Apart from the snakes that show up from time to time, the last thing you want to see is a Black Scorpion. And thats just what showed up today as we built Georges new home. Unfortunately for my dog, he somehow got stung on the back. I didn't realise why, but he was dribbling from the mouth, had a large swelling on his back and was looking for my attention. I actually thought a snake had tagged him, but I found the scorpion in the garage where he was chained up.
Vet came over and said he had been stung for sure, and gave him 3 injections to help with the pain and vomitting. There is no antidote for scorpion sting, and while it wouldn't kill an adult or a nasty dog like "Fever", it must have hurt like hell.
I have lost my Bull Terrier "Tyson" and my Pitbull "Bella" to cobra bites when I lived in Southern Thailand. Feever has been bit twice by snakes, but the thing that nearly killed him was a Tik borne blood infection.
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