RI+VET= ??? What should I expect ???

I think the RI's I've treated were around $80 or so for the visit and the shots.

My vet visit was $43 and that included check up and 5 shots.
Yes they are given by injections. Really isn't that hard, I just have a horrible needle phobia and actually I've been able t give my girl her shots, along with the help from my friend but yeah it's not all that bad.

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Originally Posted by 581775017

OMG!! I really thought u feed the med through the mouth... I read fourms about people dripping med in the mouth NOT giving there snakes shots.. For the people that has given there snake a shot.. How was it? Did it try to get away or strike at you??

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EDIT: I paid 40$ for a bottle of amikacin and recieved the syringes for free.

I have 300 syringes at 3 different sizes and a bottle of amikacin(sp). I treated my entire collection for an RI because it was being passed back and forth. I gave shots to 3 ball pythons and a boa. From my experience a boa has a lot more tolerance for pain than the balls do. You must make sure that the shots are being injected into the upper 1/3 of the body... any lower and your risking your snakes life as the kidneys could potentially shut down. What I did upon giving the injection was take 1/2 of the upper 1/3 of the body and put it in a pillow case. Have a second person hold the snake and the pillow case with one hand and hold about 3 inches lower on the body with the other hand. Then you can proceed to make the injection. Inform your helper that once the meds are injected do not let go... afterwards hold the spot in which you injected and proceed to rub it without pulling your finger off in turn forcing the medicine to stay put! Then just let go... your snake will come out of the pillow case like nothing happend at all.

And just for the record I have done it without a pillow case and a helper and the snakes did not hiss, strike or get defensive in any way. They will tighten there body up and proceed to squirm though!

Sincerely,

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Originally Posted by jglass38

867-5309

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Is that the bill or my phone number?

I spent $75 for the visit, $100 for the lab and $35 for meds. But I am in L.A. where everything costs more.

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Originally Posted by Rascal

Is that the bill or my phone number?

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Its a old song by a old group,Jamie was being silly here lol.

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Its a old song by a old group,Jamie was being silly here lol.

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For a good time, callllll....

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Originally Posted by jglass38

For a good time, callllll....

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"Eight-six-seven-five-three-oh-niiieeeeeeiiiiine..."

LOL now I have that song stuck in my head.... THANKS GUYS!

About the wormer I was told by a vet here that you can inject the wormer into the food item and then give it to the snake... Is this true?


The vet I talked with was a dumb butt so I wanted to ask you all.