animalmom
Herd Master
I vaccinate my three dogs each year with the rattlesnake vaccine, period, not up for discussion with DH just pay the vet type of action. I've had the dogs get bit by rattlesnakes and the vaccine does make the bite less dangerous. One dog got bit on the muzzle that fortunately drained into the sinuses. She was very swollen for a while but recovered. Vet said it was lucky she got struck where she did because based on the width of the two fang hole it had to have been a large snake. She didn't have the vaccine. Another dog was bit on the leg, had the vaccine earlier in the year and had very little swelling. Could be she didn't get much venom, but I'll swear by the vaccine.