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I'm more than half asleep and I'm not sure I processed that all right... He came back more injured?
Well im glad he got antibiotics, glad you've got a lead to go on. Still have hopes for this poor thing! Glad for the update
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Re: EMERGENCY | My Ball Python's Scales Just Split
I think so. I haven't seen snake stitches before and I can't tell if those are terrible, bad, or normal. And the other gash got larger so at that point, yes, it got worse. As long as he has something to prevent infection, the wounds will have time to heal.
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Re: EMERGENCY | My Ball Python's Scales Just Split
Wow with those new pictures the scales look so brittle. To be honest with you, I don't know that I'd look to more stitches. I just don't see how they will hold, but that's for a conversation with your vet. Poor guy is going to be a day by day case. Keep him clean and in a very safe environment. You've done everything you can.
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Re: EMERGENCY | My Ball Python's Scales Just Split
It just occurred to me, this guy and the other animal I read about with this disease were chronically malnourished so it follows that this condition is a possible result of a nutritional deficiency. If so a round of steroids and general vitamins might do him some good. It's a long shot but something else you might discuss with your vet.
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Re: EMERGENCY | My Ball Python's Scales Just Split
My mom noticed his scales seemed 'different'. She described them as dry. They don't look healthy. I don't like the idea of stitches either. Hopefully they'll help heal his gash faster but it completely messed up his other one.
And that's what we're going to do: give him vitamins. I have Vitamin C supplements. He probably needs a few others but for now we will stick with this. I also got some cage liner so I don't waste paper towels. Tomorrow since I have no school I will completely sanitize his cage, put in the cage liner and the rest of what he needs and take it from there. I'll be checking for things to spot clean daily and this is something I must clean at least once a week. I'm not risking infection, even with the antibiotics. I might take some more money out of my bank account (as I'm paying for the medical bill) to buy more supplements. He's deprived of most likely everything.
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Sounds like you're doing all that you can for him.
Another thought - if you don't have a regular job yet, perhaps you can ask your neighbors if there are any odd jobs you can do for cash over the next week so you can replenish your savings in case another vet visit is needed.
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Re: EMERGENCY | My Ball Python's Scales Just Split
I do believe there's some people I know who will accept some work. My neighbors creep me out but my dad's boss always let my sister rake leaves, mow the lawn, shovel the driveway, etc. I look into it.
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Re: EMERGENCY | My Ball Python's Scales Just Split
Poor Dave. Little guy needs to be in a plastic ball. But maybe the non flavor pedilight will help it'll give him vitamins. I don't know really anything else that you can really do
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At least the second injury looks more normal than the one that was stitched... It'll probably take awhile to heal, but I don't see any pockets (like the gap between the skin and muscle in the first gash) for infection to really get in there and 'hide' so I think just keeping it clean until it heals over should be enough.
If you can keep him from getting infected until he gets up to a healthy weight and his body has time to correct whatever nutritional issues are likely causing the brittle skin, I think he stands a decent chance.
I had a snake with a severe skin issues several years ago; hers were due to a really rare mammalian parasite, but it destroyed the connective tissue and changed the texture of the skin, making it brittle and far too soft. Even after the parasite issue was remedied, it took a LONG time for her skin to get back to normal because her body had to 'rebuild' a lot of the skin. Your guy is probably going to have a long recovery process ahead of him, but it seems like he's in good hands.
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