Rant

I just kinda want to rant. I’m so mad.
I found out mowgli’s stuck eye caps are worse than I thought. They’re scarred to his eyes, and even worse it’s constricting his left eye pretty bad so his eye may need to be removed.
Now why I’m so mad about this is because as some of you may know, I rescued/ adopted Mowgli from someone who could no longer care for him.
Thank god I did. I’ve had him for about 3 months now and noticed there was a problem, the owner before me had Mowgli for 4+ years and just left this poor snake in this condition all this time to the point it got this bad.
It’s neglect, plain and simple.
Why get a pet just to use as a prop or because it’s cool, you’re ruining its life!!!

I kinda want to send the previous owner the bill and rage out on them, but I don’t think that’s the appropriate way to go about being upset.. just so mad at that guy. Mowgli is such a great snake, really deserved better than to be blinded by ignorance.

Oh to add - he has another vets appointment this Friday, where he has to go under euthanasia to hopefully get the scarring off. If not they will be removing his left eye (it’s the worse) to keep it from getting infected or bursting. Friday is my birthday. 😒

Well hopefully your bday present will be his eyecap coming off with no other complications

I hope so too, I can’t imagine how much better he’ll feel when his eyes aren’t bugging him

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Originally Posted by Kodayin

Oh to add - he has another vets appointment this Friday, where he has to go under euthanasia to hopefully get the scarring off. If not they will be removing his left eye (it’s the worse) to keep it from getting infected or bursting. Friday is my birthday. 😒

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I think you meant to say "under anesthesia"? I know you're upset, & I sure don't blame you, but hopefully no "euthanasia" is needed here...:(

Yes sorry, lol. Was typing like a mad man yesterday, so my phone filled in the spaces where it could, with what it thought

Update:
They spent a good 30 mins trying to remove his eye caps while he was under and the left eye has made no progress so it’s going to be removed. There’s a strong chance the right may need to be removed because they’re having trouble getting all the scar shed off. They’re going to keep trying with his right, but shortly he’ll be going into surgery.

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Originally Posted by Kodayin

Update:
They spent a good 30 mins trying to remove his eye caps while he was under and the left eye has made no progress so it’s going to be removed. There’s a strong chance the right may need to be removed because they’re having trouble getting all the scar shed off. They’re going to keep trying with his right, but shortly he’ll be going into surgery.

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It's both infuriating & pathetic that the former owner neglected a pet this way...we're all ranting with you in our hearts. :tears: Keeping my fingers crossed they can still
save his right eye.

Update:

He is actually a she, they went ahead and probed her while she was under. They actually were able to save both eyes. Her left is really raw and bled a bit because they had to cut through it to remove it, so there’s a lot of trauma to her left eye but it will heal. She will be on eye drops for the next 2 weeks and has to go for antibiotics in 3 days.

They said there was at least 2-3 stuck eye caps, and confirmed that it happened over a long period of time, through neglect

anyways! I’m beyond relieved she gets to keep both eyes and can see now! The vet did warn me her next shed would be rough so she will need regular medicated baths when it comes to then, but tit for tat really if it means she can see.

It was cute to see her re-explore her enclosure, she couldn’t slither around fast enough to see what she’s been feeling this whole time

I told u you would get great news for your birthday!!!

Just make sure when she goes into blue u up the humidity and keep it up till she sheds. And with the baths they have for u to do I expect to see another good news update when she sheds perfectly

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Originally Posted by Kodayin

Update:

He is actually a she, they went ahead and probed her while she was under. They actually were able to save both eyes. Her left is really raw and bled a bit because they had to cut through it to remove it, so there’s a lot of trauma to her left eye but it will heal. She will be on eye drops for the next 2 weeks and has to go for antibiotics in 3 days.

They said there was at least 2-3 stuck eye caps, and confirmed that it happened over a long period of time, through neglect

anyways! I’m beyond relieved she gets to keep both eyes and can see now! The vet did warn me her next shed would be rough so she will need regular medicated baths when it comes to then, but tit for tat really if it means she can see.

It was cute to see her re-explore her enclosure, she couldn’t slither around fast enough to see what she’s been feeling this whole time

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That's wonderful news! YAY! :carrot::dance::pinkele::banana: You know, of course, that you just became her hero...:gj:

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

That's wonderful news! YAY! :carrot::dance::pinkele::banana: You know, of course, that you just became her hero...:gj:

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Mu first snake was a $400 snake and I love him, my second snake was a pastel that was starved and had stuck shed and eye caps. He was miserable, well now that he is fine I swear I have a stronger bond with him my free snake than I do with the snake I waited a year to get. Lol

Another update:

She's waaaaaay more active now that she can see, I swear she hasn't slept yet and just keeps exploring her enclosure.
She had her first set of eye drops today, plus eye lube. It stresses her out a lot. She's still a very good girl, never wants to hurt anybody, so she'll A) wrap around my arm and kinda seem to pull it away or B) pull away so hard I swear I'm hurting her.
If anyone had advice on how to make it less stressful, if even possible that'd be great! I don't want to hurt her trying to make her better

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

That's wonderful news! YAY! :carrot::dance::pinkele::banana: You know, of course, that you just became her hero...:gj:

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Aw thank you! Rescuing animals is nothing new to me, I really enjoy it because as danger noodle said you develop a special bond with rescued pets, which makes the experience soo worth the money and time

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Originally Posted by Kodayin

Aw thank you! Rescuing animals is nothing new to me, I really enjoy it because as danger noodle said you develop a special bond with rescued pets, which makes the experience soo worth the money and time

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Same here (rescues), and I agree with you both. Doing good by helping an animal in need just always feels better than simply buying one...you know for sure you made
a bigger impact in their lives. Pets bring warm feelings to our chilly worlds...rescues can bring the warmest, in my opinion. ;)

I think she'll calm down some, there's just so much she has to get used to now. :gj:

Yet another update!

She had her second set of eye drops (needs them every 8 hours) and this time I didn’t have to hold her. She had her head up to where I could see her eyes, stayed still while I dropped them in, and even moved her head to the other side so I could get the other eye. Same with the lube, though once it hit her eye she started rubbing her face against her fake grass, it doesn’t come off though which is good
i think after the first time she probably was like this feels good, and so doesn’t mind it now

What a "good" snake! :D

Another update:
Her left eye started getting bad again, so the vet suggested putting eye lube on more than twice a day (now) to keep it moist since it looked a bit dry.
She can see out of her right side, which has made her trust me immensely more (I suppose since she can see my actions / what I'm doing)
At the end of next week she will be done with her medication / treatment. So I suppose I'll see then if her left eye is savable still

To add: this whole thing so far has been 530$... Did not plan for that in my budget ����
I can't wait to look back on this and call her my most expensive snake haha