Snake bite of a lance viper (Paraguay) in a dog
Snake bite of a lance viper (Paraguay) in a dog
First of all, a big thank you to everyone who supported us
mentally and with practical tips during this time!
From time to time there was contradictory advice and also different opinions „here in the house“ as to how to proceed
with treatment at time X. This made it all the more important to reconcile knowledge and intuition.
I did not make an exact record of the measures taken, but I will try to reconstruct the process as best I can.
All in all, the treatment was suboptimal in terms of timing – just like in real life – but nevertheless successful.
We mainly used CDS and MMS1/CD as well as DMSO.
We used sprays, lubricants, oral and rectal infusions and intravenous infusions
HOW IT ALL BEGAN…
Yari and Nuna are out in the mornings for a walk – like most of the dogs here in
Paraguay. After about two hours they returned and lay down outside with me. It
was only after about half an hour that I realized that Yari had bleeding spots all
over her body and that the joint of her right paw was very swollen. So I brought
him inside and treated the wound with CDS spray (0.3%) – and I continued with
what I was doing before.
After quite a while I noticed that the wounds did not stop bleeding – rather the
opposite – and that the leg continued to swell upwards and was red in color. That
was the moment I realized that he had been bitten by snake – at first it was un -
clear which one – but the suspicion that it was a yarará, At that point, he was already very weak.
I immediately called in my partner and he made a 10 ml syringe with CD or CDL
for rectal application. None of us can say exactly how it was diluted neither of us
can say anymore, but it was certainly a good portion. A few minutes later the procedure was repeated. We also gave him oral with the syringe CD or CDL. I can no
longer say what we used at that moment – we just acted…
After that, Yari announced that he had to pass stool. Unprepared, as we were, we
went out with him without putting him on the lead and without putting Nuna
on a lead. The lady asked him to go for a walk – and they were gone … while our
mouths were open.
After about two hours, they both turned up again and Yari’s swellings had enlarged,
as you can see in the picture below. I continued with the rectal administration –
every 20 to 30 minutes with CDS (approx. 1,000 ppm) – until late in the evening.
I also sprayed the wounds with CDS.
RECTAL INFUSIONS AND CALLING FOR HELP ON THE SPOT
The next morning, we quickly continued with the rectal injections and quickly agreed to continue with
the rectal infusion instead – somewhere in the region of 35 ml CDL or 35 activated drops to 500 ml isotonic saline solution that we
had prepared ourselves with natural salt. The dosage came intuitively and was based on „better too much than too little“.
When this was running, I activated my contacts here locally – an acquaintance who already had a lot of experience in treating
snakebites with CDS and DMSO and a friend who has already administered many infusions, at least in humans.
The former reported on the third day. The other was also only able to come to us the following day.
So we continued with the rectal infusions and the injection into the mouth – plus NaClO2 in the drinking water.
We treated the wounds that were still bleeding with CDS and DMSO. Apparently there was a second bite on the shoulder.
DEHYDRATION – AND NOW?
Two days had passed since the bite and the hope was very high that the first IV
would be running soon. The friend got in touch and advised me to have the first
liter of Ringer’s solution with 10 ml DMSO via IV as soon as possible. So just a little
patience, a few phone calls with the other friend, who wanted to get everything
she needed on the way and then set up the access.
The idea was a good one, but in our inexperience we didn’t expect that the blood
had become so „unmanageable“ in the meantime due to dehydration that it just
wouldn't flow out of the freshly inserted cannula. And we learned that where nothing flows out, nothing flows in.
So we quickly passed the message on to our friend. She: „To the vet immediately!
The dog is dehydrated!“ So much for the theory – in practice, we don’t have a car
and the friend unfortunately had to go back to her farm to look after her animals.
What she could do was to give Yari the antidote homeopathically.
She had recently prepared the D1 globoli herself, as her dog had also been bitten
by the Bothrops. So she tested with her tensor whether the remedy was the right
one and then how much he should be given. So she put three globules in his
cheek pocket and the first reactions were a kind of shaking of the head.
Then we quickly sent a message to the veterinary practice – which, incidentally,
works closely with our friend so that our way of working with chlorine dioxide
and DMSO could not meet with any resistance. That’s quite something!
Unfortunately, however, on this day – a Sunday – no one was able to come to us.
So we arranged to meet on Monday morning. We spent the rest of the day administering as much fluid as possible via rectal infusion – with chlorine dioxide,
of course – as we did on the second day.
The friend also told us to take photos of the urine, gums and eyes
THE FIRST IV
...I won’t mention that all the wounds were also treated with CDS and DMSO –
that goes without saying.
Early in the morning, the first thing to do was to take the quad bike to a larger
town, to organize everything that was missing in sufficient quantities. After five
pharmacies I had enough Ringer’s solution, glucose solution, indwelling cannulas
in various sizes and a tourniquet. So off to the meeting point with the vet – here
in the sticks the streets have no names or house numbers.
Once we arrived home, the doctor got to work and set up the access. The blood
wasn’t really common, but it was better than at the lecture, so he used a few tricks
to get the first IV running: 1 liter of Ringer’s solution, 10 ml of DMSO and 5 ml of
5% glucose solution. He also brought iron + folic acid pellets, so that the formation
of new blood could be given a boost.
