Found a few bits, most of which are aimed at humans, but the theory is sound and I don't see why some of it can't be applied to any mammal
I'm a huge dog lover and feel for your situation... it must be an awful feeling, and you must feel very helpless on the spot.... I hope she gets better soon
Beyond these first aid measures, the following guidelines can be followed for emergency field treatment. These steps can be used by anyone with some experience in first aid (professional or otherwise) and by anyone with some reasonable common sense.
* Avoid exciting and exerting the victim; this increases circulation and spreads venom.
* Give the victim a large amount of reassurance with your own confidence; poisonous snake bites are rarely fatal.
* Kill the snake if possible and keep for identification.
* Apply a flat tourniquet between the bite site and the hear loose enough to allow one finger beneath it. Do not apply and remove intermittently. Loosen as swelling develops.
* Cleanse area and incise linearly through skin only 1-1/4 inches above the fang marks. Do not make cross cuts.
* Express venom with fingers or suction cup. Do not use mouth suction.
* Rest arms and legs horizontally.
* Administer antivenom by vein if feasible.
* Arrange for transport of the patient to a medical facility.
Found this
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Hopefully some useful tips... I've seen people use a large cooking syringe with a plastic egg cup attached for a greater suction area... stick the syringe through the bottom of the cup and voila!!!
EDIT:
Pressure immobilization (PI) : means applying a wide, firmly wrapped Ace bandage (or several of them) to the bitten limb in the same way you would wrap a sprain. This is not a tight arterial tourniquet and should not occlude blood flow. The wrapped limb is then splinted and kept below the heart. Clinical toxicologist Dr. Julian White suggests that PI can effectively delay the onset of systemic symptoms for many hours. PI is recommended for most elapid bites and some viper bites which are known to cause life threatening systemic symptoms such as respiratory paralysis, especially when transport to the hospital may be delayed and/or when local damage is not a concern. Some species are not known to cause localized necrosis, only systemic symptoms which can be effectively delayed with PI during transport to a medical care facility.
Also found this
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Treatment.
Treatment in the field:
1. Don’t get bit. Pay attention where you put your parts, particularly hands and feet. Leave snakes you find alone - don’t play with them or try to kill them.
2. Know what snakes are likely to be in your area, what they look like, and preferably something about their habits and habitats.
3. If bitten, immediately move away from the snake to avoid being bitten again.
4. Remain calm. Most people do not die from snake bites, even if untreated (nonetheless it is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency and should be treated as such!).
5. Immediately remove all jewelry from bitten limb, especially rings from fingers. These can act as tourniquets after swelling develops and necessitate amputation.
6. Vacuum pump. If I had a Sawyer Extractor I would make immediate use of it (within 3 minutes of bite) on the belief that although the efficacy is uncertain, its use cannot hurt (see later discussion under Specific Treatments).
7. Immobilize patient and bitten limb if possible. Passively transport the victim if possible. Bite should be kept at or slightly below heart level.
8. Treat for shock if victim feels faint, but do not elevate bite above heart.
9. Treat respiratory or heart failure immediately.
10. Limb wrapping: see discussion under Transport of Toxins, above. Wrapping and splinting of the limb (the splint helps to immobilize) to inhibit lymph flow is definitely indicated for neurotoxic venoms. Particularly if far from a hospital. For snakes with enzymatic/hemotoxic venom the situation is less clear because of the likelihood of increased local tissue toxicity. Based on my current understanding, my personal choice would probably be not to wrap for these snakes. I probably would splint the limb, however, and, if possible I would keep the bite at or slightly below heart level to minimize swelling.
11. Get to a hospital. Antivenom is the best treatment, although allergic reactions are possible. Prompt administration (within 4 hours is recommended) will minimize effects of the venom.
12. Call the hospital beforehand (or preferably en route) to notify them of the situation and allow them to prepare.
What not to do:
1. Don’t give alcohol. Give fluids only as necessary to prevent dehydration and only if several hours away from hospital.
2. Don’t give stimulants, sedatives, or blood-thinning analgesics (aspirin).
3. Don’t use tourniquets.
4. Don’t cut and suck. Don’t excise (cut out) the bite area.
5. Don’t use cold pack or ice bath (cryotherapy).
6. Don’t cauterize the wound.
7. Don’t use electric shock.
Here are a few links to different google searches
Search criteria:
Field treat snake bite
field treatment of snake bites
snake bites on dogs
snake bites on mammals
venomous bite treatment in the field
Should keep you going!
Alex
