Will my python ever recover?

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I believe I already mentioned when my vet did bloodwork the time before last, it came back with inclusions on the blood cells. However, the pathologist did not mention inclusions with her most recent bloodwork. My vet told me that it could have been a fluke the first time and to just keep an eye on her. Therefore, I don't really know if she has inclusions or not. For those who don't know, the only treatment for inclusions is euthanasia. Therefore, I do have a reason to be considering it especially when she continues to look/behave worse and worse these past 5 months. Her spine is really becoming prominent now with very little activity. Obviously, I would not euthanize my python for no reason and don't appreciate anyone who is suggesting that.

Now with out of the way, I tried to give her some probiotics mixed with water last night. I used a small syringe but it didn't go that well. I couldn't get her mouth open enough and most of it went down the side of her mouth. I'm going to try putting a bunch of the probiotics on the rat itself next time I attempt to feed. Reason being, I can't put all that much in the rat's oral cavity. If she could just gain ANY amount of weight it would be a great sign and I would begin to feel hopeful. Although, that seems unlikely since she continues to lose weight when the rodent size was increased. Currently, she is at her lowest weight and has lost at least 2lbs.

Even though she was doing just fine 5 months ago with (1) 250-275g rat every 10 days, I am willing to try something different. Even though I was told by professionals who had a lot of experience with boeleni to never feed more than (1) rodent per feed, never anything larger than 275g and never sooner than 10 days as adults, I'm willing to try something different. I mentioned earlier, I started feeding (1) 275-300g rats every 10 days and that was months ago. Although, that has not helped any, it's only made her skin loose around the neck and have a lot of sheds. I asked my vet if (1) 275-300g rat every 10 days is appropriate for her and she said yes, based on her calculations.

I saw someone mention I'm only feeding 3% of pythons body weight, what percentage are you suggesting? She is currently about 7.6kg. Are you sure this percentage is a rule of thumb for all pythons? I asked my vet if there was a rule of thumb like this way before you had mentioned it and she said no, it can't be applied across the board. However, maybe my vet doesn't know what she is talking about. I'm open to different feeding schedule/rodent size suggestings as long as you know it won't make things worse. Maybe (2) smaller rats every 9 days? Let's see if it's possible to make her gain any weight in a safe manner.

In the meantime, I'm going to order some medium rats and start working on a pvc jungle jym. I take her back to the vet on April 9th. Thank you to everyone who has been supportive, I am very grateful. Hopefully with your help, I can get my python back to good health.

Also, I just recently found out that my 6 year old dog has osteosarcoma. I decided not to amputate her limb since it would only extend her life a few months. Instead, I will have to euthanize her soon. The pain will become excruciating even with multiple pain medications. I have been such a mess and can't keep it together.