I mentioned earlier that I had taken this guy to the vet, my wc Pahokee King. His problem was protozoans, pin worms and a mild resp infection. This was last fall and after worming and other meds seemed okay. Fast forward to spring and he is plagued by belly scale rot, tons more internal nasties and the occasional sneeze. The belly scale rot was a real puzzle as I keep my Kings very clean and on paper towel. Yet he would get belly scale rot and shed then it's gone for a couple of months. Well the last bout of its was really bad and he had some body swelling on the last 2/3 of him. Took him back and got better antibiotics and wormed him again. Now he is healthy full time instead of part time. Still not sure why he was swollen, Since it reacted to antibiotics must have been an infection. Anyone seen this? Basically he looked like a snake that recently ate for sure not normal. Im guessing infection or maybe gas from the bacteria building up? Anyway a good Vet is hard to find but if you do it makes life much easier.


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