help mouth rot

[Kaorte]

well I dont know why I have 2 water bowls...i just left it like that. why ditch the carpet? whats wrong with it?

she is usually a little more active than she is now...but again she is going to shed real soon!

reptile carpets are notorius for being hard to clean and leaving a lot of bacteria behind even after you scrub them. Its best to just get rid of it

When is she normally active?

[labelleninirose]

oooooo Ill get some aspen then! im not crazy on paper towel! she was normally active at night but not all the time...now she is sprawled out on one of her hides instead of in it....she is going to shed soon like I said, blue eyes. so what could of caused the mouth rot? and since I found it out this week shoudl she really be okay when I go to the vet??? I'm very worried about this because I had a pac man I got from the petstore that started mouth rot and he died this was a while back...I took him to the vet and nothing worked...this is why im scared she is going to die.

[Kaorte]

oooooo Ill get some aspen then! im not crazy on paper towel! she was normally active at night but not all the time...now she is sprawled out on one of her hides instead of in it....she is going to shed soon like I said, blue eyes. so what could of caused the mouth rot? and since I found it out this week shoudl she really be okay when I go to the vet??? I'm very worried about this because I had a pac man I got from the petstore that started mouth rot and he died this was a while back...I took him to the vet and nothing worked...this is why im scared she is going to die.

Get her to the vet Monday, she will be fine. She is probably a little stressed from you poking around in her mouth while she is in shed. Right now, just keep your humidity at about 60 so she can have a complete shed.

[labelleninirose]

she has an apppointement for monday at 1pm ill keep you guys posted!

[labelleninirose]

well finaly I could not go monday because of a snowstorm that closed the highway. so I went yesterday(tuesday) yep she does have a case of mouth rot and is not on baytril for 14 days. oral baytril. I also have to clean her mouth as many times I can in a day with Chlorexidine atleast 2-3 times daily. the vet said it could take a long time to recover...I am really hopping the meds will work. I am worried. I wanted to know because I forgot to ask should I do a full cleaning of the cage since she has an infection?

[JeffJ]

I dont know if its a must but i would clean everything.

Mouth rot is hard to shake it can be a long proses so good luck keep on a schedule for cleansing and your BP should be well in no time.

[labelleninirose]

yeah she already seems a little better I think the chlorhexide is doing a great job with keeping any new signs from apearing, and the baytril must be working as well. she is on a heavy dose of baytril just to make sure to kill it. I think I found this at the right time. last night she drank some water so she is not making her self starve or thirsty. I bumped up her temps as well. I will be doing a full clean on saturday. right now I want to help her fight this!

[JeffJ]

yeah she already seems a little better I think the chlorhexide is doing a great job with keeping any new signs from apearing, and the baytril must be working as well. she is on a heavy dose of baytril just to make sure to kill it. I think I found this at the right time. last night she drank some water so she is not making her self starve or thirsty. I bumped up her temps as well. I will be doing a full clean on saturday. right now I want to help her fight this!

you caught it at a good time. advanced mouth rot can be quite hard to get rid of and can cause some rather bad deformities and can impact the quality of life of the snake even after it has been cured of the mouth rot.

[mainbutter]

Just wanted to wish you and your snake good luck on getting it all cleared up!

[labelleninirose]

I have a question, I just read that giving baytril oraly is bad because there metabolism is slow. but the vet gave me oral baytril because she did not want me to hurt the snake with the shots and cause an absece or something. shoudl I call back and demand some injectable baytril?