Lab bit by snake.

know what kind of snake? Rattle? Moccasin?..coral?

Matters if it's a hemotoxin or neurotoxin.

More info would be helpful if you have..

It's a dog that loves water.
Let it rest and keep and eye on it.

Animals manage these things much better than humans

My lab was bit by a copperhead on the neck and she swelled up like a softball and was real lethargic and then the next day she was fine..... They do handle these things better

Mine get bit pretty regular. They swell up, look terrible and get real lethargic fora couple days than go back to normal. It will be fine

If you care about your dog take it to a vet now!

The only concern is if it is bitten and swelling closes its breathing passages.

Vet can't give it anti venom or anything.
But small animal vets always have 300k in student loans so I'm sure they will be happy to see you

I had a Griffon bittern by a moccasin. His paw was swollen to about 2x normal size. I was 3 hours from my vet so I googled it and it said baby aspirin. It seemed to work. He was fine the next day.

How are they going to give antivenom without knowing the snake that bit the dog.

Yet. frick that vet noise. Push a couple of Advil down his throat and get some sleep. You'll both feel better in the morning.

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Yet. frick that vet noise. Push a couple of Advil down his throat and get some sleep. You'll both feel better in the morning.

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What horrible advice.

OP, most snake bites aren't fatal (even if it's from a rattlesnake or moccasin) so the odds are with your pup. There are definitely some life threatening conditions that develop secondary to snake bites.

Still, those bites are known to be extremely painful and personally I'd at least want some pain medication if I were bitten. If the bite was around the face or neck there's much higher risk of closing off his airway = fatal.

Under no circumstances would I give aspirin, ibuprofen, etc... to a dog with a snake bite. The venom can cause abnormalities in their ability to clot blood - the last thing you want to do is give them a drug that also interferes with blood clotting (like Advil... )

While on the subject of Advil (ibuprofen) - pretty dumb to give this to any dog in any situation. There are ok doses of other NSAID type drugs your vet can probably recommend but ibuprofen is known to cause stomach ulcers at even low doses.

Re Antivenom: Most people use CroFab now so it does not matter that you don't know the species of snake that bit him. Crofab is helpful for either rattlers or moccasins. (nobody uses it for copperheads really)