New rescue in horrible shape

Today I took in a burmese python that is in horrible shape. Looking at him makes my heart break. He came in through my local herpetological society, but as the board member with the most space and biggest cage available I agreed to take him in. The herp society's recommended vet was kind enough to volunteer his services, all we have to pay for is medication. This poor boy has sepsis but there is a chance he will make it. It makes me mad that people will let their animals reach this point. My vet thinks the key to his survival will be keeping him hydrated and making sure he gets his antibiotics. Please keep this poor boy in your prayers. I am really hoping he will pull through. :tears:

I have affectionately dubbed him Myanmar. I am going to be working hard to help him recover.

Tank setup for now (I know it's not perfect, but I had less than 24 hours to prepare):
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The owners finally asked for help when they noticed puss in his eyes. He's so weak the vet said he didn't even put up much of a fight as he was trying to drain the puss from his eyes.
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good luck with him, I'm sure you can turn things around. assuming all goes well, are you planning to foster or adopt?

Oh he's gorgeous. I hope he makes it.

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Originally Posted by wwmjkd

good luck with him, I'm sure you can turn things around. assuming all goes well, are you planning to foster or adopt?

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Thank you. I am praying he will pull through. :please:

If he does turn around I think there is a good chance I will adopt him myself. If I don't adopt him myself I will be fostering him until a suitable adopter is found. :)

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Oh he's gorgeous. I hope he makes it.

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Thank you. I will keep this thread updated with his progress. I hope in a few weeks I can be making a post about how he's putting on weight and keeping me on my toes. :)

Good luck and God speed, I'll be rooting for you from here! Keep us updated.

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Originally Posted by reptileexperts

Good luck and God speed, I'll be rooting for you from here! Keep us updated.

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Thank you.

I do have a litte update. I think spending the night under the heat lamp has made him grumpy. He hissed at me earlier when I stuck my hand in to see if the heat pad was working (which it isn't, will be buying a new one later today). He's still basically in the same spot, but he has moved his position a little. The poor boy is due for meds on Monday so we'll see how that goes.

Make sure to watch his humidity. These guys are not too forgiving when they are kept too dry. Good luck again, hopefully he turns around quickly

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Originally Posted by reptileexperts

Make sure to watch his humidity. These guys are not too forgiving when they are kept too dry. Good luck again, hopefully he turns around quickly

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I am going to stop using the lamp after I get a new heat pad and them cover the top of the cage with glad press and seal. I do the same thing with my boas and between that and misting once a day their humidity stays at a good level.

Best of luck! He is a pretty guy, and I am glad he found someone willing to care for him properly. Please keep us posted!

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Originally Posted by dragonboy4578

Best of luck! He is a pretty guy, and I am glad he found someone willing to care for him properly. Please keep us posted!

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Thank you.

I will definitely keep everyone posted. I love this boy already and I am really praying he will make it. :)

UPDATE
I let him soak in my bath tub tonight. He was more active than I've seen and was actually drinking water. He also left me some urates to clean up afterwards. :)
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Bad picture, but he was drinking in this one:
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I hope he pulls through for you, Rebecca. He really will be a stunner if he does.

He's beautiful, I really hope the antibiotics work and he makes a full recovery. That is my dream pet. A high contrast albino burmese raised from a hatchling.

I gave him another soak in the tub tonight. He drinks a lot while soaking so I think I might soak him every other night until he's better. :)

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It's horrible quality because of the lighting, but here he is drinking:
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And another video because I felt like it:
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Edit: just click on the videos to play them.

He seems pretty happy in that tub! :D

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Originally Posted by Flikky

He seems pretty happy in that tub! :D

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I think he likes it until I touch him, then he just wants out. :P

I also just realized I need to get a good picture of his other eye. I doubt he can see out of it because of the puss and I wouldn't be surprised if there was a stuck eye cap or two.

