Not good.

She refused f/t prey (her usual meal) and the vet said that I shouldn't feed her so that it reduces the stress on her body. The soaking does help some, and now that she shed she may drink some water on her own.

It was just a though my vet usually says to keep feeding if it will take it. It isn't exact and there are still lots of ideas with out backing of fact based on weight of evidence.

Good Luck!
Alex

It's a good idea, it's just that the vet was worried about liver or kidney issues and didn't want to stress these organs any more than they needed to be.

This is just a pic of her soaking last night.

http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/w...i41Ny5qcGc.jpg

You can tell she's not as dehydrated now because she isn't as wrinkly. How does she look to you guys?

That pic does not do her justice. She is a beautiful pastel.

I had an albino spider on Enrofloxacin and her waste looked similar to what you described. After the first week, she started eating more and growing quicker even after her oral dosages. She's such a trooper :)

She looks quite healthy in the pic.

I am still unsure about soaking, I have done so in the past and there seemed to be a increase in urine. I also notice that if the humidity is high for a week the same thing occurs. It is interesting, she looks reasonably calm, do you cover the top with something dark during the soak? I would guess that if she is not super stressed during the soak the benefits would out weigh the downsides.

I just got a call from the vet saying that her blood count is normal. They still want to get more blood to look for liver or kidney issues, but they want to see how her urates look once she goes to the bathroom again.


She is 2/3 the way through her treatment as she just had shot 6 out of 9.

As for soaking, I do cover the top of the container with a dark cover, then turn the lighs off in the room which seems to calm her down. She's not a high-strung snake anyways.

The only thing I found odd today was that the needle was hard to get through her skin because it was a little loose, presumably from dehydration.

I wanted to check back and see how things are going.

I like the pic of the soaking... does look pretty healthy. I am glad the bloodwork came back normal, as well.

You never mentioned any whistling (at least that I remember) with the breathing. Mine had a pretty consistent whistle with her RI, and this did last for some time after the antibiotics were done. It was very stressful, as I wasn't sure if I needed to get her back on meds. There was no more bubbles/discharge, clicking, constant yawning, etc. so I didn't want to risk the stress to the organs of a second round of meds. After reading many posts here I decided not to do another round of meds unless the other signs returned, and just continued the heat and humidity treatment. In the end, the prolonged elevated heat and humidity seemed to knock out the whistle after about 4-5 months.

Keeping your BP in my thoughts.

Just a little update you guys. :)

She seems to be doing well, but she hasn't gone to the bathroom since the strange urate had passed. She does seem more hydrated with the soakings. Her last injection is tomorrow, and after that she has one more check up at the vet. She has lost some weight during treatment, as she has not eaten. I'm hoping that once the injections are done and without being stressed she will start eating again and will gain the weight back.

Thanks!

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You never mentioned any whistling (at least that I remember) with the breathing

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That's why she was brought into the vet. I heard clicking and gurgling sounds coming from her.

I don't know if this means anything, but last night and today her eyes were REALLY dilated. I could hardly see the color. Has anyone seen this?