Quote Originally Posted by WarriorPrincess90 View Post
Hey there! I'm glad to hear Norma seems to be doing a bit better. RIs are probably one of the scariest things that can happen to a snake. I read your first post about it too. If you are concerned that the other kids might be exhibiting any signs of an RI, go ahead and preemptively up their heat just like you did Norma's. It won't hurt them, and if they are coming down with anything, it could change the outcome. I have never dealt with an RI in multiple animals before, only one but it was horrible. A good vet is key, and it stinks that you have to drive all the way to PA to see one. :/ The only thing I have to say about Baytril injections is that you will definitely want someone holding your baby down when you give them to her so she doesn't twitch and end up with the needle going somewhere you don't want it to.

I'm no expert, but I hope this helps a little. Someone more experienced may have some helpful info to add and I hope they get back to you soon. Again, keep a close eye on them all. RIs don't present the same way in every snake. Mine never had bubbles in her nose or anything, just started "coughing" one day. If you wanna see something that looks like a strike, you should see that! Lol. (I hope you never have to though).

Best of luck and I hope Norma gets to feeling better soon.
They've all already been bumped up and they're grumpy about it.
They liked their 90 degrees and for whatever reason, 2 or 3 *more* degrees puts them in a collective snit.
They're all in their cool side hides except the ones who are currently pink.

Giving the shots scares the bejeebers outta me.
Norma's not exactly what you'd call a people person anyway and she's totally squirmy when out.

She doesn't "twitch", she flails about wildly.

I may have to stick her in a cardboard mailing tube to do it.
[I'm terrified I'll go straight through her whole neck!]

I'm really starting to wonder if she doesn't have inhalation pneumonia after that episode of shooting water out of herself like a hose.
A lot came out that night and I thought sure she'd "thrown up".

I took her out tonight to clean her tub, water bowl and herself and she was squirming everywhere and it seems that hanging upside down makes the runny stuff come out more.
Is it possible to "drain your snake" [oh, shut up, you menfolk! LOL] and help her expel some of it?

The more that came out, the happier she seemed to be.
[to the point that she leaned out, grabbed the toilet paper hanger and started a daring climb up the side of the glass shower door...she was acting limp and blah, before]

She blew some more bubbles and seemed relieved.

Possible it helps a bit?

If I'm given oral meds, how on earth do you make a snake swallow nasty antibiotics?
I haven't even accomplished getting her mouth open, yet.