Comments on Case Report: Rattlesnake Bite Cured with Homeopathy

Upto the end of year 2010, there have been 318 studies published in 124 medical journals including 11 meta-analysis, 8 systematic reviews including 1 cochrane review (out of approximately 20 systematic reviews published) and 93 RCT (83 DBRPCT + 7 DBRCT + 3 RCT) out of approx 225 RCT published) in evidence of homoeopathy to produce significant to substantial health benefits in a wide array of conditions.

Australian author Pat Coleby states in her book Natural Horse Care that she never lost a client from a venomous bite (of which Australia has many species) when she used injectable Vitamin C. We used it effectively on a friend's wolf-hybrid. I used to get it from my equine veterinarian and always carried it with me when hiking. Unfortunately it is very hard to obtain now.

Last August, my young lab mix got bitten by a snake (either rattler or water moccasin - I didn't see it) on our morning walk. (We live in the central Texas area). I didn't realize she'd been bitten until we got home (over a mile walk). Ruthie was acting strangely, so I examined her and found the fang marks (WIDE apart) on her chest! I took her to the vet who gave a her a large dose of Benadryl. She also mentioned that they had one vial of the anti-venin which costs about $600. I couldn't afford that and the vet didn't really press me on it. She didn't really offer any information at all about what to expect or what to do, except wait. So I took the pup (11 months) home and tried to comfort her. I could tell she was in pain, so called the vet back and asked what I could give the dog. She said I should given children's liquid Tylenol. I got some but that didn't seem to help the pain at all. Then the skin around the bite marks lost the fur and became black. Lena made it past the 24 hour mark, but was still in pain and was oozing bloody liquid from the bite area. She was also retaining fluid. The vet said the oozing was normal. I got a prescription pain killer and tried that but it didn't help much either. I was at wits end, searching the internet for something to help. The next morning, (48 hours later), Ruthie seemed worse, so I took her back to the vet. By the time I got her into the office, she could no longer stand. She collapsed and started moaning and crying horribly. The vet who had been working with us went to get her supervising vet who told me there was nothing he could do, so I let him euthanize her. It was a horrible experience for Ruthie and for me. As I was leaving the office, the head vet told me about the rattlesnake vaccine, but he didn't "really know if it works".
I was so sad and angry that there seemed to be nothing I could do for Ruthie. I've read that the bite in the chest area was a very bad spot. Then, too, we walked home for that mile or so after she'd been bitten. I don't know if homeopathy would have saved her given the circumstances, but I plan to have on hand emergency remedies for my current pup, Lena. Nature is cruel sometimes, isn't it?