Rescue situation, newer keeper

[Bogertophis]

My curiosity got the better of me so I searched "vetericyn plus spray for poultry" & found the active ingredient is hypochlorous acid. Then searched that- there's multiple links for using that- including this one: https://www.rxlist.com/alevicyn_hypochlorous_acid_topical/drugs-condition.htm The following is an excerpt: & just between you & me, "burning & stinging to the application site" would NOT make me want to use it on my snake. I'd get some Silvadene cream, personally.


WHAT IS HYPOCHLOROUS ACID TOPICAL AND HOW DOES IT WORK?

Hypochlorous Acid Topical is a prescription medication used for the treatment of pruritus and cleaning and debriding wounds.

• Hypochlorous Acid Topical is available under the following different brand names: Alevicyn

WHAT ARE SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH USING HYPOCHLOROUS ACID TOPICAL?

Common side effects of Hypochlorous Acid Topical include:

• temporary burning or stinging to the application site

[Bogertophis]

while waiting to see what other did, I checked the labels. Both vetericyn plus for poultry and for reptiles have identical concentrations of the active ingredients and the inactive ingredients are also the same. Just in case anyone is wondering.

Good to know- I'm sure Vetericyn for poultry is far more likely to be carried in local feed stores than the version for snakes, lol.

[GuardianHunter]

I love this forum. There’s a lot of great, quick knowledge here. Thank you for all who have commented to help with Sunny.

[GuardianHunter]

I wanted to add a closer shot of his back for everyone.

[Malum Argenteum]

If I had a herp with a mystery condition especially one that I didn't know the cause of, I'd get it to a vet ASAP. They're good at seeing medically significant things that hobby keepers looking at photos can't.

[GuardianHunter]

Sure, that’s fair. We just got him yesterday, and it’s likely that my reptile vet will be about 3 weeks out. They’re very hard to get into, and the only one we have in town. I’ll give them a call when they open on Monday. I’m just dealing with the holding pattern.

[GuardianHunter]

Bit of an update here: my vet can’t get to him for a couple weeks so we are doing the Betadine bath every few days. I also gave him an electrolyte bath because he is so dehydrated his eyes are crinkly and he’s saggy/wrinkled. I’m waiting on some silvadine cream and in the mean time using some vetericyn to help his back. After the soaks, he’s just losing dry skin like confetti in individual flakes.

Unfortunately today a couple brown scales actually came off. Like…the scales. Exposing the skin underneath. I called my vet back, and even though he can’t get in, they want to get him on antibiotics asap.

no more live mites at the moment, but as we did in the past, mite treatment will
continue past 30 days.

[Homebody]

Could this be the beginning of slipped skin disease? It's caused by a vitamin deficiency and it usually shows up in neglected snakes. Here a long thread on it: EMERGENCY | My Ball Python's Scales Just Split.

[GuardianHunter]

I looked over this yesterday. I’ll go give it some more attention and see.

[GuardianHunter]

Man I really hope not…that seems really involved and awful for him.