Vet and possible RI questions

open ur snakes mouth and if u see excess saliva then he is sick. if it is pretty bad u can use a q-tip and wipe it out of his mouth to help him breath. when ur holding him do u feel anything coming from his lungs? most times u can feel something when they "pop" while breathing. let him rub his face on ur hand or something and if he leaves a streak of thick/slippery mucus that is a sign. also check for retained shed or snot in his nostrils cuz that can cause noises.raise ur temps and humidity a bit n try soaking him for about 30 min a day. it can help them breath and sometimes they can cure themselves but a vet appt is needed. when u go to the vet tell them u want a culture done first to test what is making him sick. they will prolly give u some antibiotics until the test results get back

mkpelee-
the humidity thing makes no sense to me because i wud think that wud make it worse
i want to set up a vet appointment, but my mom says unless he exhibits another symptom she wont

Hi,

That's why we're trying to get you to open his mouth and hold him up to your ear - to find out if he has any other symptoms. :D

If he doesn't then your mother is right - if he does she'd wrong. :gj:

Only problem with that is I can assure you that even when they are wrong mothers are right - it's in the job description. :rofl:


dr del

From what I understand, RI's are highly contagious and care should be taken with any snake that would have been in the same room as a sick one.
Is that accurate?
I have currently begun helping a young man with his very sick bps. One has a RI for sure, but the other one, who was housed in the same room is showing very minor symptoms. I assume both need to be brought to the vet?

Hi,

Yes, I would take in both.

Remember it is often a good idea ot get a culture done to determine which anti-biotic will work best against the specific cause.

The vet will normally start a course when first seeing the animals and then change it if the tests show another would work better - but once a course has been started it's too late to take a culture.

It does cost a little extra but has the best chance of helping the animal and is probably cheaper than 3 courses of non effective anti-biotics.

But ask the vet for prices etc first.


dr del

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Originally Posted by thegoalie22

mkpelee-
the humidity thing makes no sense to me because i wud think that wud make it worse
i want to set up a vet appointment, but my mom says unless he exhibits another symptom she wont

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my snake just had an RI and higher humidity and soaking helps. warm water (not hot) helps break up all the mucus thats stuck in her mouth and everything

@ dr del
in your most recent post were u talking to me?
am i checking his mouth for mucus? if so,wat color is it

Hi,

Sorry should have specified - the last post I made was aimed at mr.s. :)

The one before that however was definately addressed to you. :D

But yes check your snakes mouth for mucus - it's the amount of it you are looking for as it should be clear and slightly frothy.


dr del

o ok del gotcha
i actually already checked that earlier and on one side of his mouth (i only pulled his lipbback because last time i fully opened his mouth he bit me) there was maybe 4-5 small,a couple mm, bubbles and one bigger bubble maybe half centimeter big
these were definetely not coming coming out of his mouth or nostrils

sry about my bad spelling, i am typing this on a phone

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Originally Posted by thegoalie22

o ok del gotcha
i actually already checked that earlier and on one side of his mouth (i only pulled his lipbback because last time i fully opened his mouth he bit me) there was maybe 4-5 small,a couple mm, bubbles and one bigger bubble maybe half centimeter big
these were definetely not coming coming out of his mouth or nostrils

sry about my bad spelling, i am typing this on a phone

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bring to vet, have culture done and put it on the correct meds. End of story.