can any1 help ?

[kasmiraross]

my royal python opens his mouth about twice a day i think hes just yawning. but worried its opening mouth breathing but if it was that it would me more often . can any1 help plz ?

[Vypyrz]

Probably just yawning. If he had a Respiratory infection he would be doing it alot. Some other signs of Respiratory Infection are:
-Wheezing, popping, or gurgling sound when breathing.
-Frequent face rubbing on the tank or furnishings
-Mucus or bubbles in the mouth or nostrils.
-Dried mucus around the tank from face rubbing.
-Constantly laying with the head elevated.

[kasmiraross]

ok thank you

[dr del]

Hi,

Fairly easy to spot the difference.

Open mouthed breathing is when they sit with their head elevated and their mouth open ( sometimes partially sometimes fully ) for an extended period of time.

Yawning is when they open it wide for a couple of seconds then close it again.

If you rush over to check on it and it gives you a look of disdain - it was yawning.


dr del

[kasmiraross]

hes recovering from septicemia

[dr del]

Hi,

How did he get septicemia?


dr del

[kasmiraross]

dont know cant do tests till he has finished his antibaotics. its the second time hes had it we are trying to get to the bottom off it . me and my partner rescued him last year from a women who wasent looking after him properly .

[dr del]

Hi,

I have a horrible suspicion bouncing around my noggin about your vet.

Why does your vet think he has septicaemia in the first place and how does the snake react while he is ill with it? What did the tests say the last time he was treated for it?


dr del

[kasmiraross]

his belly was bright red with bllod splatters on it . he stopped being active and stopped eating . we did a lung wash witch was negetive and a stomach wash witch was negetive. pooh samples tested for cripto negetive .

[dr del]

Hi,

well that's kind of a relief. I was dreading you saying his belly turned pink but that it got better after he shed.

I'm not even kidding - we had a vet over here sting someone for hundreds of pounds because the snake had a pink belly. It was a rainbow boa and it was supposed to be pink.

Have you any idea what is causing the infection that then spreads?

Has the vet ever taken a blood sample?


dr del