincts (as well as her personality) would override training of this type. Avoidance is surely the best protection, but this "terror" would keep after a snake until she killed it...no matter how many times it may strike. Knowing my aniamal, researching the vaccine, and discussing all aspects with her care provider this was the best protection I could offer my pup. If you could convince AZ that a snake has anything to do with an electric inground fence - she'd never go near one.... I can still see her in my minds eye cowering on the steps...Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
