Half of Ball python paralyzed

[mlededee]

This sounds like the case, there was gas on the spot where she seems to me paralyzed. I'll give her a bath to rehydrate her from the meds and see if she farts. Thanks for this post though, it gives me hope! Was its head lethargic?

No, her head was not noticeable lethargic. She had other issues, the main one being an immunodeficiency, and the gas which caused the temporary seeming paralysis was just one of a host of issues she had--luckily that one was fairly minor and able to work itself out after several days time.

[Brimstone111888]

Any updates?

[elevatethis]

Did you go to a cat/dog vet or a vet that is experienced with reptiles?

To not be able to diagnose the problem and say that "it might be IBD" sounds to me like the vet just didn't know what he was doing and trying to save face. IBD makes quick work of ball pythons and if your snake actually had it, it would be dead by now, and your other pythons would probably be beginning to show symptoms as well.

I'd find another vet...

[Beardedragon]

Hey guys, she did not make it. I was about to take her to the vet Rab and mx recommended after my friend brought the the shots i was giving her to me( She gives them the shots because she was shown how too when her snake got Belly rot) to show the vet so He would know what she was taking. I wish i had taken her earlier, but She was so bad yesterday she likely would not have made the trip.
This has been a really hard time for me, I pray that no other snake gets this.

[rabernet]

Matt, I'm sorry that you lost her - would you consider having Dr. Wilson do a necropsy on her so that you can find out what happened and to see what precautions if any, you need to take with the rest?

[starmom]

I am so sorry. Will you be taking it to the vet for a postmortem diagnosis (to r/o IBD?)

[Beardedragon]

I really do not have the money to get a necropsy done, Money is a little short to spend on dead animals because I had to buy alot of things for the snakes( a new temp gun, a few snake bags, a good pair of tongs, more flex watt, hides, and some cleaners for the tubs) I have a hunch on why this might have happened. 5 or 6 days ago i attempted to feed her, and I went to the bed across the room from my rack to watch TV( the make sure everything went OK) she was perfectly fine until that day. The mouse started to jump to get out, I watched him do it about ten times. Out of all odds, could he have landed on her head to cause this? I did not see him land on her head, but from the angle i can see starting a few inches from the bottom of the tub so I do not know.

[wolfy-hound]

I don't think a mouse could land on a snake's head hard enough to damage it.
Not saying it couldn't happen... but I doubt it, myself.
I'd think maybe that gas bubble is the culbrit. Your snake sounded like their snake, and if the gas bubble was behind some blockage, then that could have done her in.
I'm so sorry she did not make it, and know that you did everything you could to help her. HUGS.

[rabernet]

I really do not have the money to get a necropsy done, Money is a little short to spend on dead animals because I had to buy alot of things for the snakes( a new temp gun, a few snake bags, a good pair of tongs, more flex watt, hides, and some cleaners for the tubs) I have a hunch on why this might have happened. 5 or 6 days ago i attempted to feed her, and I went to the bed across the room from my rack to watch TV( the make sure everything went OK) she was perfectly fine until that day. The mouse started to jump to get out, I watched him do it about ten times. Out of all odds, could he have landed on her head to cause this? I did not see him land on her head, but from the angle i can see starting a few inches from the bottom of the tub so I do not know.

I can understand money being tight, but I would argue rather than looking at it as spending money on a dead animal, it's something that you are doing to see if what she had was something that will affect your living animals. I would think the knowledge would be worth it in the end. Did you call to ask how much a necropsy would be?

No - I don't think that the mouse caused this.

[frankykeno]

I'd agree that it's money well spent if there's any concern that what killed this snake could possibly affect others in your collection. Many vets will work a payment plan on a sad situation like this so it's always worth asking.

I'm so sorry you lost her.