author(s)
Dr. A Rajadurai, Dr. K Priya and Dr. V Arul

abstract
The two year Doberman dog was presented with the history of blood oozing out on the mouth. On clinical examination the fang mark below the swelling, haematuria, melena, pain and oedema at the swelling site was noticed. The whole blood clotting time test was positive and treated for snake bite envenomation with snake venom antiserum, fluids, antibiotics for three consecutive days and the dog was recovered uneventfully.