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i95east
at Wed May 31 02:41:36 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by i95east ]
i know some folks might disagree, but i have reduced the vet work on the stable, long term parts of my collection. first, when you get frozen feeders, and again when you thaw them, look closely. if they don't look fresh, pitch them, especially if they look discolored on the nose and toes, or look refrozen. when i have any sort of feeding, regurge, or dehydration issues with an animal,and if i can rule out temps, i do the following. right away, i treat the animal with flagyl. i keep a little bottle of the stuff premixed with pedialite, [4p x 1f] with a label with all the breakdowns for dosage and snake weight written down so i don't have to translate and calculate every time i need to treat. get disposable oral syringes from a vet supply, they make oral treatment simple and sanitary. i also treat at half of recomended dosage. [if the dosage is 1 ml, i give them .5] flagyl is serious stuff, it can kill a snake if you don't measure carefully, but it is the wonder drug for colubrids. i'm no vet, but the rapid weight loss and dehydration you describe seems to fit the profile of ameabas in the stomach, which flagyl clears up instantly. i seldom have to treat an animal twice. also, if i treat an animal, i sanitize the cage, every time. if an animal dies, it goes out with it's caging. i'm not taking any chances over a five dollar sweaterbox.i hope this is helpful, and you figure out what's going on, and get it all cleared up quickly. kurt d.
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RE: Dropping like flies - i95east, Wed May 31 02:41:36 2006