A case of Vipera ammodytes bite in a companion dog
On April 1, 2024, outside a family house in a village in the foothills of Rudnik Mountain, a female shar pei companion dog was bitten by a nose-horned viper, Vipera ammodytes. The dog was taken to a veterinarian and received symptomatic therapy but not antivenom. The first night the dog’s state was...
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| description | On April 1, 2024, outside a family house in a village in the foothills of Rudnik Mountain, a female shar pei companion dog was bitten by a nose-horned viper, Vipera ammodytes. The dog was taken to a veterinarian and received symptomatic therapy but not antivenom. The first night the dog’s state was very bad. For the following two days, she was lethargic and refused food and water. The oedema, which developed on her snout and spread to the abdomen, persisted for 3-4 days. After six days, the dog had fully recovered. In Serbian veterinary journals, reports describing the effects of snake bites on dogs are lacking; even in foreign scientific literature, there are few data regarding V. ammodytes bites in companion animals. Therefore, the present report could be useful for veterinarians and dog owners. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-40480d0d09a34d688dc6965ced84ed182025-08-20T03:10:25ZengFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, BelgradeVeterinarski Glasnik0350-24572406-07712025-01-017919510010.2298/VETGL241218004N0350-24572500004NA case of Vipera ammodytes bite in a companion dogNikolić Sonja0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0458-515XUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chair of Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny of Animals, Belgrade, Serbia + Serbian Herpetological Society Milutin Radovanović, Belgrade, SerbiaOn April 1, 2024, outside a family house in a village in the foothills of Rudnik Mountain, a female shar pei companion dog was bitten by a nose-horned viper, Vipera ammodytes. The dog was taken to a veterinarian and received symptomatic therapy but not antivenom. The first night the dog’s state was very bad. For the following two days, she was lethargic and refused food and water. The oedema, which developed on her snout and spread to the abdomen, persisted for 3-4 days. After six days, the dog had fully recovered. In Serbian veterinary journals, reports describing the effects of snake bites on dogs are lacking; even in foreign scientific literature, there are few data regarding V. ammodytes bites in companion animals. Therefore, the present report could be useful for veterinarians and dog owners.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-2457/2025/0350-24572500004N.pdfcompanion dognose-horned vipersnakebite envenomation |
| spellingShingle | Nikolić Sonja A case of Vipera ammodytes bite in a companion dog Veterinarski Glasnik companion dog nose-horned viper snakebite envenomation |
| title | A case of Vipera ammodytes bite in a companion dog |
| title_full | A case of Vipera ammodytes bite in a companion dog |
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| title_short | A case of Vipera ammodytes bite in a companion dog |
| title_sort | case of vipera ammodytes bite in a companion dog |
| topic | companion dog nose-horned viper snakebite envenomation |
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