He is not a morph, as for as I know he is a common BCI. He may have hets if he actually came from a local breeder, but if he does I dont know them. He was sold to me as a common BCI so I'm assuming that's all he is.
The vet I am going to call is experienced with reptiles but is not ARAV Certified. There are only 3 ARAV certified vets in my entire state, one of which does not work at a vet clinic, one is a university professor, and the third is a vet for the zoo. I used the link provided in an earlier reply and did some research. I'm not sure I could get in contact with any of these veterinarians, let alone get an appointment with them. One of them used to work at a vet clinic though- should i call that clinic and ask if they have another experienced reptile vet?
Thank you for the heads up about the fecal. And I will lower his temps a few degrees as well. It is also good to hear that none of the mammals in the house are in danger either.
I dont believe he has been exposed to anything. I clean his tank with reptile safe cleaners. There hasn't been a bug spray in my house since last spring, and it's not early enough for the planes to be crop dusting yet. We havent started gardening yet either this year, so the chances of me bringing in anything from the fields is low. We dont make a habit of using any pesticides or other treatments anyways, but we do clean the house a lot. Every other day. However, my snake is in a room that we clean sparingly, and I have never used any chemical cleaners within 10 or so feet of him. Plus, I always wash my hands before and after I handle him, so i dont think it's that either. But it's possible I'm missing something? How much or little exposure would be needed to cause such serious issues? I hate the idea that our constant cleaning may have gotten chemicals in the air or something and caused all this :ccc
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I was somewhat thinking that this was perhaps something terminal or unfixable like IBD. I wish there was an ARAV Certified vet near me, but the closest one that actually works at a clinic is in another state, over 8 hours away, and I'm not certain he would even survive the trip. I have already started looking into euthanasia. I just dont want him to suffer, and seeing him today struggling so much it really made me think about how to tell whether he has quality of life left anymore. I dont want him to slowly starve to deathCould my town vet put him to sleep even if they're just a normal cat/dog vet?
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