Hissing Alot

[Thor26]

My girl kara is my nicest snake. Today though i went to pick her up and she hissed and hid her head under her body. So i put an oven mit on an d picked her up to investigate. she looked fine except for the fact that her jaw was crooked. she was flicking her tongue just like normal. Other than that she was a bit sik so the vet put her on injections of baytril. Do you think she just doesn't want her shots i dont know what to do.

[cassandra]

Sounds just a bit grumpy and stressed to me. I'd leave her be for a while unless your vet gave you other instructions. =)

[Thor26]

well i just called. I forgot one key factor today is feeding day. The vet said to give her meds and if the jaw isnt strait by tomorrow give them a call.

[drugaria]

I can't imagine what kind of snake would want or like having shots ! Just let it crawl around for a while on the bed or something and see she yawns and aligns it's jaws if that doesnt work ask the vet to check her teeth and mouth

[Thor26]

ya it did align i decided she jus didnt want to get stabbed so i picked her up and held her for a while although she wasnt all to happy at first. she's fine now. i just gave her the last ahot an hour ago shes really good about it. =] i know if someone 20 times the size of me stabbed me i'd be pretty pissed but she just ignores it and goes on her way.

[frankykeno]

Thor, the snake is ill, she's getting shots and it's feeding day. Why wouldn't she hiss? This isn't hissing "alot", it's just hissing. These aren't domesticated animals and heck even a very domesticated pet like a dog is occasionally quite able to growl or otherwise object to something. Fact is snakes hiss.

[starmom]

Zelda will occasionally hiss at me~ it is her way of saying: I don't feel like being held now; could you try again later please?