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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> He spent 4 days in the emergency vets ICU.  However, this was only the
> beginning.  For over 8 months, Hector suffered from that bite.  He had
> several surgeries to remove necrotic tissue.

Snakes don't usually kill dogs or people but they can do serious 
damage. After the three months convalescence from my pygmy rattler 
bite the doc trimmed off the end of my toe which had turned black. We 
were both happy to see pink, healthy tissue below the necrotic stuff.