Copperhead bite, can anything be done ?

[HargroveOutdoors]

What organization? Based on website sources are private or NGO's looking for money.

Information needs to be relevant to a poultry keeper. No one, not even the Benadryl link provided is giving information I trust for birds. Dosage provided suitable for humans, not even mammalian pets.

https://www.tmc.edu/news/2019/05/bites-and-stings-inject-drama-into-houston-venom-conference/
https://wsed.org/author/drgreene/
https://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/ucsf-fresno-faculty/nicklaus-brandehoff-md/
https://toxicologydenver.com/about-us/nicklaus-brandehoff-md/

 

[Texag87]

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[centrarchid]

If you want to ask questions to veterinarians trained in snake bites, there is a group on Facebook called National Veterinary Snakebite Support. They can answer all of your questions thoroughly and efficiently.

I am digging through the facebook suggested above. Not come across treatments for birds.

 

[Isaac 0]

What organization? Based on website sources are private or NGO's looking for money.

Information needs to be relevant to a poultry keeper. No one, not even the Benadryl link provided is giving information I trust for birds. Dosage provided suitable for humans, not even mammalian pets.

"Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery" is one of the most resourceful trusted books available for birdkeepers alike. I'm not sure what more you want? I think we should get back to the main goal here which is helping the OP.

 

[HargroveOutdoors]

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Unfortunately, definitely a copperhead.

 

[Texag87]

Why are you ducks getting into snakes so much. My dogs search the snakes out. Chickens and Osage Copperheads here can generally avoid each other even though they have serious range over lap where chickens forage.

Our dogs are all over the fenced in area every day. the bite a few weeks ago was during supervised free ranging. Today was in their pen next to the coop.

 

[centrarchid]

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I agree, Copperhead. I am not killing mine, just move them away from house and poultry area. My Osage Copperheads are very flighty compared to other Copperheads I have encountered.

 

[Isaac 0]

My biggest question at this point is does she have a chance or should I end her suffering. .

How is she acting now?

 

[centrarchid]

"Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery" is one of the most resourceful trusted books available for birdkeepers alike. I'm not sure what more you want? I think we should get back to the main goal here which is helping the OP.

That does it, I have to agree with HargroveOutdoors. You can not extrapolate between species that much. No benadryl for ducks until somebody tests the stuff on ducks that are at least challenged with pit viper venom. We are helping no one if suggesting do not work or do worse.

 

[Texag87]

Labored breathing, leaning to one side. Opens her mouth to quack but no sound. She is/was my loudest duck.