Quote Originally Posted by tttaylorrr View Post
I'm super ignorant to health issues with BP (thankfully) but we're going to need a loooooot more info, as IBD is not a word to throw around lightly:

where did the snake come from?
what's the husbandry run-down?
when did the snake last eat and what?
are the bumps soft or hard to the touch?
what makes you suspect impaction?
what other symptoms are there?
is the snake even alive??

i can tell you now that this is likely not IBD, as most people throw that out there all the time when a snake is sick with 0 evidence of IBD. sometimes the first sign of IBD is an RI. i suspect an infection, likely a bad one. but again, i'm no expert.

that snake needs a vet like yesterday.
Given that it's not my animal, and i have not physically seen it, that's asking generally more information than I can give. It was, of last text with her, alive.
Impaction is suspected because 1. The appearance of her back end. 2. Info from the owner that she has not had a bm on the schedule that is normal for her. 3. Her last 3 movements per the owners words "were liquid with no feces."
I gave her guidance to set up the tank, from speaking with her temp and humidity should be correct - again I have not seen the animal.
She has had the snake a few months.
The bumps appear firm, but again, I haven't seen this animal in person.
She is displaying heavily neurological symptoms. She seems to be unable to right herself and will thrash/spin when trying to move.
I'm not saying that ibd is what this animal has, but that the symptoms generally fit and I am asking for other and/or corroborating opinions from people more knowledgeable than I.
So far as I know, a vet trip is pending in the morning.
My main intention with this post was to give the owner some information about potential issues that this could be and options for care until the animal could be seen by a vet.

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