drake is hurt :(

drake, my hog island boa is hurt. his face is so swollen. i just called the vet and he can't see him tonight (it's 4:30pm here) so he wants me to bring him in first thing tomorrow morning. he's over an hour away so it'll be an early morning for me.

the only thing i can think of is... drake had a bad eating experience a while ago... he banged his face on the side of the enclosure when he was trying to tag his rattie. so i wonder if that caused something to get infected?

anyways... i'm learning how to give shots tomorrow... to a snake i'm not comfy handling so this should be interesting. wish me luck. (actually wish me bravery)

here's some pics of his face... and of him. oh and anyone who has seen such a thing before... what do you think this is?

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/snakes/swollen.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images...s/swollen1.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images...rakejune07.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images...tailjune07.jpg

Don't worry. He should be ok.

Prob did hit his face.

Just like a human getting hit in the face. Everything has to swell. Ya know?

Poor guy! I hope he is okay.

Wow Aleesha! ***Huggs*** I'm sure that he is going to be fine! Could it be a sinus thing???? :confused:


(((Best wishes to Drake)))

Looks like an infection of some kind. Quite possibly mouth rot but it could have also been from the hitting on the glass. Let us know what the vet says. I am sure he can get Drake fixed right up.

well the hit was awhile ago... and honestly, drake hasn't been out much as my hubby has been so busy working, and with the new puppy etc... we've been swamped.

i'll keep you all posted...

*wondering what mouth rot is*

http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=2385

Sending soothing snake-mom thoughts your way....I know how tough it is when you get worried about one of your slithery babies....=P

Slightly off-track, for those that remember, exactly one year ago, Carmen had RI and was not growing at all, stuck at around 120g. One year and MANY rats later, she's now weighing in at nearly 4lbs and pushing 5'! GO SNAKEY GIRL!

:(awwww......pooor drake.....i wish him a speedy recovery!

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Originally Posted by N4S

Don't worry. He should be ok.

Prob did hit his face.

Just like a human getting hit in the face. Everything has to swell. Ya know?

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How do you know this? Snake's mouths are are built differently than ours.. it could be stomatitis.. could be something else.
Aleesh, I really hope that your boa is OK.. I am sendhing him my best healing thoughts :)