Oh no! I didn't see that coming...I'm so sorry for how this turned out. None of this is normal- it makes me wonder if there was a congenital abnormality in his throat that caused a problem- things like that are rare & sad, but they can happen. A necropsy might or might not have given an answer, but even the vet didn't look any further & had no reason to think he wouldn't be fine after the mouse was removed.This shouldn't have turned out like this...I'm very sorry for your sudden, unexpected loss...that's the worst kind.
Thank you for sharing your experience though, so we can all be better aware of things that can go wrong. If & when you feel more like talking about this, I'd call the vet & let them know this happened, just to see what they think. (Did the vet do an x-ray before or after removing the mouse?)
As I look back over your earlier posts, especially #7- https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...=1#post2787051 -that makes me think this was somehow blocking his airway too, & maybe the prolonged difficulty breathing made him overly-susceptible to the effects of anesthesia. At that point his heart may have given out, due to the combined stress at the vet, & the anesthesia. Just my speculation...like I said, I'd run this by the vet when you feel up to it, so they can learn too.
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