Some new pictures from last night. I also got some good pictures of his eyes.
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He looks very dehydrated and also very underfed. Its a shame people treat these animals this way. I hope he makes a full recovery for you. Im sure he will once he gets some meds and food. They are pretty hardy animals hes gorgeous

I will keep him in my prayers! Poor baby. Looks like the bath is good since he drinks. Keep us updated :)

poor thing :( I'm glad he's doing better with you!

Sooooo happy you're helping the poor guy out! Is he very active after getting some water in him? Or does he stay pretty sedentary?

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Originally Posted by Denial

He looks very dehydrated and also very underfed. Its a shame people treat these animals this way. I hope he makes a full recovery for you. Im sure he will once he gets some meds and food. They are pretty hardy animals hes gorgeous

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It is horrible that people let him get this bad. He is dehydrated and the sepsis has killed his appetite. I am hoping he will eat on Monday or I may consider having the vet tube feed him.

If he makes a full recovery I am going to be doing a presentation through my local herp society on why proper care is important and tell his story.

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Originally Posted by elbee

I will keep him in my prayers! Poor baby. Looks like the bath is good since he drinks. Keep us updated :)

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Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Naomijoy

poor thing :( I'm glad he's doing better with you!

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I wouldn't say he's doing better just yet, but he is at least getting meds now and I am trying my hardest to hydrate him.

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Originally Posted by Valentine Pirate

Sooooo happy you're helping the poor guy out! Is he very active after getting some water in him? Or does he stay pretty sedentary?

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Once he goes back into his tank, he pretty much sits under the heat lamp until we mist, then he moves around some.

anything new on this little guy? I know it's only been a few days but hoping to hear something

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Originally Posted by lidjamay

anything new on this little guy? I know it's only been a few days but hoping to hear something

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Sorry, I kind of feel off the face of the earth and haven't been on in a while. I do have an update on this boy, he seems to be improving. He had his first shed with me. He didn't seem inclined to shed on his own though so into the tub he went and I helped (which he was mostly okay with). He is now strong enough that he can get out of the tub on his own. He hasn't eat for me yet, but I haven't offered recently since he was in shed. I am going to be trying again tomorrow. Please keep your fingers crossed he will eat on his own. :please: He is on his second round of antibiotics but if the changes I am seeing are any indication then they are working. :)

Here are some pictures from tonight:
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His bad eye:
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Nice pile of shed :P
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Christ. He's really lucky you found him. Please keep us posted!

My heart goes out to him, I'll be keeping this guy and you all in my prayers for a full and fast recovery. Thanks for sharing all the pics... I really hope he pulls through.

Glad to hear he's doing at least a little better, hope he eats for you soon. Keep up the good work!

I'm glad he shed! I've been lurking in this thread. Hoping he feeds for you! He is a beautiful animal and I really hope he gets well.

Just one thing im curious about, partly to improve/check my own knowledge.... So, with the shed you could now confirm that the eyes now did shed, so there are no stuck caps on the eyes?

But the eyes still appear to stick out a bit, what is that about? still problems from the past i guess, do you think it will heal or stay?

anyway, best wishes and greetings from Germany, and when i finally start getting some snakes i will work together with a local reptile sanctuary.

Edit: my plan is that my first ever snake will be a ball python from the reptile sanctuary.

Subscribed! Please keep us posted how everything is going..And thank you for what you are doing, he is a gorgeous little man..

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He sure is beautiful! I'm so glad he found you to care for him. Good luck! And thank you for keeping us updated!

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That sure looks like a smile to me. :D I hope he continues to do well for you. Has he eaten for you yet?

Updates please

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Updates please

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yes, x2 :)

Don't like threads involving rescues with NO UPDATES!

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Good luck i hope everything works out with him....

She has done a couple updates on facebook.

