I have a 2006 BCI that has a beginning case of mouth rot. A friend of mine who has a boa with a bad case of mouth rot and she was able to tell me that is what mine has. She told me she treats hers with Animax and she recommends using it but I'd need a prescription for it. She told me she'd get a refill and I could reimburse her for it. I would like to treat this at home if possible, but will go to the vet if all else fails.
I have been told that a 50/50 solution of peroxide and water helps. I have also been told this is not good.
Let me explain what the boa's symptoms are. She has a slight swelling on the left side of her face. These symptoms became apparent when she shed last month. She did not shed the tip of her nose. I do not usually mess with face shed but I lifted it up slightly and noticed it started peeling up scales and bleeding a bit. If I were to take it off, she would have no scales on her nose and it would be bleeding. I decided to leave it alone and let her work on it herself. She is now in shed again, the nose shed is still there, dried up and sunken in. It's dark also. I believe it might be blocking her nasal cavity. She opens her mouth every so often and makes a sneezing sound (I assume she's trying to breathe?) and closes. After reading quite a lot about mouth rot, she is showing many symptoms. She has a slight "cheesy puss" around her gum line, and spots of blood and looks purple in some spots.
She was being cooled for breeding but I am obviously not breeding her now so I raised her temperatures back up.
After some reading, I've found that people have used chlorhexidine solutions or betadine solutions. I could not find chlorhexidine, but I did pick up some betadine. The bottle says 10% povidone-iodine. How much should I dilute it for a beginning case? I don't know if any of you will have the answers, but it's worth a shot. I am not going to put something in or around my snake's mouth without knowing how to do it properly.
Also, someone at a local pet store suggested using apple cider vinegar. She said that it was "nature's antiseptic". Is this valid?
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What would you suggest for treatment? I have no problem going to see a vet, but would like to do what I can at home in the meantime.
