Re: Clean Bill of Health from Vet, but what about the popping sound?
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D1C
Glad you caught it. I lost a snake last week to an RI and I'll tell you, its nots something you want to see or experience.
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I am so sorry for your loss. I know I would be pretty depressed if Ares crossed the rainbow bridge. Do you know if his chances of passing are high even though I am treating him?
Did you happen to not catch the RI at all and then he passed? At what stage was he in physically? (popping, mucus, open mouthed breathing yet?)
I ask because I would like to compare to the state my snake is in. Although the vet says it seems minor, to me it really does not seem like something to take lightly.
Re: Clean Bill of Health from Vet, but what about the popping sound?
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amozo
I am so sorry for your loss. I know I would be pretty depressed if Ares crossed the rainbow bridge. Do you know if his chances of passing are high even though I am treating him?
Did you happen to not catch the RI at all and then he passed? At what stage was he in physically? (popping, mucus, open mouthed breathing yet?)
I ask because I would like to compare to the state my snake is in. Although the vet says it seems minor, to me it really does not seem like something to take lightly.
I caught it almost immediately. Took him to the vet and got shots to give him. Got him back home and within 30 minutes you could tell something was wrong. He was panicky and moving around really fast then just started twisting and contorting himself until he was gone. He must have caused internal damage while he was twisting because blood came out of his mouth. Took him back to the vet after he died and the vet pulled a chunk of mucous that had lodged in his throat and and said it must have gotten stuck and suffocated him. Who knows, but it was gruesome and not something I wanted to see. It all happened in about 5 minutes.
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Re: Clean Bill of Health from Vet, but what about the popping sound?
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Originally Posted by
D1C
I caught it almost immediately. I noticed He had bubbles around him mouth. Took him to the vet and got shots to give him. Got him back home and within 30 minutes you could tell something was wrong. He was panicky and moving around really fast then just started twisting and contorting himself until he was gone. He must have caused internal damage while he was twisting because blood came out of his mouth. Took him back to the vet after he died and the vet pulled a chunk of mucous that had lodged in his throat and and said it must have gotten stuck and suffocated him. Who knows, but it was gruesome and not something I wanted to see. It all happened in about 5 minutes.
What's good is I had him in a AP T8 with the divider with my Yellowbelly Mojave girl on the other side and she is perfectly fine. I don't know how he caught it. Still don't know but I'm thankful she's OK.
Just keep an eye on him.
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Re: Clean Bill of Health from Vet, but what about the popping sound?
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Originally Posted by
D1C
I caught it almost immediately. Took him to the vet and got shots to give him. Got him back home and within 30 minutes you could tell something was wrong. He was panicky and moving around really fast then just started twisting and contorting himself until he was gone. He must have caused internal damage while he was twisting because blood came out of his mouth. Took him back to the vet after he died and the vet pulled a chunk of mucous that had lodged in his throat and and said it must have gotten stuck and suffocated him. Who knows, but it was gruesome and not something I wanted to see. It all happened in about 5 minutes.
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Oh my goodness, just reading that is hard. That sounds so traumatic. I'm so sorry for your poor baby and for you for having to watch that. I need to keep a good eye on my snake then. This has me really worried.
