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  • 02-13-2007, 08:55 PM
    danigurrl
    Re: My Ball Python first visit to the veterinary!!!
    Ask many questions about the medication to make sure its a snake-approved drug. Many veterinary use meds "off-label" which means they are using them differently then the original drug label states. This isn't usually bad, but many times veterinarian don't tell you that they are using a drug 'off-label' when they should. It takes about 8+ years and many millions of dollars to get a drug approved and on the market for ONE species of animal. For example, a vet may use a drug only approved in dogs in an 'off-label' way by using with with a cat or rabbit.

    Ask if the meds he is giving you for the parasites is originally made and/or approved for snakes. If not, ask what the original meds were approved for and if he/she has used them in a snake often before and what were the results. Ask about the risks or if there are any studies on using this drug on other species.

    Also....its true some parasites are host-specific or require an intermediate host to complete their life cycles. (ex, tapeworms need fleas to complete their life cycles. If 1 dog is brought into a kennel w/ tapeworm, and the kennel is a clean enviroment with no fleas, the other dogs aren't at risk for getting tapeworm. or Cats can't catch whipworms, only dogs can.) Ask the vet what parasite exactly is in your snake. Then google it to see if its really can be passed from rodent to snake.
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