Snake Feces

[Gadsden]

Supposedly sugar water soaks will help for a while until you are able to take your snake to the vet....at this point, though, i am not sure that it would be of any use. Maybe...try it while you get the whole vet situation under control?

And thank you for giving me a viable answer.

[AkHerps]

Usually that doesn't work with large prolapses, but it's supposed to sort of...make it go back inside if it can. Usually Vaseline or the sugar water works on very small prolapses, when less than 1/4 of an inch is visible.

[Gadsden]

It's not a tough guy act, it's a defense mechanism because they can't show weakness or they risk getting eaten. Almost all animals do this, it's programmed into them.

Probing is not painful at all, same as getting a temperature rectally.

All life is important, no matter what kind of life it is.

All life is important, yes. Not all life has the same value, however. I would much sooner shoot a deer than I would a human. So if that is your REAL view on life, then you must cease to eat. Not even plants, because they're living things too.

[Igby]

I am looking for information as to the sugar/water ratio, but so far am not finding much....here are a few links which you may find helpful.

http://www.newenglandreptile.com/for...n-ball-pythons

http://forums.pnwhs.org/archive/index.php/t-207.html

http://www.rcreptiles.com/forum/about1237.html


Also, out of curiosity, have you tried simply calling a vet? I don't think they would charge for you just calling them up and inquiring about the issue. You would probably get much more useful information that way AND be able to work out a payment plan in case your friend does not work out.

[sarahlovesmiike]

Really? Who's been talking down to who here? I'm on the defensive when all I wanted was help.

Your advice isn't the only legitimate advice. It's a snake. Prolapsed hemipene or prolapsed rectums happen in nature, just as in captivity. Do you think that a snake in nature would stand any better chance? No. I am keeping it clean, moist and disinfected. My dear, poor snake would have been long dead by now in the wild. So are you going to get on my case for not searching out every snake in the wild with a prolapsed hemipene and trying to save it too? There's more to life, my friend.

When you get a pet you are making a commitment to keeping it healthy. The bottom line is that this snake is NOT IN THE WILD it is in your home, under YOUR care. In the beginning, it was not showing pain as a defense mechanism to not show fear and look weak. The reason now that your snake isn't showing any reaction to you poking his hemipene is likely because the tissue has become necrotic and probably can't feel you poking it anyway. Infection will set in any day now and the snake will die from a lack of vet care, that YOU were supposed to provide.



Why would you take a child to the doctor if it were sick? Because you bore the child and have a responsibility to take care and nurture it.
Why would you take a snake to the vet if it were sick? Because you took it under your roof under the guise of a caring pet owner and have a responsibility to care and nurture it.

[Gadsden]

Actually dogs prolapse quite often when there are female dogs in heat around. It happens to my dogs, but generally goes away. If it doesn't go away, they need surgery before it dries out, like your snake needed.


AND for the record, I'm not a "hippie". I just care for animals and the environment. I will eat a chicken for dinner and cut down a tree to heat my house. And talking down to us, the ones who gave you the proper and ONLY legitimate advice, isn't going to get you anywhere. OF COURSE we were rude to you, instead of taking care of your snake who will now have permanent damage because his "owner" refused to give him the necessary care because he was "asking around for an inexpensive vet". You should have been calling around and seeing if someone could work something out with you, or if they would accept a post dated check. Not just waiting for the magical tool called FaceBook to offer you a solution.

A dog getting an erection is not a prolapse.

[Gadsden]

Regardless of whether they do or not....they DO eat things they cannot digest....they get hit by cars....they ingest poisonous substances...they get cancer...they get hip displaysia...they get ear infections...they get sores and injuries that we have no idea where they came from....they get parvo....they get kennel cough....and I could go on and on. Just because the likelihood of your dog having the same injury as your snake is low doesn't mean it will never need vet care that you can't afford.

Believe it or not, I TOTALLY understand the fiscal dilemma you are facing. The problem is not whether or not you can afford a vet...but rather....your method of trying to justify or excuse your unwillingness to see what people are trying to tell you.

I hope you really did find an "old friend" who is now a vet who happens to have experience dealing with snakes (somewhat rare in the vet world)...and who also happens to live close enough to you to offer free services. And I hope he's still there for you when your dog needs help, too.

My dog is not my snake. I got my snake for fun. I got my dog because I needed something after a rough tour in Iraq; my dog saved my life by saving me from myself. My snake is a convenience.

[Igby]

A dog getting an erection is not a prolapse.

Vaginal prolapse. Happens when the females are in heat...

[Gadsden]

When you get a pet you are making a commitment to keeping it healthy. The bottom line is that this snake is NOT IN THE WILD it is in your home, under YOUR care. In the beginning, it was not showing pain as a defense mechanism to not show fear and look weak. The reason now that your snake isn't showing any reaction to you poking his hemipene is likely because the tissue has become necrotic and probably can't feel you poking it anyway. Infection will set in any day now and the snake will die from a lack of vet care, that YOU were supposed to provide.



Why would you take a child to the doctor if it were sick? Because you bore the child and have a responsibility to take care and nurture it.
Why would you take a snake to the vet if it were sick? Because you took it under your roof under the guise of a caring pet owner and have a responsibility to care and nurture it.

Again, stop relating a SNAKE to a HUMAN! There's a difference. If you're so attached to your PET snake that you feel that it is your own offspring, then you need a psychiatrist. Being unable to differentiate a pet from a child is a serious issue.

[sarahlovesmiike]

A dog getting an erection is not a prolapse.

It's the same thing when the penis dries out and will not retract. They need surgery BEFORE it dries out and starts to die. It's called a penile prolapse and it's fairly common.