I got this off a blog, it appears the dachshund bitten by the coral snake is going to be OK.
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Turnaround time: Roxy the dachshund is home from the hospital!
By Lynn Kalber | Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 05:50 PM
It’s amazing, but Roxy, the snake-bitten doxie, is home!
I spoke with Roxy’s dad, Jeremy Brooks, about 5 minutes ago. Here’s what he told me:
“Last night was a miracle for her. They called about 12 and said she had eaten a treat and that we could get her today. She stayed at the vet’s until about 4 p.m. and then we went and picked her up. She’s lying right here on the couch next to me.
“She’ll have to have physical therapy, but she’s doing great.”
I told him already, but we all need to let Roxy’s family know again how much us pet people are happy for her and them right now.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/c...the_dachs.html
**************** Another Article from Wednesday *************
Snake-bit dog is one lucky puppy
By GRETEL SARMIENTO and WILL VASH
Palm Beach Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
DELRAY BEACH — Roxy, the 11 month-old Dachshund that was left paralyzed by a coral snake bite Monday, is going to make it.
"I wouldn't have said this yesterday," said veterinarian Sidney Lehr Tuesday. "I wouldn't have believed it. She's a little dog who got bitten by a poisonous snake.
"She's continuing to show signs of improvement," said Lehr who has been treating Roxy at his Delray Beach Veterinary Hospital.
"Now it's just a matter of waiting," said Jeremy Brooks, the Delray Beach resident who owns the 9-pound dog with his wife, Alethea. They are not sure how long it will be until Roxy can stand up or eat on her own.
"If we have to sell our car, get rid of our TV. Whatever we need to do, we are not giving up," he said Tuesday. Because they have received many calls and e-mails the couple is planning to set up a Myspace page for those who want to help.
Brooks said that he and his wife noticed problems with the dog about 9 a.m. Sunday and rushed her to an emergency veterinarian clinic in Boynton Beach.
When they returned home, the Brookses were looking around the house for a reason for the dog's illness when the intruder made itself known.
"I look down and there's a coral snake in our living room," Brooks said.
After dispatching the snake with a shovel, Brooks looked up the symptoms of a coral snake bite on the internet.
"Everything fit," Brooks said. "I immediately called the vet."
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localne...id=inform_artr