Vet Trip

[alkibp]

Your issue is mainly right here

Treatment is too short, Dr Stahl http://www.seavs.com/ who is the best herp vet in the country recommend a month treatment and not 10 to 14 days.

Additionally oral anti-biotic are not the best, injection are usually prescribed.

Also a culture should have been done whether mucus was present or not.

Now I understand you vet was nice but what really matters is to go to a QUALIFIED herp vet many will tell you they will see your reptiles when ask but believe me there is a HUGE difference.

I would suggest a different vet.

Well, there are 3 Vets that work in that building I went to. The guy I saw was their "reptile" guy.

He also mentioned injections are not the best due to the possible development of an abscess.

How can a culture be done without taking a sample of mucous/fluid from the mouth area?
I'll mention that to the Vet next time I see him.

Thanx for the advice. I'll keep it in mind.

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Short of them doing a lung wash, you're probably done for now, unless he develops some other symptoms, or the symptoms get worse. I do have one snake that developed asthma after an RI. It would act up whenever ambient temps dropped a bit, or she went into shed, and once in a while for no apparent reason. A couple of years later, it rarely occurs anymore. You could try bumping the humidity up a bit, or even giving him a weekly nebulizer treatment with water, to ease his breathing, if his airway is simply inflamed and sensitive.

Thanx for the info. I had no idea snakes could get asthma. Now my ball python and I have something in common.