Peanut's vet visit

Finally got her into the vet today and it went fairly well.

The doctor said she had many things that were sort of peculiar about her. Possibly from an abusive owner or just birth defects but the wound on her mouth apparently is still healing and there is a bump or fracture on her back and around that fracture there are deformed ribs. Either way it seems healed or not bugging her so we didn't bother with an x-ray yet but in the future we might get one out of curiosity. She also said that she heard a heart murmur and that she'd never seen a snake with a heart murmur. She didn't know what could cause it so she'll get back to us soon on if we should worry about it.

Aside from deformities and wounds ( I was basically positive already but ) she was officially diagnosed with a late respiratory infection and was prescribed injections to help her heal faster and smoother!

She should be showing signs of getting better in about a week!
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Ceftazidime is wonderful for reptiles. Smells really sweet once it thaws - lol. To thaw it faster without heating you can roll the syringe between your hands for a few min (don;t know if the vet told you). I've used it in lots of snakes and turtles and it does not seem to sting too much. good luck

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Originally Posted by Crowfingers

Ceftazidime is wonderful for reptiles. Smells really sweet once it thaws - lol. To thaw it faster without heating you can roll the syringe between your hands for a few min (don;t know if the vet told you). I've used it in lots of snakes and turtles and it does not seem to sting too much. good luck

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Awesome! Good to know. And thank you!♡

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Great! I just knew that poor little snake needed a vet based on your description and pictures. I am so glad that the bugger is getting nice treatment, good job! on a positive note, despite all the health problems, looks to be a very healthy weight.

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Originally Posted by Godzilla78

Great! I just knew that poor little snake needed a vet based on your description and pictures. I am so glad that the bugger is getting nice treatment, good job! on a positive note, despite all the health problems, looks to be a very healthy weight.

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Aww thanks! And she's about 455g so she's catching up on her weight fast!

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I already love "peanut" and I am excited to see her grow up and thrive!

What a cutie!! Best of luck :)

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What a cutie!! Best of luck :)

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Thank you!

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she does look to be very healthy in weight! poor beautiful girl.
good luck with treatment! please keep us updated. :)

What a nice little peek into a vet visit. Is that a warm pack (blue balloon) Peanut is chilling out on the table? That's pretty cool! Seems like a good vet!
Glad you are getting Peanut all taken care of and providing a good home!

I have a kinked BP I took in from a friend, more severe than your girl, and the xrays were really interesting! I wanted to see how bad it was and get the vet's opinion on why it may have happened and what impact he felt it would be on her quality of life. (she's doing great btw), posted the xrays here: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=520472

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What a nice little peek into a vet visit. Is that a warm pack (blue balloon) Peanut is chilling out on the table? That's pretty cool! Seems like a good vet!
Glad you are getting Peanut all taken care of and providing a good home!

I have a kinked BP I took in from a friend, more severe than your girl, and the xrays were really interesting! I wanted to see how bad it was and get the vet's opinion on why it may have happened and what impact he felt it would be on her quality of life. (she's doing great btw), posted the xrays here: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=520472

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Yep! It's a latex glove with warm water in it to keep her nice and warm [emoji177]
And that's so crazy! Do you know what might have caused it? Maybe a birth defect?

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What a nice little peek into a vet visit. Is that a warm pack (blue balloon) Peanut is chilling out on the table? That's pretty cool! Seems like a good vet!
Glad you are getting Peanut all taken care of and providing a good home!

I have a kinked BP I took in from a friend, more severe than your girl, and the xrays were really interesting! I wanted to see how bad it was and get the vet's opinion on why it may have happened and what impact he felt it would be on her quality of life. (she's doing great btw), posted the xrays here: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=520472

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Oh wait! Just checked the link and you said she was born with it. Poor girl! She's very though [emoji7][emoji177]

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Finally got her into the vet today and it went fairly well.

The doctor said she had many things that were sort of peculiar about her. Possibly from an abusive owner or just birth defects but the wound on her mouth apparently is still healing and there is a bump or fracture on her back and around that fracture there are deformed ribs. Either way it seems healed or not bugging her so we didn't bother with an x-ray yet but in the future we might get one out of curiosity. She also said that she heard a heart murmur and that she'd never seen a snake with a heart murmur. She didn't know what could cause it so she'll get back to us soon on if we should worry about it.

Aside from deformities and wounds ( I was basically positive already but ) she was officially diagnosed with a late respiratory infection and was prescribed injections to help her heal faster and smoother!

She should be showing signs of getting better in about a week!
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hey that's how my vet set us up when i had a sick snake. are u from Seattle too? anyway here's some tips in another recent thread on how to safely inject your Peanut: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...r-giving-shots u might also consider getting her a fecal exam/test for bugs and bacteria since she had a few other issues.

i hope all goes well. keep us updated.

Good to hear things went well. She's lucky to have you [emoji1360][emoji1407][emoji216]

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hey that's how my vet set us up when i had a sick snake. are u from Seattle too? anyway here's some tips in another recent thread on how to safely inject your Peanut: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...r-giving-shots u might also consider getting her a fecal exam/test for bugs and bacteria since she had a few other issues.

i hope all goes well. keep us updated.

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Originally Posted by Ax01

hey that's how my vet set us up when i had a sick snake. are u from Seattle too? anyway here's some tips in another recent thread on how to safely inject your Peanut: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...r-giving-shots u might also consider getting her a fecal exam/test for bugs and bacteria since she had a few other issues.

i hope all goes well. keep us updated.

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Actually pretty close! I'm in oregon :) thanks for letting me know about the tutorial! The vet showed me how to inject one but I'm so High Strung that I'll probably watch go over the tutorial 100 times to make sure I doing everything right! [emoji28][emoji177]

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