lumpy ball python--help!

oh, wow! seems like the vet has a good handle on the situation. what did he say about the lumps?

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Originally Posted by munky

sorry for the delay in posting, it's been a busy couple days. the vet wanted to keep the snake overnight to observe it and wait for all the test results. he said there is definitely more than one problem, so we will have to try to break it down and see what needs worked on first. his biggest concern is the infection and getting it under control, so antibiotics for that. but he also said the snake is dehydrated and he said it is young and from the looks of it has never eaten. I hadn't even noticed (not being a snake person) but the snake was not flicking its tongue. he gently opened the mouth to check for mouth rot and it seemed almost sealed with dead skin. thankfully he doesn't have mouth rot and once he had cleaned away some of the dead skin he did flick his tongue. soooo....now it is just a wait and see. the lowest priority is to get him eating, but he is going to give the snake a tube feeding at the next visit. I'm soaking him 2x a day now in nice warm water for 1/2 hour...I will get some updated pics as soon as possible. thanks for all the support! it makes it a lot easier trying to do this knowing I have somewhere to turn.

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WOW. Sounds awful but like the vet knows what s/h is doing. Thanks for the update. Keep us posted.

Glad to hear you got the little guy in to the vet. Hope that with the antibiotics it will be doing much better soon! Please keep us updated!

Thanks for the update and keep us posted. Good luck!

:taz:a small victory!!:taz:
The fluids have been drained and the snake has been resting. The vet said it is hydrated enough to try a solid feeding, so I went ahead and tried a fuzzy (left them alone together in a paper bag) and within a few hours the snake had eaten! The vet says we should be on the way down after climbing a hard hill, and that unless there are any complications that come up, we should be fine. I'm thrilled because I am definitely getting attached to the little thing. As for the fluid, it was nearly clear and there was no pus to it, which the vet said was a good thing. Apparently it is hard to give antibiotics if there is a lot of pus. I will try to get some more pictures on here, but I'm waiting a few days so I don't upset his dinner--definitely don't need that. In the meantime, it seems the worst is through :)
(oops forgot to add! 2 retained eyecaps were also removed by the vet after soakings didn't take them off)

wow, sounds like great news. good luck with the little guy!

Awesome! That's great to hear that he is getting better. You have done an awesome job with the little guy. Keep it up! ^_^

Good! Here's hoping for the best for the little guy. :gj:

So glad to hear the little guy is doing better! Kudos to you! Maybe you will no longer be "just" a leopard gecko person :D These little guys are the best - I love my balls! (and they scared the crap out of me when I first got them):banana:

I am so happy to hear this! I was starting to get worried with so long without an update!

Victory dance! :banana::carrot::pinkele:

We do need pics though! I'll be looking for those once the guy has had enough time to digest.