Spider bp sick again?

[Ralphieeeee]

I bought a spider bp about 7 months ago at a reptile show and had problems with him ever since I got him home. His fecal matter was all runny and the smell of it was out of this world. He also drooled a lot after drinking(to the extent where it looked as if everything he drank came back out of his mouth) I took him to the vet where he was dewormed, had a fecal exam, and was given a metronidazole suspension. 2 weeks or so after being treated, he seemed to be fine(no drooling or runny stool.) Now, about 6 months past, his stool seems a little off from the normal(had some odd shaped tiny bug looking things in it) and hes drooling a lot again after drinking. I'm putting him in qt again since I don't want any of my other snakes catching anything if it really is something bad. Do you think he's sick again/still? The breeder is no help since he's a total ***. I already spent around $150 in vet bills on this snake...ug. Please help.

[CoolioTiffany]

Wait and see after a few more times he defecates to see if it still looks the way it does. Sometimes when a snake drinks water and keeps its head down right after it drank the water will sometimes come out of the mouth. If he was dewormed I don't see how this could happen again unless he has worms again. I would check on the other snakes as well just in case they may have worms in their feces too, and/or doing the same thing your Spider is.

[Ralphieeeee]

Yeah, all the other snakes seem to be defecating normally. They all seem to be taking their water down alright as well. If his feces get any worse, I'll definately be bringing him into the vet again.

[CoolioTiffany]

Yeah, all the other snakes seem to be defecating normally. They all seem to be taking their water down alright as well. If his feces get any worse, I'll definately be bringing him into the vet again.

That's a good sign. I would keep him in QT for a while just in case. I would try a different vet if the one you are currently seeing isn't helping much (Since your snake is having the symptoms come back).

[CritterVet]

What were the results of the fecal exam?

[Ralphieeeee]

What were the results of the fecal exam?

He had a bunch of flagellates and also had some blood in his stool. I've got to try and find the vet report. I'm thinking there was something else as well in his stool.

[Ralphieeeee]

That's a good sign. I would keep him in QT for a while just in case. I would try a different vet if the one you are currently seeing isn't helping much (Since your snake is having the symptoms come back).

Yeah, will definitely keep him in qt for a while. I was going to try and find another vet that deals with reptiles just to see if the other vet maybe wasn't so great, although he did seem pretty knowledgeable.

[Mike Schultz]

How are you keeping the snake? What did these "odd shaped bugs" look like? The more details you give us, the easier it will be for us to help you with your problems.

Your friend,
Mike

[Freakie_frog]

Protozoa infections can be tricky. Having never having to treat one myself I can only pass on what I've been told so please take it with a grain of salt. They can be as mild as having a case of the runs to as serious as Cryptosporidiosis or Crypto for short. If it is recurring then it sounds like something that is treatable but you need to get it to the vet ASAP.

[CritterVet]

Tricky indeed. Hard to diagnose accurately and can be hard to treat due to limited info on what bugs infect reptiles and what drugs these are susceptible to.