got 2 bps and rack, when I went to get asfs

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Originally Posted by mechnut450

update and question
well I called the vet office and am waiting for the vet to call back. I was looking at the area in question and I seen oozing a little ( watery semi blood more like the clear part of blood) well I wiped dry and part of the scab( guessing from wiping te wipes on the butt) came free and a small amount of caulking like puss. I took to the sink and gently squeezed and about a quarter of a teaspoon worth ccame out.. I since rinsed clean and patter dry while waiting for the vet to call back I am hoping this is a very good sign and that i can get the vet to give me some antibotics to help speed up recovery.
( sadly I guessing about the size of a computer ccase screw hole is now there but I hopping it will all clear up as he heals.

question

IS the puss so post to be that thick ( like caulk ) or dhould it be thinner ?? I hoping that it will really start to go down now.. and if i need to have it lanced it be nice and simple to cut drain and go from there( then all left if to find the cause and fix that issue)

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Sounds like what you would find inside a cyst that has been around for a long time. Puss from an abscess would be runny like snot and either yellow or greenish brown. It would also be really smelly. (At least this is what it would look like on a mammal. I am assuming the descriptive nature of these things would not vary too much species to species)

ok I got a very pissed snake lol

they cut the lump out since it was oozing puss this week. so now I need to give .2mlof baytril for 10 days then. then go back but the vet moreless said that if the mass comes back or if he does not healt up good will prolly be put to sleep cause his quality of life will never be great since it was his vent area.

vet also said the mass was tumor based.

ok any vet tech help or info wanted be low 2 nasty pics of the cinny asfter surgery

he was in the hide I removed itto find a bloody mess, I think he been trying to pass waste since surgery ( also first time I seen him drinking since I aquired him on the 26th)

drinking
http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/s...kes/all012.jpg

bloody mess
http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/s...kes/all014.jpg


video clip ( possibl sound taken with digital camera)
http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/s.../th_all013.jpg

Call the vet that performed the surgery. It's probably after hours but the machine might have an emergency number to call.

Wonder if he ripped a stitch trying to pass waste.

well the stiches I see look fine, I think what happen was he strained a little and pooped out the clot too causing it to bleed a littl, I have not had any issues since then, but the tail is swelled a little so I guessing he sore and gone to rest in the hide ( I lucky can lift tub and check no more bloody messes). I gently touch hime about every hour to make sure alive ( and will stay up most the night to do so) I figure if makes it though the night will be a great sign. I just need extra hands to give shots starting tomorrow. I will aslo apply non pain neo if there no more discharges.

I guess having a lump/tumor/ blockage may feel god and bad at the same time once he healed up and such I have a new residsent to my collection. sadly looking like they took the mass and a spur( entire thing) out cause the mass was grown all over it. so he going gonig ot be called cash ( as in Johnny cash song ring of fire ( cause I bet his vent felt like it ) with a nickname of puss butt cause all the puss and such that was removed this past week.

then my next task will be to get him to eat and stay eating.

I just hope nothing else goes wrong this spring betwee ntheheater, this snake and other minor issues I so broke I killed my wow, my netflick, and even most my future plans for this summer cause it going to take me months to caught back up. ( hopefully no new rescues show up) I make have room, food and everythign but no funds for vets, and I still got to figure out how to cover th next visit in about 12 days for the check up.

If the bleeding has stopped then I wouldn't worry as much but if he keeps bleeding like that all night I would start calling any vets in the area you can get ahold of late at night.

Oh man that was horrible. I'm glad you took him to the vet. Wowzer! I've never seen anything so owie! I thought reptile puss would be liquidy as well when I took in a Leo rescue with an enormous abcess. But it's actually cheesy like. That's how I describe it anyways. I hope your new addition is going to heal up good. They generally bounce back quickly after they've received treatment. Good luck with him and I'm happy he found someone that cares. How anyone could sit around and watch that grow is just disgusting!
Morgan

yeah the guy I known for a while he been so busy he lucky to have time to fart let alone take more time to care for the snakes, actually his daughter was taking care of them and she never got to say anything to him to get it treated. ( we all know how some kids get with being either boy or girl crazy)but he told me that the snake needed a vet befoer hand and I was ok, and I took him I got more time on hands than I know what to do with most the time ( just wish I had the money to back it up)

anyhow the snake doing good just having a hard time with the giving of shots ( never been comfortable with/around needles)

so far he done good I offering food ( small prey item) but not taken anything yet( figure might not eat for me until all healed up and shots are done with)

WOW Ive never seen anything like that and hope I never do again!! poor snake :( Im glad he is getting better I hope your money situation improves too! your doing a great job with helping these snakes

ok I figure I update all on the cinny. It been a week after surgery and about 7 days worth of the shots ( baytril ) to prevent an infection. so after giving him the shot today I grab a pic ( took 2 but the flash ruined the 1st one)

if i not missed any there only 3 stiches holding the but area together and looks really good to me( first surgery on a snake I cared for )
http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/s...surgery002.jpg