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Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home
Dogs Bitten In Face By Rattlesnake In Yard Of CT Home Two pet dogs were rushed to a Connecticut veterinary clinic after they were bitten by a rattlesnake. Pieper Veterinary reported that a 3-year-old Vizsla named Tanner and a 10-year-old Miniature Pinscher mix named Listo were both bitten in the face by a timber rattlesnake in Hartford County in the yard of their Glastonbury home on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Their owner rushed them to the veterinarian's emergency room in Middletown, and the dogs were given medications and anti-venom. "Most veterinary hospitals in Connecticut do NOT carry anti-venom as it is expensive and has a short shelf-life," Piep…