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FEB 25
I've had a couple of people ask me for updates on the rescue Burmese python we took in (who I have been calling Myanmar). His over all body condition looks much better now that he isn't dehydrated but his infection doesn't seem to be improving much. The right side of his head has started to swell but the eye looks great. His left eye is still pretty badly infected. I have made an appointment with Dr. Wenninger at Spartan Animal Hospital for Saturday to have him re-evaluated. He is still not eating but he is much stronger than when he first came into our care. I will try to get pictures of his swollen head tonight. This is an uphill battle and is bound to have some set backs but I am still hopeful he will recover.
Thank you,
Rebecca

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MAR 2
Update on the rescue Burmese python:
I took Myanmar back to see Dr. Wenninger at Spartan Animal Hospital today. Dr. Wenninger drew puss samples from 4 different spots on his head including his left eye. The left eye was flushed out and a culture of the different puss samples was also sent out. He has an abscess in his mouth which will require surgery to remove but that won't be done until a later day. We should know by the end of the week if we need to change the antibiotics he is on. In addition to the puss being drained he was also tube feed a little over half his recommended dose of Carnivore Care to get a little something into him.
I would like to give a huge thank you to both Dr. Wenninger and Spartan Animal Hospital for their help.
- Rebecca

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I hope she doesn't mind that I post this :)

Thank you

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Just saw this...Subscribed...and anxiously awaiting the updates! BEAUTIFUL Burm!

I looked for her on Facebook to see if she had any more updates..no luck..hope all is well

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Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven't been on in a while. I do have an update and more pictures. :)

My vet switched him over to Penicillin and Baytril for antibiotics after doing a culture about a month ago. Today he went in for an operation to remove the abscess in his mouth. The operation went well and he is home now recovering. In about a week I am going to offer him food. His mouth should be healed in a few days but I want to give him at least a week. The Baytril is unfortunately leaving marks on his body but his eye is doing better. I didn't talk to the vet today but I think the last big step will be to get him to eat on his own. I am hoping now that his mouth is better he will want to eat. :)

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Thank you for the update..appearance wise he has made quite the improvement..best of luck on the feeding.he is so lucky to have found you..he is such a handsome lil lad

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Poor thing has been through so much and you are doing a great job caring for him. Thanks so much for the update, and of course prayers are sent for his continued recovery.

That poor guy! Thank god you rescued him. I hope after all your efforts he eats on his own... I know that will make you really happy!

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Thank you for the update..appearance wise he has made quite the improvement..best of luck on the feeding.he is so lucky to have found you..he is such a handsome lil lad

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Thank you. :)

The change he's been making is amazing, the vet tech even commented on it today. He still has a ways to go but he is doing so much better. Poor thing really hates getting his meds though. :(

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Poor thing has been through so much and you are doing a great job caring for him. Thanks so much for the update, and of course prayers are sent for his continued recovery.

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Thank you. :)

I'm very happy he is getting better. When the right eye cleared up it was an amazing feeling, I am hoping the left eye will get better soon. It looks better now that he's on different antibiotics but it's not completely healed up yet. :)

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

That poor guy! Thank god you rescued him. I hope after all your efforts he eats on his own... I know that will make you really happy!

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Thank you. :)

When he finally eats on his own I may just cry. It's been a long few months, but I am happy to say it's a matter of when not if when it comes to him completely recovering. The vet wasn't sure he would make it in the beginning. :)

Hope he's eaten for you now. Would love an update! <3

Updates yes please ^^^^^^

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Yes, updates please...

I have some extremely sad news about Myanmar. After trying for months to turn him around my vet and I decided that it was more humane to euthanize him. As of a few days ago he is finally at peace. We made the decision to let him go because there was little more we could do for him. Even after months of trying to treat him my vet believes he might have still been septic. We were tube feeding him as he wouldn't eat on his own and that seemed to make little difference. The real kicker for me though was that his scales became paper thin. If you held him too tightly and he moved his scales would separate from his skin. He ended up with a lot of scabs from the tube feedings as a result. :(

I wish this was a happy update about him making a full recovery and eating me out of house and home. I feel blessed to have known this gentle giant and I am glad he is no longer suffering.

His story should forever be remember as a case for why proper husbandry and vet care are a must. :tears:

Aww Rebecca!! I'm so sorry to hear that :( You did everything you could!

Thank you so much for doing what you could.

Take sollice in knowing that at least in his last few months of life he was well loved. It sounds like you did everything you could, but his condition was simply too poor for recovery... RIP little guy... :tears: