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One of my babies died..
Some of you may remember that I've had a lot of trouble with my female dumerils boa. I got her two years ago from the NARBC show, and the day after I got her, I realised she had an RI (why I didn't notice anything at the show, I still don't know..)
Anyway, long story short, for these two years she's had chronic RIs.. I've spent thousands of dollars on her at the vet for antibiotics, cultures, lung washes.. etc etc. Poor thing would seem better, we'd stop antibiotics, and she'd get sick again. Possibly a lung abcess or something of the sort..
Anyways, in the past few weeks I could tell she was getting weaker, and this morning she was dead. I just, (the day before) got a month's worth of Fortaz to try for her (we did a second culture on her and got results.. the bacteria was sensitive to Fortaz, so I thought I'd give it another shot) ..so I've got $160 of antibiotics sitting in my freezer now.
My poor Bellatrix.. at least she isn't suffering anymore.
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Re: One of my babies died..
Ohhhhhhhhh April! I'm sooooooo sorry!!! Hold tight to the memories!
Sweety314
Fantabulous Daughter, Robin 21 Snakes & counting...Rosie, LTR, corns, Kenyan SB, RTBs, balls of var. morphs/norms; purple albino retic 2 horses, 4 cats, rat mommies, rat daddies and rat babies (mmmm, food!), In Loving Memory: Peekaboo, Goober, Scabbers, Happy (thx 4 35 years), Stripe, Baby, Snoopy, Smudge, Stewie-- You will be missed! Steve Irwin 2/2/62 to 9/4/06
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Oh April I'm so sorry to read this. Big hugs dear.
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It's never easy to read anything like this. I'm sorry.
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So sorry to hear about this!
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Never easy lass , sorry to hear about your loss . As you say tho ...she not suffering now .
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Sorry to hear April. I know what its like to go through years with a snake that just never recovers. Its heartbreaking but you did all you could. Hang in there...
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so sorry to hear!
There is nothing in the world more frustrating than illness in a loved one that you can't get ahead of no matter how hard you try.
*hugs* and hopefully a great weight will be lifting now that it is finished and you know you gave it your all.
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Sorry for your loss
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I'm really sorry for your loss, April.

-Lawrence
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