# Potentially life saving tip for dog owners in water moccasin states: Benadryl **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360 "2012-07-25T17:56:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![musiclady1949](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@musiclady1949](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musiclady1949)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360/21 "2016-10-21T23:10:25Z")
Thanks for posting this. Our dog was bitten this morning by what looks like a baby water moccasin. ☹ The only thing that happened is that his muzzle and throat swelled but that has gone down. His breathing is fine, he is eating and drinking and running around as usual. Do we have any reason to be worried? Is it possible it could get worse as time goes on? thanks again. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360/22 "2016-10-21T23:34:27Z")
> [@musiclady1949](#): > > Thanks for posting this. Our dog was bitten this morning by what looks like a baby water moccasin. ☹ The only thing that happened is that his muzzle and throat swelled but that has gone down. His breathing is fine, he is eating and drinking and running around as usual. Do we have any reason to be worried? Is it possible it could get worse as time goes on? thanks again. :eek: Did you see him bitten? Mrs. Plant (v.1.0) and I took her dog to the vet with a very swollen muzzle, and the vet treated her for wasp stings. I do not know how he could tell the difference from snake bite. ---
**Author:** ![musiclady1949](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@musiclady1949](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musiclady1949)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360/23 "2016-10-22T00:18:05Z")
My husband saw him being bitten. He was barking at the snake when it happened. He (my husband) later found and killed it. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360/24 "2016-10-22T01:03:13Z")
> [@musiclady1949](#): > > My husband saw him being bitten. He was barking at the snake when it happened. He (my husband) later found and killed it. I am glad that it ended well. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360/25 "2016-10-22T01:06:29Z")
**musiclady1949** , welcome to the Straight Dope!🙂 I’m really glad your dog is well now, and that he dodged the bullet on that snakebite. You may not have noticed that the thread you are in is four years old, so the OP or other responders may be slow, or no shows. Again, glad to have you, we hope you stick around and explore our forums. But don’t let anyone tell you that the initiation ceremony MUST include a goat!!!😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360/26 "2016-10-22T05:23:26Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > But don’t let anyone tell you that the initiation ceremony MUST include a goat!!!😃 The squid, however is required. ---
**Author:** ![musiclady1949](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@musiclady1949](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musiclady1949)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360/27 "2016-10-22T16:18:07Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > **musiclady1949** , welcome to the Straight Dope!🙂 > > I’m really glad your dog is well now, and that he dodged the bullet on that snakebite. > > You may not have noticed that the thread you are in is four years old, so the OP or other responders may be slow, or no shows. > > Again, glad to have you, we hope you stick around and explore our forums. But don’t let anyone tell you that the initiation ceremony MUST include a goat!!!😃 LOL I’ll keep that in mind! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-life-saving-tip-for-dog-owners-in-water-moccasin-states-benadryl/629360.md?page=1)