Urgent problem. Regurge.

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Did the vet ever make it back?

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The actual woman who examined my snakes didnt. Apparently it was a crazy busy night. They checked us out anf faxed our info over to the exotic vet that we will be going to tomorrow.


Also sorry for the long delay on updating. It was over an hour drive home and we're exuasted. Did all we could for tonight. Exotic vet first thing in the AM.

When I got a snake that came with a free RI the exotic vet I went to actually had me raise the humidity and temp while we started giving antibiotic injections every few days. I don't see allowing the humidity to drop down would do anything more than add to the issues.

It sounds like your husbandry needs to be double checked. You need to get things perfect so your snakes can all kick this and come back to good.

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When I got a snake that came with a free RI the exotic vet I went to actually had me raise the humidity and temp while we started giving antibiotic injections every few days. I don't see allowing the humidity to drop down would do anything more than add to the issues.

It sounds like your husbandry needs to be double checked. You need to get things perfect so your snakes can all kick this and come back to good.

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I haven't actually begun doing what that breeder recommended, I just figured it was worth asking. We spent a good 30 minutes talking about it at Tampa Repticon.


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Both temps and humidity should be increased slightly for an RI. Think about when you're congested and you take a hot, steamy shower - it helps you blow the crud out of your sinuses and throat so you feel better for a while.

On the way to the exotic vet right now. Time for some better answers.


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So we're at the vet. They agree that it was most likely a husbandry issue that started this. She is giving us a poop collector to take home because they said they only can do a poop culture no mouth swabs.

Every few breaths you can hear her wheeze. They said didn't hear anything deeper in her lungs and no visual signs of parasites or mouth inflamation. Just bubbles which goes hand in hand with upper RI.

Doctor is recommending a round of 4taz to combat the current issues we are seeing until we can get a poop sample and get an exact idea of what we're dealing with. The vet last night gave her bactryl (im sure im spelling these wrong)

She has a followup in the 28th which will be 5 treatments in. Im a lot happier with this vet.


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Just bubbles which goes hand in hand with upper RI.

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And yet the vet did not do a culture? Sorry but a good Herp vet will do a culture to asses the type of RI and prescribe the proper anti-biotic any vet that fails to do so is a vet I would avoid.

I noticed that you mentioned going to Repticon this weekend. Are you in the Tampa area? If so, I can recommend a couple really good exotics vets...


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And yet the vet did not do a culture? Sorry but a good Herp vet will do a culture to asses the type of RI and prescribe the proper anti-biotic any vet that fails to do so is a vet I would avoid.

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These are the only vets I could even get to look at my snakes. I'm doing all I can but I'm limited to the people I can access. Also limited to how much I can afford in all of these vet bills. I'm doing all I can for now to try to take care of her but idk anyone else who will look at my snakes. That's why I'm going back as soon as she poops for a culture. I can't do anything more than that.

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I noticed that you mentioned going to Repticon this weekend. Are you in the Tampa area? If so, I can recommend a couple really good exotics vets...


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I'm actually from Atlanta. I drove down this past weekend just for the show.


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These are the only vets I could even get to look at my snakes. I'm doing all I can but I'm limited to the people I can access. Also limited to how much I can afford in all of these vet bills. I'm doing all I can for now to try to take care of her but idk anyone else who will look at my snakes. That's why I'm going back as soon as she poops for a culture. I can't do anything more than that.

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A wrongly diagnosed and or treated RI because of the lack of proper test can be a lot more costly than one properly diagnosed and treated, not to mention that there are other thing than RI out there and you have more than one animal. :gj:

There are a lot of vet claiming to see exotics but really what they do is see hamster, guinea pigs, birds etc and have VERY limited hands on experience with snakes, their anatomy and the test and treatments required.

The best place in Georgia is UGA vet school, or the right vet that will listen to you and do the test that are necessary (I am fortunate that my vet while having a limited snake knowledge will consult with others and will also listen to me since she knows I have a lot more hands on experience with snakes than she does, and if I ask for a test like a culture she will do it)

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...ce-Reptile-Vet

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...Causes-of-URIs