Thanks to the two guys who helped out my brother after he got nailed in the bottom of his foot yesterday at Dutchies by a Cobbler. (3 feet from water edge washing gear on the way out of the water heading home for my 40th B'Day party that he had flown in from Sydney for, but hey, that is another story).
Long story short he ended up in Freo hospital on morphine and bunch of other goodies till 11 pm last night. To give you an idea on the pain scale these stings are he has several water blisters on his foot as he couldnt tell the difference in temp of hot water v's pain from the sting.
Cheers to Freo hospital staff
, couldnt have been more professional and helpful.
On behalf of brother Tim, cheers.
Cobbler (estuary catfish)
VENOMOUS
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
Habitat: Marine bays, inlets, lower-mid estuaries.
Grows to: About 91cm and 2.6kg.
Reproduction: Matures at about 40cm and two
and a half years. Nests in burrows.
Life span: Around 13 years.
Features: Slender body, eel-like tail, flat head with
four pair of barbels around mouth. Venomous
spine in dorsal and pectoral fins.
in the future, drop into a chemist
Get yourself a wheat heat pack which you can microwave, it's a lot more portable and less likely to burn you than a bucket of boiling water.
Also you can get from chemists, air activated heat packs (small ones are best) which you can stick to your foot and wear work boots over, the heat is sufficient to alleviate most of the pain.
Trodden on 5 of the little feckers now getting good at the treatment
Maybe post in the fishing forum too, they're yummy 
Condolences to him, never had one but have seen the grief they cause. Being positive he stepped on it after a sail, not before
"Get yourself a wheat heat pack which you can microwave".
These work well, only problem is the mice at gloo love them as I found out a few years back.
Happy 40th dangles, hope your brother is back on the water soon.
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