Yesterday as I headed out the back door, I noticed Paris in
the clothes basket with a puffy face and a spot of blood on her cheek. I had W take a look at her, and he spotted a
second spot on her nose. He determined
that Paris had been bitten by a snake. I
called the vet, and they were able to see her right away.
The vet agreed with W’s diagnosis that it was a snake bite
and was from a non-poisonous snake. He
said that could keep her overnight but felt she would be better with treatment
and a trip back to her own house. She
got a shot of pain medicine and a shot of Benedryl.
The shot helped the swelling and the pain medicine seemed to
make her more comfortable. She has spent
most of the time since then resting. She
has been eating and drinking and is on the way to recovery. Hopefully she will stick to hunting prey that
does not bite back. Most likely it was a
rat snake that bit her. We have seen
those around the yard all too often – a side effect of having chickens.
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