High-tech medical tool? LOL

[Lolo76]

Yesterday I had my first herp-related vet visit ever, when I took in my corn snake Joxer for this (sometimes the mouth was open even wider):



So the vet gave him a thorough once-over, listened to his breathing, etc, and said everything appeared to be perfectly normal. He wanted to get a good look inside the mouth, though, and said he'd go get his "high-tech medical tool." Wasn't sure if he was being sarcastic, or if he actually had something fancy to get a snake's mouth open... definitely sarcasm, as I discovered when he came back in with a small rubber spatula. But hey, it worked!

All in all I was very pleased with the doctor, and the good news is that Jox is fine... most likely he just didn't fix his jaw after the last meal, and might also be hot because we're in a heat wave. Best part? The receptionist waived my entire exam fee (when I gasped at the $65 bill), by *wink wink* giving me the "recent shelter rescue" discount. I did rescue him, to be fair, but that happened 4 years ago. Hehe.

Has anyone else ever had a vet use (or used yourself) a spatula? Kinda brilliant, when you think about it.