How-To Vet Visit

[LooptyLoo]

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...d-Exotics-Vets

Perfect! Thank you!

[Kensa]

Also another thing I forgot to mention is to not leave the snake in the car unattended for any length of time. A car with all the windows closed sitting in the sunshine can heat up in a hurry. But if your vet is only 20-30 minutes away, it shouldn't be too much of an ordeal for your pet.

And the advice about the transmission hump is also a great point.

[LooptyLoo]

Also another thing I forgot to mention is to not leave the snake in the car unattended for any length of time. A car with all the windows closed sitting in the sunshine can heat up in a hurry. But if your vet is only 20-30 minutes away, it shouldn't be too much of an ordeal for your pet.

And the advice about the transmission hump is also a great point.

Thank you again! I'll be sure to not leave her unattended. And thank you for the reassurance about the distance not being too bad

[Wizard]

Lots of really good advice.

I can't stress the importance of finding a good competent experienced vet.

My wife is a veterinarian and in her practice there is are two reptile specialists one medical and one surgical. And from time to time she tells me horror stories of an owner who was referred to their office by another vet who fubared the poor critter.
It would be ideal to have a vet that is comfortable with both medicine and surgery. While most of the medical conditions a reptile presents can be managed without much difficulty, once you get into the surgical and anesthetic aspects of reptile medicine it can get tricky. So make sure you ask the vet if they aren't comfortable with a situation that they will refer you to someone who is. Some vets will not refer to a specialist until the problem gets out of hand.

Good luck!

[LooptyLoo]

Lots of really good advice.

I can't stress the importance of finding a good competent experienced vet.

My wife is a veterinarian and in her practice there is are two reptile specialists one medical and one surgical. And from time to time she tells me horror stories of an owner who was referred to their office by another vet who fubared the poor critter.
It would be ideal to have a vet that is comfortable with both medicine and surgery. While most of the medical conditions a reptile presents can be managed without much difficulty, once you get into the surgical and anesthetic aspects of reptile medicine it can get tricky. So make sure you ask the vet if they aren't comfortable with a situation that they will refer you to someone who is. Some vets will not refer to a specialist until the problem gets out of hand.

Good luck!

Thank you so much for the advice! I will definitely bring this up with the vet.

I'm actually kind of stuck now, as I called the closest vet on the list of herp vets, and the receptionist said that their reptile vet isn't in the office much anymore and that finding an appt time would be difficult. Which makes the next closest herp vet to be 96 miles away. I'm willing to do the drive, but I don't want to put her through that if a vet visit isn't necessary. Or should I go anyway? Ugh, lol.

[Inarikins]

I wouldn't. If she's not wheezing or otherwise showing signs of a respiratory infection or you don't notice parasites in her feces, I would focus on getting her eating appropriate size prey regularly and get the rest of that stuck shed off of her. It's not worth the stress on her or you.

[LooptyLoo]

I wouldn't. If she's not wheezing or otherwise showing signs of a respiratory infection or you don't notice parasites in her feces, I would focus on getting her eating appropriate size prey regularly and get the rest of that stuck shed off of her. It's not worth the stress on her or you.

Thank you! This helps very much I will do just that, then. And of course keep all the advice in mind for when a trip might be necessary.

Thanks everyone!