BP Drooling??

[juddb]

If he had a drink right before you picked him up, it could have dribbled out. Did it look like mucus or anything. Either way just to be sure get him into the vet and have him checked out

[plummer]

yea my Burm had RI but take him to the vet adn they will give u antibiotics to help it.

[slipknot2157]

alright...found out a few things. It is an RI and the vet thought it was pneumonia. We have antibiotics for the little guy now. I believe the antibiotic is Baytrel? or something that sounds like that.

We also found out that he....is a SHE!! So we will be giving antibiotics for the next 7 days and a return visit to the vet for another checkup.

Thanks again everyone for the help!

[elevatethis]

How are the antibiotics being given?

[littleindiangirl]

Probably orally, if I'm not mistaken, its most commonly given orally or with nebulizers. wow, I would not know what to do trying to get a snake to take some nasty tasting Baytril. :ick:

[edit] Ha, you probably already knew that.

[elevatethis]

Well, FWIW, I've heard that oral antibiotics don't help much for ball pythons...injection is the only way to go...I'd ask your vet what the deal is the next time you go...

[rabernet]

Well, FWIW, I've heard that oral antibiotics don't help much for ball pythons...injection is the only way to go...I'd ask your vet what the deal is the next time you go...

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...2&postcount=85

[plummer]

How are the antibiotics being given?

there needles you need ot inject them into the sankes body. you usally put them in bewteen the scales and gotta be careful so you dont puncture anything in there besides letting the medicine in the body. then your all good.

[elevatethis]

there needles you need ot inject them into the sankes body. you usally put them in bewteen the scales and gotta be careful so you dont puncture anything in there besides letting the medicine in the body. then your all good.

Yeah, I'm aware of that - I was asking the original poster how they were being administered.

When she mentioned she would be doing it herself, I suspected the vet prescribed oral antibiotics, which made me suspect that the vet she took that snake to wasn't experienced with ball pythons.

[plummer]

oh ok... sorry, thought u meant how do you do it lol