Message #338770

[jimco]

Man, I just read your post. Kind of late but my cat gyp was bit by a cotton mouth the day she had pups. Called vet and was told to give
1 mg . of benadryl  per pound of dog every 8 hrs. It has to be the pure benadryl the one with Diphenhydramine as its only ingredient. Vet also said not to cut or poke holes around bite to wait till it started draining ( the next day) to gently squeeze it with warm compress. The next day after bite vet prescribed Amoxicillin. She said this antibiotic was best for animal bite bacterial infections. The vet said more dogs have issue with the bacterial infection than the snake bite itself. I gave benadryl for 2 days and the amoxicillin for 7 days. She recovered nicely. Hope this helps.