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anuraanman
at Wed Mar 18 13:38:55 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by anuraanman ]
Well, a couple hours before the scheduled check in at the Vet's the snake re-prolapsed. I am posting about this here just because I think other people may like to see the photo and hear about the full story. Any advise on the matter is still welcome but after talking with the vet for a while I think we have a pretty good course of action planned out.
Because of the snake's size, the repeated damage caused to the anal scale by inserting sutures has caused the scale to split off and become necrotic. After previous prolapses, the cloaca was re-inserted into the vent and the vent partially closed for 3 days with sutures to prevent the cloaca from popping right back out. Now that the snake has re-prolapsed and there is no anal scale to put a suture on the vet and I are trying a couple other things to try and prevent a recurrence of the problem. Thus far the snake has been put on Baytril to clear out a potential bacterial problem in the gut and Albon to remove the parasite coccidia from its GI. The snake is now being treated with a broad-spectrum de-worming medication which should take care of the other known parasite species in its GI as well as nematodes and protazoans if they happen to be in there and causing problems as well. It also just got an anti-inflammatory shot which will be repeated in two days, and is being treated with a topical anti-biotic to keep any exposed tissue as a result of scale damage from drying out or becoming necrotic. Luckily the prolapse was minor enough that it did not pop right out after being re-inserted. If this does not fix the problem then options may be limited. The snake does not have any blockage and continues to pass feces and urates as normal.
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Update - anuraanman, Wed Mar 18 13:38:55 2009 