No vet nearby; need help

Ok. So with the raised temps he's already almost stopped wheezing completely. I put some pure vasaline on him to help with the previous bad shed and lo' and behold I got home from work tonight and he shed again. To top it off he ate just a few moments ago.

I know he's not out of the woods yet but I'm less worried about loosing him until I can get to a vet. The closest vet that's I've found that works with reptiles is about two hours away... and hopefully my car should be fixed within a week or two so I should be able to take him to the vet the day I get my car back.

Thank you for all the advice. :) I'll throw some pictures up of him soon.

hey there,
glad he's better, hope he keeps improving! I think i read somewhere not to use vaseline on snakes, but I'll have to research that.
good luck!!

Good deal! Sounds like things are starting to turn around for the better.

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Originally Posted by riv3t

Ok. So with the raised temps he's already almost stopped wheezing completely. I put some pure vasaline on him to help with the previous bad shed and lo' and behold I got home from work tonight and he shed again. To top it off he ate just a few moments ago.

I know he's not out of the woods yet but I'm less worried about loosing him until I can get to a vet. The closest vet that's I've found that works with reptiles is about two hours away... and hopefully my car should be fixed within a week or two so I should be able to take him to the vet the day I get my car back.

Thank you for all the advice. :) I'll throw some pictures up of him soon.

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If it makes you feel any better, my herp vet is about an hour and half away. ;)

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

If it makes you feel any better, my herp vet is about an hour and half away. ;)

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Hey Connie, I have a local vet for any little issue, but my herp vet is nearly three hours away and over a mountain range!!

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Originally Posted by starmom

Hey Connie, I have a local vet for any little issue, but my herp vet is nearly three hours away and over a mountain range!!

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Lol, yea I do have 2 vets as well! One for the mammals about 15 minutes away, and the one down state for my snakes. :D

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Lol, yea I do have 2 vets as well! One for the mammals about 15 minutes away, and the one down state for my snakes. :D

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Luckily Tut is alive because we have a herp vet ten minutes from us. I got calling around when our last tort needed surgery, there are way to few vets even willing to look at reptiles!! I was in a panic when someone mentioned they knew of someone in town.
It pays to know where they are ahead of time. And when I am unable to get to her she answers questions on the phone even in the middle of the night.
:hug:

Good luck with your snake.

I guess it's nice to live near a city...lol. I couldn't imagine being so far from a herp vet. I have 4 close by within 20 mins. But I'm sure where you guys live it must be beautiful.:)

Oh it is beautiful up here, especially in winter... though the summers are pretty nice too. I live in upper Ohio with Lake Erie like a ten minutes away. The lake effect makes the winter a beautiful white landscape and the summers are nice and cool. :D Does suck I have to drive to Cleveland to get Yoshi professional care but he's more then worth it.He's extremely friendly and absolutely loves a warm bath there and there and is a shoulder addict. I try and hold him on my arm but 90% of the time he keeps trying to get to my shoulders to sleep around my neck.