Pictures of RI?

Does anyone have good pictures of what I should be looking for in my snakes mouths for RI? I'm concerned about one of my snakes but I want to know what to look for before I resort to taking this one to the vet. When opening her mouth I see some tiny bubbles at the back of her throat but I don't know if its a normal amount or not.

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Stringy mucus.
Raspy breathing.
Popping or clicking.
Pointing nose skyward.
Mucus smeared on the cage walls.

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Originally Posted by KMG

Stringy mucus.
Raspy breathing.
Popping or clicking.
Pointing nose skyward.
Mucus smeared on the cage walls.

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Do you have an opinion on nebulizing with F10? I'm thinking of using it on the individuals I'm worried about just to be safe. I had taken one of my adult females to the vet about a month ago when I suspected a very mild RI and they put her on a round of antibiotics and then told me her RI was cleared up, and it seemed that way but now I'm worried it's coming back.

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If it is coming back or spreading your husbandry needs some work.

I've never used that method but I've seen many people here do it. Use the search and you should find a good amount of info from those that have used it.

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Do you have an opinion on nebulizing with F10? I'm thinking of using it on the individuals I'm worried about just to be safe. I had taken one of my adult females to the vet about a month ago when I suspected a very mild RI and they put her on a round of antibiotics and then told me her RI was cleared up, and it seemed that way but now I'm worried it's coming back.

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Snakes recover seriously slow. If the round of antibiotics was just a week or two, no wonder it came back - it was never really gone. If a culture wasn't done before, you certainly need one now, because that round of antibiotics likely caused the bacteria to become resistant to it, and the antibiotic won't work at all, leaving you with a sick snake that will get even sicker.

Definitely takes time for reptiles to heal. My herp vet just gave our beardie a 6 week course for an RI. She thinks 4 weeks would cure it but wants to be sure so gave us 6. Slow healers.