Althea, the brave

Last night I saw an ad on kijiji that was giving away a 7 month old ball python.

I texted the number, and asked for pictures. She sent me this one:

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I thought the stuck shed was bad enough. Then she mentions she has a possible burn on her stomach and it is not that bad. Of course I ask for pictures.

This is what she sends me:

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I sat there and cried. I looked at my grandma and asked if I could get her. I was at my aunts (her sisters) and she said "Aw, hell, what's one more!"

It was 10 pm, and I asked if I could pick her up NOW. I sped to her house and picked her and her exo terra cage up.

The lady told me that it was their first reptile. I wanted to tell her good, and don't bother getting another one!!

Pictures I took at home:
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As soon as I could, I got her to the vet today.

Some of the scabs had become loose off her belly. She basically tried to shed, but lack of humidity caused her to shed in pieces. We managed to carefully cut off the scabbed loose shed on her tummy.

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I got Betadine, Metcam(?) for pain, and got a prescription for Silver sulfadiazine which I had to get from an ACTUAL human pharmacy. Haha.

The vet didn't have it so I went to my pharmacy:
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They asked me if she had allergies.

I took her home, gave her a nice soak with Betadine. She passed some urates and a bit of poo. Dried her off and put some of the cream on her before I put her back in her qt area.

Hopefully she'll be fine after a few sheds. For an animal that has been through so much, she is an absolute sweet heart.

Bobba, you're a girl! I didn't know, lol.

Aside from that...good for you. :') Very touching story. Poor little girl.

Edit: No, wait. The lady sent you that picture. My bad. :rolleyes:

It seems that a lot of people think I'm a guy. Oh well ;)

And yes, this little girl is gonna be all okay after I'm done with her.

She can't even be properly sexed because of the burns. They go mid belly to the end of her tail!

Ohhh wow. That first belly pic made my stomach turn. Major karma points for you for taking that poor baby in. Keep us posted on her status!!

I just saw your edit.

Darn it, I could've still pulled my charade as a man!!!

Oh, you really are a girl, then. Ahahaha. My bad...twice...:rolleyes:

Yay!! Good job. That poor baby. :( Fingers crossed she's good as new soon.

wow... those pics are awful... Im sooooooooooo glad you went and got her.. Yer Awesome... and she will be feeling Awesome in no time :)

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Originally Posted by MootWorm

Ohhh wow. That first belly pic made my stomach turn. Major karma points for you for taking that poor baby in. Keep us posted on her status!!

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My stomach dropped too. All I could do was sit and hold my face in my hands and cry.

This woman was completely oblivious. She thought this wasn't bad? She was like oh you might want a vet visit. NO, REALLY?!

Good job on the rescue. The person that says that burn is not that bad is a moron. Way to go on the rescue and rehab. Hopefully everything clears up after a few sheds and she lives a long and happy life.