Vet Visit

[satomi325]

One person who took the time to think and evaluate all pieces of information over 5 people who like to jump the gun with no information and praise vets? I fail to see how this is a relevant piece of information. Then again, you probably take all of your animals every time they look at you funny, for no reason at all Makes perfect sense.

Its a new snake. It doesn't hurt to take it to the vet. On top of things, it wasn't in the best environment. A vet check can give the OP a peace of mind.

I have never had any of my personal snakes get RI. Apparently I've been doing something right. I have, however, taken rescues in to treat for RI. Baytril was not prescribed for some of them, while it was for one. And the Baytril wasn't even effective for that snake, while all the others healed up fine. I treated it for months with proper husbandry before getting a proper culture. And guess what? It cleared up in a week or two from the correct set of antibiotics that target that particular bacterial infection.

May I ask how your animals got RI? It sounds like you have treated quite a number of critters. (Edit: nm)

And if the OP takes his snake to the vet and the snake doesn't have RI, then it doesn't have RI. Better safe than sorry. Better than leaving the snake untreated and getting worse IF it does have a case of RI.

OP: does your snake have any mucous in it's mouth? But MMreptiles did have a point with stuck shed.

Here's my credentials : Biologist Pre-vet who has done surgeries and major vet work. I work in a stem cell research laboratory.

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