The instructions from the friend were to let the liter run in for two hours and then
the next liter (but then without DMSO) in two hours as well, as Yari was still very
dehydrated.
In the afternoon, I got back on the quad bike to visit another friend with a farm
to get beef bones, fresh goat’s milk and eggs. We have chickens ourselves, but
they don’t always lay equally well. She also had some zeolite ready for me as we
didn't have any left ourselves.
In the picture below you can see how the red-colored swellings have spread to
the chest-abdominal area. Whether and to what extent the kidneys were affected
only be determined by the color of the urine and time will tell. The same applies
to the liver, which at least in the acute state indicated an overload. But the IV was
running, the bone broth was simmering away and we were reasonably satisfied
LIVER ON STRIKE – CDS FROM THE „FRONT“ AND BACK
Now that an access had finally been established, I was particularly keen to administer to administer CDI (CDS-IV). Our friend advised DMSO, but we decided to
apply the knowledge we had learned from Andreas – out of conviction!
So I got the NaCl infusion solution (500 ml) from the pantry and first added 2.5
ml lidocaine to it. I had already tested the product for compatibility with CDS a
few weeks earlier. I then added 6 ml of my pickle jar CDS and carried out the blink
test, as I do not have any PH measuring devices. I simply put a drop of the mixture
into my eye If this is pleasant, you can assume that the mixture is compatible
with the veins. Of course, this is not professional, but in emergency situations
quite feasible. I didn’t feel it was quite right yet and added 0.5 ml bicarbonate solution for injection (8.4 %) and repeated the test. Now I found the solution perfect
and ran it at about 20 drops/minute.
In view of the fact that the kidneys and liver did not look so good, we ran the rectal
infusion in parallel, as we had learned from Andreas that this is the most direct
way to reach the kidneys and liver.
So now everything was running smoothly and we „only“ had to make sure that
all the tubes stayed where they belonged. Incidentally, the whole thing is not a
one-man job. Being two is the minimum – and you can forget about working for
a good week. At this point, a big thank you to my partner!
In the late afternoon – after a short break with low-fat bone broth I wanted to run
the next IV and realized that the flexible cannula was kinked and could no longer
be used. That was the moment I decided to insert my first IV myself. Theoretically,
I knew the most important things as I wanted to learn how to do it anyway and
it worked straight away. I was a little proud of myself…
AND ANOTHER SETBACK…
I can’t say much about day six. We continued with CDI and rectal infusions, but
one after the other. That’s why I’ll continue right here with day seven.
Our friend was not enthusiastic at all about the pictures of the urine, eyes and
gums – we, on the other hand, were in good spirits as an improvement was clearly
recognizable.
So we carried on at the same pace – getting the CDI ready. And then the sobering
realization, that all previous CDIs seemed to run into him without CDS. It seemed
day six that I couldn’t see any yellowing of the mixture, so this time I paid parti -
cular attention to it – and indeed – when I added the bicarbonate, the typical CDL
coloration immediately disappeared! I had never heard of this before and therefore didn’t pay attention to it.
So I wrote to Andreas and Rama at the same time and asked whether I could also
run the IV with lidocaine and CDS and was given the green light very quickly. So
I started all over again and then it finally ran – the first real CDI.
We felt that it had a fantastic effect – Yari became much more agile – what a blessing! But it also required more attention on our part – we had to react immediately to Yari’s every movement, we had to react immediately to ensure that every -
thing stayed in place. After the CDI, we ran the rectal infusion again.
Oh yes – on day six I met with our vet to pick up a special Boldo extract that our
friend developed in collaboration with a university in Germany. Boldo is a poisonous
plant and a preparation was developed that contains as little poison as possible
and as much boldin as possible. He was given 20 drops of this every eight hours.
Boldin acts on the liver via the bile – that's all I know about it.
IT’S RUNNING…
…bit by bit and every day it got visibly better. The urine clearly showed that the
kidneys were working and the discoloration of the eyes and gums.
He was fed a light diet of boiled potatoes, carrots and beet – The addition of bone
broth made it even tastier. Raw eggs (quail and chicken) and goat’s milk were
also added. Beef liver, kidneys, rumen and tripe were also added to the diet. and
the amount has been increased daily since then. Ground milk thistle seeds – even
pure.
Today is Thursday, November 30th. He is given CDL orally and 1-2 hours per day
the rectal infusion runs again. Boldo extract and zeolite are part of his daily routine. The eyes are normal – the gums almost…
A small final word: Despite the many small setbacks, the result is fantastic! No
matter what you are going through personally – don’t give up and learn how to
deal with chlorine dioxide. Create networks online and regionally „in real life“. And
– especially in challenging times – avoid the voices of the doubters. For example,
I only told my parents about it when Yari was over the mountain, as I was aware
that I didn’t have the energy for „slogans“ at the moment.
We, my partner and I, were certain at all times that our approach would be success -
ful – and that is essential – especially for the patient. In the case of snake bites
(and bites from other animals and poisoning in general, for example), the most
important thing is to remain calm and pass this on to the victim. Knowledge,
experience, intuition and sensible equipment make the situation considerably
easier…
