I am from the northwest where not too many animals are capable of killing anything. My puppy like to nose around and act a fool, putting every thing in his mouth. I was wondering if it is common in the Southwest, where there are lots of venomous critters, for puppies to die because of them.
Please don't answer this unless you are from the Southwest or a similar region. NO wiseguys please!
2006-06-23 05:59:45 · 8 answers · asked by alwaysmoose 7 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes. I have lived in New Mexico for many years and have seen this happen too often -- especially with dogs getting bitten by snakes. We have another problem here, though, in that hawks and eagles will pick up small animals for food.
2006-06-23 06:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by Sprinter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I live in Georgia, so I should qualify. For the most part, I have heard of dogs and cats being bitten and dying from a snake bite, but it's not all that common, especially in the city areas. We let our grass in the back yard get a little long last summer, and we had a black snake in the yard, turned out harmless (didn't prevent me from a small stroke) and the dogs were more afraid of it than curious enough to get close. Again, I believe it would really depend on where you lived and the personality of your animal. But as for it being a huge problem, can't say it is, as you don't hear much about it.
2006-06-23 06:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During my childhood, we had a small dog, and she was the most playful dog I have ever seen! Once, during an excursion to an outlying area, mostly desert and dry wash, she came back to the car with a puffy upper lip. Over the next few days, she became paralyzed in the rear legs, and my father was convinced that she'd been bitten by something like a snake and wanted to have her destroyed. My mother wouldn't hear of it! She nursed the dog back to health, and when fully recovered, she was her old self again, except for some occasions of excitement when she would lose her bowels. Knowing what I do now about desert fauna, I believe she was bitten by a sidewinder rattlesnake. Just an educated guess. She lived to be 14.
2006-06-23 06:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too much, I lived in Alabama for 10 years. Especially in town or in apartments, my pomeranian was in no danger of being bitten. We did, however, have a scorpion come into the house once but we caught it, and it didn't have enough poison to really injure anything, let alone our dog.
If it's a puppy, and it stays in the house, it should be fine. The only time you really need to worry is when it's outside, you should most definitely monitor your puppy's activities outside! Hope this helps.
2006-06-23 07:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by yupgigirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful. My ex kept our big male and is living on a large piece of property near water in southern Missouri. When they came home from work one night they found him dead with a small bite mark - water snake ???
2006-06-30 00:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by reme_1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is common. There are often warnings posted that if you have small animals, to watch for these. In Arizona, there are black scorpions that are poisonous as well as rattlesnakes.
2006-06-23 06:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in L.A. and have never had a problem of such type. When out hiking, one must watch for snakes and ticks though :/
2006-06-23 09:11:15 · answer #7 · answered by x x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know if you call it a prob....but i have had a couple dogs that had a run in or two with coral snake and pygmy rattlers...both were fine...just a little swollen...i think they build up an immunity
2006-06-23 06:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by krnsspott 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