Posted on 10/30/2007 11:57:41 PM PDT by Stoat
Dog in coma after saving owner from deadly snake The Courier-Mail
(I didn't post it because FR rules require heavy editing from this source)
A Kelpie (Australian sheepdog)....not the one from the article; posted so that
people will know what sort of dog it is :-)
Readers might also enjoy this FR thread:
Dog saves girl from snake (Formerly abused dog repays new family's love - touching story)
Hero Doggie Ping :-)
Hope the pup recovers.
Maybe if enough people pray for that brave dog....
Because I couldn't post the better article, details like this are left out and so the full story isn't apparent:
Dog in coma after saving owner from deadly snake The Courier-Mail
"I couldn't find a bite anywhere, and she was fine, so I thought I'd just keep an eye on her," Ms Palethorpe said.
"But a snake expert told me this happens, they get a high, it's like a drug and they get a high, then they just go bang.
"And she did, and by the time I put her in the car to go to the vet she was weeing blood."
Tess was bitten on the inside of the ear, and is now in the hands of Ms Palethorpe's regular vet after receiving an urgent dose of antivenene from an emergency clinic.
Hope the pup recovers.
Few animals deserve a full recovery and a Blessed life more than this dog.
any records of cats doing same
Hubbys cat went after a man that forced his way into our home when I was 8 months pregnant and couldn’t run to save my life. The man fled.
Yay, Kitty!
Amen. Prayers for man’s best friend.
Mine used to bring the snakes inside the house and drop them on the floor, still alive.
None were poisonous, but I still think their motives were suspect.
I’m not surprised at the heroism displayed by this magnificent dog. I hope she survives...but if not, all dogs go to heaven.
And my second thought is this species of animal is subjected to the Michael Vicks of the world.....
I noticed, same coloring my Rott/Shepard mix breed has for the most part.
This article follows another one posted last night about a different Aussie dog that fought off a Brown Snake to protect a family member. He survived the bite.
As a dog lover all I can say is thank you for the laugh this morning!;)
And, after reading about these brown snakes, Rattlers, Moccasins and Copperheads don’t seem so bad.........
I’ve never actually seen a cat kill a deadly snake and I’ve heard they do but I have seen one kill an non-poisonous one. It was in my house so I got the cat and played it to death.
Brown snakes are the deadliest snakes in the world.
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