Infected bone might mean surgeries. Hopefully it won’t come to that. Your vet will have whatever supplies you will need to care for the snake at home after the visit. If you’re at all unsure about how to handle any part of its care, just ask. The people at the vet’s office care about animals and want to ensure that you are comfortable with whatever needs to be done at home. If you get home and realize you are less clear than you thought, call them back. Sometimes people are hesitant to ask, but the vet and techs really do want to help.
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Thanks for the info, I am scheduling a vet appointment for this weekend and getting betadine tomorrow afternoon as it sounds like I will need that after the vet visit anyways. Cross your fingers, I will make a new topic once the vet sees her.
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Sounds like you’re very much on top of things. That’s really commendable, especially considering that you had real advance notice on what to expect with this rescue.
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So injections with snakes can be finicky…
You’ll be provided with everything you’ll need by the vet but having other hands helping definitely makes things easier though. Judging by how small the BP is in the photos you won’t have too much issues getting control of her. Most of what you’ll need to do is just be careful and patient. Definitely stick with the Betadine washes, dilute it in water and use a q-tip to wipe along- not against, the teeth, gums, and around the outer area of the mouth. It will help prevent even more bacterial contamination while she’s on antibiotics.
Has she taken any meals since you got her? You’ll probably be instructed to feed her smaller meals than what she’d normally be able to eat just to prevent any further distress to her mouth wounds. Make sure she gets monitored soaks often because she may also struggle to drink water with her mouth deformity
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@nathan_9171 When you see the vet, the vet may be able to tube feed her. With her mouth in the shape it’s in I truly don’t see how she would even want food or be able to eat on her own. At least for now……
I would not attempt any feeding until after her vet visit……
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If it reaches the bone her teeth will fall out. They grow back. The eye, argh. I don’t think it got that far. Cleaning and antibiotics will go a long way.
Giving a snake an intramuscular injection is fairly straight forward. The vet will likely tell you to insert the needle carefully into the back muscle,usually the rear third of the body, angled forward under the scales and then gently try to draw back a little. If there’s blood you’ll need to re insert elsewhere. If no blood, inject slowly so as not to cause a large lump. It may be 2 or 3 days of needles depending on your vet and how involved the infection is. Definitely get help holding her.
I hope you find a decent vet.
I would be tempted to send the former keeper some care info, as well.
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