help need some advice

unknownclown · 04-26-15, 05:59 PM

So I have this poor rescue... I need to know if anyone has ever seen this before. I want to take him to the vet but worried if this is incurable. I don't have allot of money and if there's no hope I'd rather as sad as it may be just put him out of his misery. My heart breaks for this guy...

**lady_bug87** · 04-26-15, 06:31 PM

Whoa, do you have any other pictures?

**Aaron_S** · 04-26-15, 07:33 PM

Abcess most likely. Is curable. Incredibly gross.

DDW · 04-26-15, 07:52 PM

Aww, poor thing, good luck. it's great that you're trying to rescue this poor fellow. Best wishes^.=.^

jjhill001 · 04-27-15, 11:22 AM

OW, that looks really uncomfortable.

kuester · 05-04-15, 09:21 AM

No offense but dont take in rescues if you dont have money to help it. Most people getting rid of snakes for free is because they have some medical issue. I just rescued a argentine boa with a terrible uri and its now being treated but the vet bill was $300

**lady_bug87** · 05-04-15, 09:25 AM

I'd take an abscess over a contagious RI that can infect everything in your collection.

Money or not taking in a sick rescue is a risk. your money doesn't make it less of one.

kuester · 05-04-15, 02:06 PM

Well i keep my sick snake on the opposite side of the house from my other reps and im not handling my other reps at the moment if i have to spot clean i wash up to my shoulders with dish soap, change clothes and wear gloves the go up to my elbows. So i doubt anything will carry over and of it does i will catch it before it gets bad like my almost dying rescue was 5 days ago before we started the baytril injections. A mild uri is easily curable without a vet visit also

**lady_bug87** · 05-04-15, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kuester

Well i keep my sick snake on the opposite side of the house from my other reps and im not handling my other reps at the moment if i have to spot clean i wash up to my shoulders with dish soap, change clothes and wear gloves the go up to my elbows. So i doubt anything will carry over and of it does i will catch it before it gets bad like my almost dying rescue was 5 days ago before we started the baytril injections. A mild uri is easily curable without a vet visit also

Good luck with that. Just don't crap on someone doing the exact same thing as you are using money as an excuse.

kuester · 05-04-15, 05:15 PM

Im not trying to crap on them. Just stating if youre going to rescuing reps that are in bad conditions you need money for vet visits.

Albert Clark · 05-05-15, 01:36 PM

Wow, how long has the poor guy been suffering with this condition as far as you know? It could be a tumor also, a secondary infection from a stomatitis. If you cant afford the vet consider donating him to a wildlife rehabilitation group. They usually have affiliations with vets and can give you some advice. Some vet schools may be interested in taking him on as a project. Worth a try.

Good luck with him.