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07-26-10, 09:12 PM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Jonas died this week. I'm not sure when. I last handled him two days ago when I gave him his last shot. Today is feeding day and he's dead. I only had him for two months, but I was closer with him than any other snake, because he was so sickly. I'm not naive enough to hope he's in a better place, but I do hope that I was able to make his last two months on earth comfortable. This has not been a good day.
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07-26-10, 09:24 PM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Im so sorry to hear mate. I know you make a strong bond when you have one like jonas.
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07-27-10, 12:40 AM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
 Sorry to hear.
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07-27-10, 01:34 AM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Ooooooh bugger. Really sorry to hear that mate.  I know what you mean about being closer through care, I`ve got a huge Royal python who has had a few problems needing hundreds of pounds and lots of time and injections. I`ve been up many a night keeping an eye on her. Your care and attention to that snake will have made it`s last few weeks on Earth much more comfortable for sure.....
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07-27-10, 04:18 AM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Sorry to hear of your loss - just think that a lot of people wouldnt have bothered trying to treat the animal - your care can only have made things better.
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07-27-10, 11:05 AM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
really sorry to hear of your loss, looks like you tries above and beyond what most snakes get from most keepers out thier. your a good keeper, i hope you have better luck in the future.
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07-27-10, 11:42 AM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
He's at the vet now undergoing necropsy. I want to know what killed him, so it doesn't happen to another one of my snakes.
It sounds terrible, but I hope it was cancer, that way no one is to blame, and there's nothing anyone could have done.
I'm just lucky to have an inexpensive reptile vet. $60 for a necropsy is a good peace of mind to dollar ratio.
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07-27-10, 11:55 AM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Update: Just got off the phone with the vet. Preliminary results indicate he either had a severe infection (which they think unlikely since he had three courses of antibiotics), or cancer. He had an extremely swollen lymph node near his intestines. They're sending samples to Purdue University to confirm the diagnosis.
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07-27-10, 12:18 PM
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domi adsum
Join Date: Jun-2010
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Sorry to hear he didn't make it. You do develop a special bond when nursing your sick animals.
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07-27-10, 10:52 PM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
sorry about the loss, i think we all get that feeling at some point whether it is a dog, snake, etc. it always sucks to lose a pet
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07-28-10, 12:57 AM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Condolences on the loss.... sucks.
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07-28-10, 10:02 AM
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slainte mhath
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Quote:
Originally Posted by percey39
Im so sorry to hear mate. I know you make a strong bond when you have one like jonas.
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like percy says mate you really do grow a strong bond with sickly snakes.ive been treating my jag for over 9 months now.he's now the family pet and if he gets better will be with us for life.
i'm sorry to hear you lost your snake mate.its so frustrating when you do everything possible and still have a bad outcome.
cheers shaun
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07-28-10, 12:05 PM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Sorry for your loss
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08-13-10, 06:22 PM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
Just got the lab results from the necropsy.
It wasn't cancer. He had a severe, drug resistant, infection of the intestines and pancreas.
I've cleaned and bleached everything I could think that he might have come into contact with. Only time will tell if it got passed to any of my other snakes. They've all been eating normally since Jonas's death, so hopefully it was an isolated incident.
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08-13-10, 07:14 PM
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Re: Think I'm going to lose him =(
I hope it does not spread, and its just a single isolated case, i got my fingers crossed for you.
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