Unfortunately, I have to disagree with this. Pythontricker was told by at least a few people that it did not sound like the RI had totally cleared up and he needed to get the snake back to the vet right away. That was approximately 2 weeks before the snake went back to the vet.Originally Posted by m0esgirl
well others have said it but ill say it again, for a 14 year old you seem pretty darn responsible! most teenagers i knew (or even me when i was that age) wouldnt have even known anything was wrong until the snake would have died from it. awesome that you actually know how to care for your snakes and uphold the extreme responsibility. you get a high five. hope she gets even better!!!
Now, that may still be better than the average 14 year old. Certainly it is better than some teenagers who have posted things vaguely along the lines of "but I can't take my snake to the vet cuz then I won't be able to buy my favorite singer's new album when it comes out next week". But I don't think it qualifies as upholding extreme responsibility.
I am glad to hear that the snake did get back to the vet eventually and that it should be getting better.
Dr. Del - I believe it is a common practice to give an animal (or person for that matter) a "best guess" antibiotic while waiting for the culture to come back. I know at least this isn't the first time I've heard of it being done.
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