deflated eye

[BPelizabeth]

nope, im not even going to bother the with the other vet. all i am going to do is right a nasty review or something, not too sure yet.

You definetly need to follow the advice of JH.....get the vet to write a letter. The other vet needs to know and quite frankly is responsible for the bills incurred. The vet that caused this NEEDS TO KNOW...so that he doesn't try this in the future. Bottom line he clearly did not know what he was doing therfore caused this issue. Now I clearly don't think he meant to hurt the animal...however...taking a guess and "winging it"...not acceptable.

[swe3tm0mentz]

what state are u in?? this way u arent dropping any names, and people in that state know they should be careful about their vet choice

VA

[mpkeelee]

so hows the lil guy doin?

[swe3tm0mentz]

she doing just fine, theres no way to tell how things are healing until the next time she sheds. that should be in a few weeks, besides the fact that right now shes currently blind in both eyes, shes moving around like nothing happened to her .

[mpkeelee]

well i am glad to hear that. hope she recovers and stays happy, post an update or a pic after the shed

[swe3tm0mentz]

WOW!! her eye seems to be "reflating" already! i dont want to get my hopes up because for all i know it just might be getting ready to explode lol.

i also seemed to notice a yellowish brown discoloration on her belly scales (great all i need is this poor animal to now have scale rot) i found her this morning layin on her poo . the scales that are dicolored look kind of cracked and dry i want to say.. not really sure how to describe it. i doubt i can get a good enough quality picture of it.

i just went to the vet!! im sure if it was anything bad he would have noticed?! Dr. Stahl is great and everything, but what comes with his greatness is also a large fee. i do NOT have anymore money to take this poor baby to the vet AGAIN especially within a few days of just being there.

would it be a bad idea to wait untill she sheds to see if it comes off? i have also been putting some neosporin on it (i read online it can cure mild cases of scale rot) and if she doesnt have scale rot will neosporin cause more issues?

[mpkeelee]

i dont know much about scale rot, but i would think if u kept her warm and dry and kept neosporin on it then it will help. did u try giving her a bath for like 15 minutes? keep an eye on it and hopefully someone else will chime in who has had experience with it

[JLC]

If it's just a few scales or small area, I would wait it out. Clean the area and keep her warm and dry. A clean paper substrate would be best. If it doesn't improve by the next shed (or if it grows steadily worse in the meantime) then it may need a vet's attention.

If it's a significant portion of her belly and/or if there is any nasty discharge associated with it, you will probably need antibiotics to fight it off and prevent a possible systemic infection.

[swe3tm0mentz]

If it's just a few scales or small area, I would wait it out. Clean the area and keep her warm and dry. A clean paper substrate would be best. If it doesn't improve by the next shed (or if it grows steadily worse in the meantime) then it may need a vet's attention.

If it's a significant portion of her belly and/or if there is any nasty discharge associated with it, you will probably need antibiotics to fight it off and prevent a possible systemic infection.

what can i use to clean the area? i dont want to think i know what im doing and mess it up by using something that should not be used on snakes.

[RichsBallPythons]

what can i use to clean the area? i dont want to think i know what im doing and mess it up by using something that should not be used on snakes.

Betadine and polysporin 3 times daily to clean