The vet's offices around here all have notices reminding their clients to get these shots. My understanding is that the vaccine lessens the snake bite response, but it's not 100% effective, so the bitten dog should still be rushed to ER. There is an anti-venin shot for humans, too. Stormy On Jun 19, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Terry Cochran wrote: > I didn't know that there was a vaccine that could be given to dogs > to help protect against the effects of a snake bite. > http://www.redrockbiologics.com/FAQ.html > > Good info to keep on hand > Terry > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================