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VICKIE-HEROINE OF THE NIGHT FIRST LETTER Again, for the second time, Vickie took charge, as leader of the pack, and defended us all. She, Dolly and Smokey, 5 mo old pup, were all on the floor of our bedroom and Belle was at the foot of our bed. Calvin woke me and said there was a rattlesnake on the floor. "How do you know?" "heard the rattle." Turn on the light" I screamed! . Got the dogs out of the room. Calvin ran barefoot out in the rainstorm and dark to get a weapon. Got the snake under the shovel and killed it.
THEN, thought to check the dogs.Only Vickie had taken a hit.
. Met our vet, who said he believes she will live thru it. She had snake venom last Oct, so this time she only was given steroids and a lot of morphine like drug for the pain. Back in with Vickie this morning and the swelling has gone down - more morphine. She can hardly walk -won't eat, drink or go potty. She looks really bad. Jowls are all swollen. Dr McElyea said had the snake gotten her 2 centimeters over, it would have gotten the eye, which would cause the brain to swell, the eyeball could fall out, lose her sight and most likely would not have made it. Had she not challenged the snake, causing it to rattle, we would not have woke up -- hard telling what disaster could have happened. Dr Mc said had the pup been bitten, she probably would not have made it.
Last Oct we had 3 rattlers outside our front door - I was only aware of two. The 3rd was about to strike my leg, when Vickie grabbed it. Vickie got bit, snake ran and Dolly chased it clear across the yard. She was pretty bad that time also. Dr Mc said she had probably built up some immunity this time and that should help her. My poor Girl is 11, getting frail, arthritis in her feet and I have been babying her and giving her special treatment -- Now she has to face this ordeal. Next time anyone comes to visit, would you like to sleep in our bedroom??? Love to all. Laverne--Las Cruces, New Mexico SECOND LETTER Many thanks for all your well wishes and messages of encouragement!! We tend to forget sometimes, just how important kind words are. Vickie finally started eating today - albeit the expensive canned food from the vet and medium well liver!!! Still has nothing to do with her normal dry food, or hamburger! Her mouth, gums and lips have been really sore and full of swelling -- not to mention her swollen tongue. Yesterday she would take a couple bites, but only if I hand fed her with my fingers! Dr Mc says she will be fine -and next time a snake breaks in, her immunity will be even higher. Belle was begging for some of that expensive food and I had to remind her that all she did was stand in the middle of the bed and look at the snake -- she said she was tracking it. As Dolly begged, I reminded her that all she did was stand on the other side of the bed and tug at my elbow -- she said she was only trying to wake me up. Dolly never sleeps ON the bed, but the first night after the snake slithered in, she ran ahead of everyone and jumped right in the middle of the bed - didn't want to sleep on the floor! And, as sick as Vickie has been, the first night and every night since, the first thing she does is check the area around the sliding glass door. She is a one in a million dog!! Thanks again for caring about us..... LaVerne, Calvin and Vickie --Las Cruces, New Mexico
Miss Vicky
Do Dogs Go To Heaven? Absolutely! Laverne (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
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