bad reaction to my snake's meds??? help!!!

[Will0W783]

You need to be giving injections in the FIRST third of the body, NOT near the tail end. Snakes have a renal portal system, so all blood and lymph fluid circulates through the front half of the body, then the kidneys, then the back half. Giving an injection in the tail end means that it will all be filtered out via the kidneys before it has a chance to get to the infected lungs.

You need to get a new vet..>ASAP. The one you are going to is likely not knowledgeable.

[RandyRhoads]

Originally Posted by Will0W783

You need to be giving injections in the FIRST third of the body, NOT near the tail end. Snakes have a renal portal system, so all blood and lymph fluid circulates through the front half of the body, then the kidneys, then the back half. Giving an injection in the tail end means that it will all be filtered out via the kidneys before it has a chance to get to the infected lungs.

You need to get a new vet..>ASAP. The one you are going to is likely not knowledgeable.

Awesome advice, I had no idea about this and apparently neither did my previous vet.

[Wolfus_305]

Originally Posted by RandyRhoads

Awesome advice, I had no idea about this

Mhmm I agree, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool!

Do you know if that is for survival reasons? like if a snake gets bit on the tail and it gets affected it will not spread as quickly or something?