Possible RI/Stress?? Need input

[snake lab]

You can find it ironic all ya want. Thats what oppinions are for. I was simply stating what his take on humidity and resp was. The baytril comment was my oppinion based on my experience. I agree there are strains imune to baytril but i personally have never had a resp issue that wasnt fixed by baytril in 15 years. Now i also jump on it as soon as i notice it and never let it go unattended but thats just me. But keep in mind this is an online forum and like all online forums its a place where people share their experiences. Advice and oppinions ate just that. Take it or leave it but im speaking on my years of experience not on anything else. But like with any forum it seems those with oppiinions will have people that dont agree. Thats the great thing about a debate.

[Daybreaker]

Giving a *bump* to see if anyone else has input. Pics on page 2

[rabernet]

You can find it ironic all ya want. Thats what oppinions are for. I was simply stating what his take on humidity and resp was. The baytril comment was my oppinion based on my experience. I agree there are strains imune to baytril but i personally have never had a resp issue that wasnt fixed by baytril in 15 years. Now i also jump on it as soon as i notice it and never let it go unattended but thats just me. But keep in mind this is an online forum and like all online forums its a place where people share their experiences. Advice and oppinions ate just that. Take it or leave it but im speaking on my years of experience not on anything else. But like with any forum it seems those with oppiinions will have people that dont agree. Thats the great thing about a debate.

It's kind of hard to vett your claim of 15 years of experience, since you haven't shared your name and have always been pretty vague about it.

I'm not saying that you don't have the experience that you say that you have, BUT - there's no way to validate it, and anyone could create a persona online and make claims that can never be validated.

That's why when people read these forums, they need to realize that they really need to make sure they do research of their own, and not just take advice being handed out by an unknown persona, especially when it comes to recommendations for medicating your animals. You gave specific doses and time line for treatment that differs from what Dr. Stahl, who you recognize as one of the premier reptile vets in the country, would recommend to his clients.

[kitedemon]

Op the look of the bubbles isn't really bad, it might just be a salivey snake (that isn't a word is it?) or it might not. Can you feel the bubbles? RI is well phlegm slimy and viscous saliva is well spit watery and not viscous. Hard to tell from the photos. It certainly isn't definitive if you are in unsure I'd go to the vet anyway. I notice there is something odd with the rostal scale the front upper jaw one where the tongue comes out. It look odd to me.

[kitedemon]

Wait a sec...

Why would you lower humidity when any animal has a RI? Dry air increases the growth rate of bacteria, and viruses? Hence why when people are sick we use a humidifier. What is the benefit of lowering humidity again?

No this is mostly incorrect most bacteria do not do well in dry conditions same for fungi. They generally speaking need warm moist conditions do thrive. Lungs are a great medium for them BTW.

Virus are odd they are all over the place dry or humid they can survive well in. For the most part herp heath issues are around bacteria and fungi, virus cannot be treated with drugs so they represent some of the scariest concerns. (IBD is a retrovirus for example)

[rubenjames]

whats .007?