Mazikeen progression thread

[Starscream]

Hey, so sorry for the "perfect storm" you're dealing with lately, with too much going on.

On July 14th, I had to say good-bye & 'rest in peace' to my dog of 16 years ("Casey") so I know how bad you feel having just lost yours too. Dogs are more than wonderful companions, they're family, they make our lives interesting & fun, & it's always hard to lose them. Yet as painful as the loss is, our lives were immensely better for having them be part of it, and our dogs wouldn't want us to be forever sad either. Sounds like you have another dog too, & right now, I'm very glad that I do. We both miss our buddy, & together we won't forget her, but we're adjusting.

Back to Maze, don't beat yourself up too much- it sounds like you're getting this scale infection under control. You do want to prevent "hard falls" in a snake's enclosure though- they can do internal damage & you won't necessarily know. Snakes & dogs are both very stoic- it's part of their survival instincts.

Antibiotic injections are no fun- & once you're done with that & she's eating again, it might help to add Bene-Bac (for reptiles) to her food to help replenish what the Fortaz has removed from her gut microbiome.

Thank you for the Bene-Bac recommendation -- it hadn't occurred to me about her gut fauna getting messed with. She hasn't actually technically gone off food yet -- she last ate about two weeks ago, and I only offer once a month, so she'll only be a little overdue by the time I get back from my next trip. Will order some immediately so that when I do offer, she'll have the best chance of getting back on track.

Yeah, I knew if she fell too hard it could potentially hurt something internally, I just didn't think she could fall that far with how I had things set up. Before this all started I'd ordered branches to help her keep her grip, but with all my trips lately and losing our dog and all of the other madness it got put on the back-burner.

So sorry to hear about your buddy! It never gets easier, no matter how many times you go through losing a pet. Part of life and pet ownership, but doesn't mean it's easy.