bad reaction to my snake's meds??? help!!!
ok so my snake is sick. she is a 3 year old ball python and is 25 inches long. she has an upper respiratory infection, & a bad one at that. she is also in shed, which she tends to need help removing. i brought her to a vet and they gave her some meds to inject in her every 2 days. they also told me to give her warm baths 2 to 3 times a day for 15 minutes each bath.
i started out with the baths, which she very much enjoys, seeing as i give them to her and all my other pythons every 2 weeks as well as during their sheds. i started her medicine injections 2 days after her initial appointment, as the vet had directed me. they gave her the first shot in the office during the initial visit, to teach me how to give her the shot, & where to give it to her, and how much to give her. she had no reaction from this shot.
the 1st shot at my house, no reaction.
2 days later, the 2nd shot at my house, no immediate reaction.
i gave her a bath the day after her 2nd injection at home. i took her out of her bath to help massage her shed, and she didn't want to be touched anywhere on her neck from the base of her skull & about 5-6 inches down her body. i didn't have her in immediate light, she was shadowed, and i saw that she looked purple. i put her under the light and realized that the purple color was blood!!!! & it was free flowing directly under her skin!!!!
i started freaking out, because #1 i have NEVER had a sick snake, and i have 7, the oldest being 10, & #2 i had NO idea what was going on. i immediately stopped her medication, & 3 days later, the blood was gone, although she is still very sensitive in that area. i took her back to the vet & they said it was not a reaction to the medication, so they gave her another shot since i had skipped a few. low & behold the next day, the blood was back.
the medication they gave me for her is Ceftazidime. has anyone else had experience with this medication?!?!?!?!
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