Pinworms...

So i took hydra into the vet a couple of days ago and comes to find out her diagnosis was she has pinworms. She has been constipated lately and real gassy. So the doc squeezed some stool out and tested it. He said the pinworms may be causing the constipation. He said to bathe her 20 minutes a day in warm water and gave me a syringe of medicine to give her orally by mouth. So I am hoping she will get better. She did experience a rough week last week when the georgia ice storm came through and knocked my power out for 4 days. I had to move her to a hotel because it was oike 18 degrees outside and the heat wasn't working. So she moved a lot, and she didn't like it. Even tho it was for her benefit, she didn't understand. But all is well now, just that damn pinworm....

Glad to see you're getting her all fixed up. :)

Is Hydra WC? Just asking cause I have never heard of a cb having pin worms.. if Hydra is cb, did the vet give you any indication how Hydra got the pin worms? Just asking also cause it may be something others may want to know just in case Hydra is cb and there is something that can be done to keep our bp's from getting them. Glad you got her taken care of though, I bet she will feel better real soon, and I bet she is thankful you noticed something was wrong.

Yes, hydra is cb. The vet told me they get the pinworms from their food. I feed hydra live right now and am in the process of beginning to switch her over to pre-killed then f/t. So, the pinworms come from mice and rats in pet shops. At least thats what the vet told me. But it is easily taken care of. She is given the same oral medicine children are given when they get pinworms.

hmmmm thats pretty interesting
what were the symptoms that something was wrong??

just the constipation and gassyness?
I would tell the place you buy your mice/rats from that there infected live stock cost you a big fat vet bill and that they outta do something about it

That's too bad she got pinworms, but at least she got to the vet and she's getting taken care of. :)

Jennifer

There were no symptoms. I just got her a couple of weeks ago and was taking her in for an examination...But yes constipation was a symptom, and the vet told me she was gassy.

what are the long term affects of pinworms????

I have no idea, but i know i am getting rid of them with the medicine the vet gave me. He says they dehydrate the snake and if you look at my avitar youc an obviously see she is dehydrated. So other than that i don't know,.

so you are dehydrating your snake with medicine?

i think freakoverdose ment the pinworms dehydrate the snake. right?

thats what i got out of it.


CRAZY OL WIZILL
LOL

what can i say, been a long few days.

The best benefit of feeding frozen is the freezing process kills parasites. I hope your bp does ok. Parasites are awful. I think I wrote a med article on them.

hi all,
thought I would share some information on pinworms...
Pinworms are found in many reptiles, WC and CB. They are very common
They are aquired by exposure to fecally contaminated food and water.
(If your snake is CB and he is your only snake in that enclosure, then he probably contracted pin worm at the breeder, dealer, store etc.)
Pinworms are found through fecal flotation (fecal examination)
They live in the lower GI tract of the animal, and have been reported to cause impaction in some iguanas and tortoises.
Treat with fenbendazole (panacur) every two to three weeks untill fecal floatation is clear.
Rodent pinworms are often seen in many reptile fecal exams, Rodent pinworms do not cause disease to rodent eating reptiles.
(Pinworms to my knowledge are species specific)
Hope this helps
Rusty

hey thanks rusty
that was some good info
can you see the pinworms in the poo if you looked
(not that im gunna go rooting through poo i was just wondering)

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Originally Posted by pimp_n_python

(not that im gunna go rooting through poo i was just wondering)

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Yeah, right, you poo-rooter! :P

lmao..

you need to have a microscope, and proper fecal soltion to float the fecal sample in.
so much fun playing with the poo..lol
Rusty

I think i will let the vet handle the poo rooting

I think we can now officially label Randy as the poo-poo king....

That's King Sh*t, to you!

i'm the shizzle.