We had nasty visitors...

Oi, it's been a hectic few weeks, but this was worst! 2 weeks ago a Puff adder decided to come visit our humble abode, and  came too close to the house, so the dogs decided to tear him apart, luckily for me none of the dogs got bitten. And then... a week ago this fella rocked up, a Mozambiquan spitting cobra! The dogs alerted Dad but by then 3 of them had spit in the eyes! They kept fighting and although the lower part of the snakes' body was torn, hubby had to be fast to get the head smashed, since it was still standing up and attacking. Such a pity that we had to kill them, but there was no way to capture them for later release. So, back to my furr-babies, 3 of the six had swollen eyes that were rolling back. They were checked for bites, but fortunately were only spat at. I was seeing visions of bells on my other dogs to lead my 3 blind ones. But....we gave all 3 high doses of antihistamine and I treated the eyes with kefir! We kept this up every hour and by the next day their eyes were returning to normal. We checked the eyes and kept up with the treatment and after 3 days all eyes were back to normal. Boy oh boy, I started planting malva and nasturtium and rosemary along the edge of our yard. I don't want the snakes to come in here, since I want neither the dogs nor the snakes getting hurt! Phew, close call. Mother Goddess was good for us. Be blessed, my homestead!