Growing, but looks thin?

:( well crap...(no pun intended lol) I put his stool in the freezer, but I was able to get a fresh one from her yesterday, gonna swing by the vet and see what options I got.

Update, for those following the post. Got an appt today with the "Exotic Vet" today at 5:30, they gonna examine her and they want a fecal sample as well. taking her in is only gonna cost $42.50, to me thats freakin cheap to have a vet look at her, now if she needs meds, that might be a different story....lol.

Best of luck with her. :)



dr del

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Just the fridge. I'm no vet tech but if I remember right sticking things in the freezer makes cells and such like pop so whenever you are sending in samples or getting a necropsy done, you refridgerate not freeze. That way the "sample" doesn't get damaged but also doesn't start to get nasty either.

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Snakes, like all lifeforms on earth are chock-full of water. As water freezes into ice it expands, and as it expands the cells explode because the cell-walls cannot handle the growth expansion. This is why cryogenically freezing and then reviving is impossible, the cells burst causing death.

Sounds to me like your doin the right thing and hittin that vet up soon! :sweeet:

well, took her to the vet. Said her physical appearance looks good, but did say she looked a lot more then she would like, and said she felt a lot more softer then usual, vet said she felt more liquids in her then you would normally find. Check her mouth and her scales, said everything looked really good, just too thin. couldn't see anything with a physical exam so she went and took a look at the fecal, came back she is loaded with "Large Strongyles" whatever the hell that is. Got some paste I am supposed to inject into her mouth once a week for 4 weeks then come back and get a recheck done, the stuff is called Panacur, again, whatever that is. so, she wasn't a happy camper today, but at least I know that something was wrong and getting it treated. Vet said my male should be fine as long as they haven't had any physical contact with each others fecal, so that def isnt a problem. Shes had a rough day... :(

Hey,


Look at it this way;:)

You noticed there was a problem and are well on the way to getting it sorted and getting your girl into perfect health.:rockon:

Hopefully somone who knows more about the specific treatment will be along sharpish to give more info but once the course is finished she should pile the weight back on.:D

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Did a swift google and these results seemed the most relevant;

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dr del

Great to hear you got a good diagnosis!

So, this obviously isn't your main problem but I thought I would just add that my snake is probably about that size and I feed him two small adult mice per week.

Oh yea, did your vet say where she may have gotten this?

Large Strongyles include the parasites called roundworms, which she probably has. The Panacur will easily get rid of them and she will be just fine. Just make sure to sterilize everything between handling her and handling your other snake, so you don't cross-contaminate.

Snakes get these parasites from: Being born with them(mother passes it on), having access to contaminated water(giardia can be contracted via dirty water sources, or from other animals), or being kept in very dirty conditions with other infected snakes. She likely contracted them from the pet store you got her at, where quarantine procedures are likely slim to none.

But she'll be fine after getting the deworming medication. After the final dose, you should see her start to fill out.

Sounds like you've found yourself a decent herp vet and have the problem sorted out now. Bet the little one will start to gain proper weight and feed better once those nasty worms are all gone. Good for you getting her seen and this dealt with. :)

Yay! Good to hear! I'm glad it is just a simple parasite and not something that would take more treatment ^_^ (not that parasites aren't bad...but they aren't hard to treat..) she'll be on her way to filling out in no time at all. :D