I'm trying to be rational and not freak out, but my brain is just like 'PANIC'!!
I tried to do some online research into Metacam and Meloxicam in snakes, but really all I could find was other reptiles, Green Iguanas, and one study on Ball Pythons which said it was no good used during surgery (At least, that was what I got from it... I failed A level Biology badly).
The vets I went to are supposed to have specialised vets for reptiles, and it's where I took cinnamon to be sexed before as I didn't really know any other reptile people in my area. When we phoned the vet back today, she said that Metacam has to be given with something in the stomach (I guess like you said Zina to stop stomach irritation). She did also say that it would be better to just not give it rather than do it on a empty stomach, as Peaches should heal by herself, but the Metacam will help speed up the recovery. I know that ball pythons don't have a metabolism that means they need to eat everyday, so I'm hoping feeding a small weaned rat every 5ish days will leave enough time digesting for the Metacam to not cause any irritation, as force-feeding her a small prey will stress her out a lot and I don't want her thrashing around with her injury.
I cleaned her out again this morning since she peed everywhere and left me a nice little present in the corner lolI'm guessing bowel movement is a good sign.
Would there be anything similar to betadine I could use before it arrives? You can only get it on prescription (chemists here apparently stopped selling Iodine products early last year) so I've had to order online and it probably won't arrive until at least Wednesday. Antiseptics I would usually use on myself are rubbing alcohol, saline solution, or TCP antiseptic. But I am not a snakeAny ideas would be great.
I'm sorry again for being so worried, I am trying to be rational I promise!
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