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Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/03/17 10:21 PM
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I know this has been discussed here before. In fact, four or five years ago I did my own research and discussed it with my vet. Didn't do it then, but am considering it with my 1 year old DD before we get into quail season. I'm also planning on attending the snake avoidance training with Wal this Sunday morning and plan to ask questions there.
So, what does the THF brain trust say about the vaccine? A lot of what I have read seems to indicate that the data is shake at best on whether it's effective.
Yeah, don't listen to me. I'm just an idiot.
Lol. Duckbill that was funny! The dude up top has already taken lots of bone before this deer, both mule and whitetail.
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/03/17 10:28 PM
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/08/17 12:55 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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I had a Labrador hit on the nose after having the shot. She swelled up a bit. We went ahead and took her to the vet. He asked if she had the shot and we told him yes. He gave her some fluids and Benadryl. We picked her up later that afternoon. The swelling had moved down to her chest area. By the next day we couldn't even tell she had been bit. I'm a believer.
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
[Re: duckbill]
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08/08/17 03:07 PM
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I get it. I don't have hunting dogs, but I've got a couple collies that go with me to the lease every weekend and like to run around like crazy. I hope to never find out if it works or not but I've got it should they get bit.
You can run but you can't hide...
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
[Re: duckbill]
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08/08/17 09:54 PM
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tigger
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Tigger If it isn't white it is not a birddog.
KC Lying is lying. Don't bitch about one doing it and condone another. That's called hypocrisy. _________________
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/15/17 10:06 PM
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all the dogs have had it[9 dogs} and would recomend it highly. several have been bit only one has had to visit the vet and he has been bit three seperate times,,not a smart dog,,
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/15/17 11:08 PM
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kindall
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Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted.
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
[Re: duckbill]
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08/16/17 01:48 AM
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this gets discussed all the time... and the consensus has not changed.
I'll take a Black Female every time.
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/16/17 12:46 PM
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this gets discussed all the time... and the consensus has not changed. It's a Nay for me
Yeah, don't listen to me. I'm just an idiot.
Lol. Duckbill that was funny! The dude up top has already taken lots of bone before this deer, both mule and whitetail.
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/20/17 03:08 AM
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Anybody have a source for this vaccine?
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
[Re: duckbill]
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08/21/17 06:20 PM
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Used to do it, don't anymore. Never had a dog bitten by a rattler. Copperheads yes, rattlers no.
They know seem to know the smell of a venomous snake as opposed to non-venomous.
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/21/17 08:35 PM
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No. Don't hunt in snake country anymore.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
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08/22/17 12:57 AM
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nak
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Anybody have a source for this vaccine? My vet does not carry it and was not interested in getting it. Most of the vets I called wanted and office visit in addition to the vaccine cost. The Cheapest I have found is Penny Paws Animal Clinics. They show $30. I'm taking Rye this weekend. Here is an email exchange with them. From: Helping Penny Paws [mailto:helping@pennypaws.com] Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 11:36 AM To: NAK Subject: Re: Do you have Rattlesnake vaccine at your mobile clinics
Hi Mr. Nak
You do not need an examination for us to administer that vaccination. You're welcome to come in any time during office hours and we'll get that done for you.
Thank you, Jenny
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 11:09 AM, NAK wrote:
To get the Rattlesnake vaccine, is there an additional charge for a vet visit, or is it just the charge for the vaccine?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Helping Penny Paws [mailto:helping@pennypaws.com] Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 10:08 AM To: NAK
Subject: Re: Do you have Rattlesnake vaccine at your mobile clinics
Good morning Mr. NAK
Unfortunately, we only care the core vaccinations at our mobile clinics. The rattlesnake vaccine is available at our Basswood and Richland Hills location.
Thank you,
Jenny
Customer Support at Penny Paws helping people, helping pets ® 817-284-7297
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Re: Rattlesnake Vaccine Yay or Nay?
[Re: duckbill]
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09/21/17 02:29 PM
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Sounds like a good idea as long as it works. Do they make snake vaccine for people too?
"They will be called oaks of righteousness" Isaiah 61:3
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