What is the healing process for a ball python that has been fighting a respiratory infection for months? My snake is finishing off a 30 day treatment with amerikacin.( 2 pryor months of Fortaz injections that were ineffective which is when a culture was done.) Has shown a lot of progress but still shows signs of breathing complications. The vet said that I should finish out the rest of the injections (3 doses) and keep an eye on his progress after the treatment. He seems to think that the infection is mostly cleared up but at this point my snake has scar tissue in his lung that could be the cause of the audible clicking/puffing. I was told to bump the humidity up to allow for miostening of his lung/mouth in order to cut down irritation and allow for healing.
My main concern is how serious Is potiental scarring in the lung and how recovery is going to take place? Does my snake have to "cough" up the crud in his lungs or does it dissipate and heal?