The objectives were to examine the patient demographics, severity of clinical signs, and treatment modalities employed, in order to discuss the outcomes of certain therapies including glucocorticoid use, antibiotic use, rattlesnake vaccination, and safety of antivenom administration in dogs. Evaluation was...
usually those patients presented initially with severe coagulopathy.57A study in 115 dogs presented with progressive envenomation syndromes from rattlesnake bites showed an average of 1.25 vials of Crofab antivenom was effective in controlling or reversing clinical signs.58This antivenom has been successfull...
•Treatment and survival of 272 dogs envenomated by rattlesnakes were investigated.•Survival and canine snakebite severity score were measures of outcome.•Other treatment and patient variables were assessed as a function of outcome.•F(ab′)2 antivenom use had a low risk of acute ...
A randomized multicenter trial of Crotalidae polyvalent immune F(ab) antivenom for the treatment of rattlesnake envenomation in dogs. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2011;21:335-345.Peterson ME, Matz M, Seibold K, et al. A randomized multicenter trial of Crotalidae polyvalent immune ...
Antivenin (Crotalidae)Rattlesnakes (multiple North and South American species) and common lancehead/fer-de-lance (Bothrops atrox)Polyvalent AbHorsehttps://www.bi-vetmedica.com/sites/default/files/dam/internet/ah/vetmedica/com_EN/product_files/Antivenin/antivenin-label.pdf ...