My first ever captive snake, Xena the Dekayi that started it all for me has cancer near her cloaca, you can see the tumor in this picture.
I inspect her daily, and it has spread very close to the sensitive tissues inside the vent.
Her quality of life is still great at the moment, but I have to be realistic and come to terms with the fact that she will not be around a whole lot longer.
She has been living in my house 5 years now, and when I have to put her down, it's going to be the toughest thing I can think of to do.
Out of all my snakes, she is the only one that has ever sat in my shirt pocket for extended periods of time, she is the first snake to ever give birth in my home, first everything, so she is extra special to me.
The first sign of blood, and I will have no choice any longer, I care way too much about her to let her suffer until the cancer kills her.
Hanging on that long would be extremely selfish of me, and would only make her live in pain.
My vet said it was too close to her rectum to operate on it.
My snake has cancer
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