Any home treatment for RI..

[Buttons]

I know how serious this is and he does need to see a vet. Possibly on Friday my mom told me we MIGHT go see the vet. The vet said to soak him in warm water daily, but he also told me to make an appointment so he could check to see what my snake has by doing tests and seeing if he does have RI or not. My mom doesn't really know what could happen, and I thought she would know that owning a pet means taking it to the vet. When I said the antibiotics are the injection with a needle (from what I've seen on vids) she started saying, "Oh that's great, he probably doesn't even have RI I think it's just from the shedding.." She doesn't really understand, and if she can't help then I'll ask my dad and hopefully he'd help.

Today I fed him 2 large f/t mice, and he took both of them like every single time I've fed him. He loves eating, obviously lol. So I'm glad he took both the mice down, and I've raised his temps.

Show your mother this thread.

[CoolioTiffany]

I just did, and we're making an appointment tomorrow. I'm so happy.. I feel like dancing

[Soterios]

Hopefully that means your mother is helping you pay.


If not, feel free to PM me. I would have no problem fronting the money if it meant the well being of your snake is secured.

[CoolioTiffany]

Hopefully that means your mother is helping you pay.


If not, feel free to PM me. I would have no problem fronting the money if it meant the well being of your snake is secured.

she's helping me with the money, and thanks so much for offering. She gets paid today, so she has the money to take my snake to the vet. Thanks everyone for helping me out.. now.. I sha'll go dance because I'm happy xD

[Neal]

I'm very glad you're getting your snake the help it needs to get better. One thing I will recommend for future sake is, you possible save a bit of money for something like this, and possibly save more then required. I know around here, a trip to the ER vet for antibiotics is around $100. That's on weekends, so I would say, try to always have safely around $150, as a worst case scenario.

[CoolioTiffany]

Yep.

Though, his eyes are blue and his skin is dull.. so he's shedding. I'm still taking him to the vet lol

[Muze]

Thank you very much for listening to the advice offered. Not everyone here does that. Not that you shouldn't always do your own research also, but it's always good to learn from more experienced keepers. It shows you care about your animals and are a responsible. Good luck & please keep us posted.

[Soterios]

Hooray!

This thread needs more dancing bananas.

[CoolioTiffany]

Hooray!

This thread needs more dancing bananas.

Oh really?

[Dumples]

Let us know how it turns out too.