Injured Ball Python

[alessia55]

Good luck! I hope the vet can cut you some slack too.

[lady_bug87]

Originally Posted by mykee

That's not a Toffee.

and by that I'm SUURE you mean "Oh no! I hope he feels better!" right?

hahaha



I really do hope the snake feels better and the vet helps you out I just found the comment amusing

[EasternGirl]

Totally understandable about the money...vet visits are outrageous. I had to pay $800 the other day to save my dog from ingesting a pill...of course my dog is worth it...but that is ridiculous! If I didn't have credit...I don't know what I would have done...

[Strutter769]

I have exactly 0 credit cards, and my debit card is only good a few days a month.(lol) This animal hospital isn't among the least expensive in the area, but Dr. Yates is worth it. (Dundee Animal Hospital Elgin, IL) Hope I didn't just break a rule posting that.

I'm not trying to start a "pity party" by any means. More trying to convey even when we don't have the means all the time, our animals are always taken care of. Sometime moreso than their humans! Lol

I think someone's sig. on this board says somethin' about giving our dogs our spare time, spare time, etc., they give us their all. Love it!

[lady_bug87]

^^ Snakefood.

[snake man12]

Get well soon : ]. I would suggest a Q tip with some neo

[Strutter769]

Originally Posted by snake man12

Get well soon : ]. I would suggest a Q tip with some neo

Thanks Snakeman. We've done a couple treatments so far, with more to come.

[EasternGirl]

I don't know if this is of any interest to you or if you can get credit...but the credit that I was speaking of is Carecredit...it's a specific credit line you can apply for for vet bills (you can also use it for other medical things). It has really helped me out of vet bill jams.

[Strutter769]

Originally Posted by EasternGirl

I don't know if this is of any interest to you or if you can get credit...but the credit that I was speaking of is Carecredit...it's a specific credit line you can apply for for vet bills (you can also use it for other medical things). It has really helped me out of vet bill jams.

More awesome advice from the EasternGirl! We'd heard of pet insurance, (which is probably very helpful if you have very few pets, but never pet credit. I'm looking into this right away.

Thank you!

[alessia55]

Good luck tomorrow!! I hope the vet can stitch him up nice and quick and he'll be off to a speedy recovery

[Strutter769]

[QUOTE=strutter769;658412]I have exactly 0 credit cards, and my debit card is only good a few days a month.(lol) This animal hospital isn't among the least expensive in the area, but Dr. Yates is worth it. (Dundee Animal Hospital Elgin, IL) Hope I didn't just break a rule posting that.

I'm not trying to start a "pity party" by any means. More trying to convey even when we don't have the means all the time, our animals are always taken care of. Sometime moreso than their humans! Lol

I think someone's sig. on this board says somethin' about giving our dogs our spare time, spare time, etc., they give us their all. Love it![/QUOTE/]

Well, after much discussion, (some was rather "passionate"), we've decided Dr. Yates definitely won't stitch a wound that has been open for any amour of time due to the high likelihood of infection. So, the only advice he could possibly give would be to keep the wound as clean as possible, treat with Neosporin and watch for any sign of infection. I think he'd also only give any possible injection if there were redness or signs of infection, of which there currently are none.

Is there anything I missed here? Please let me know. I'm interested in all feedback, as usual.

Thankfully,

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by strutter769

I don't have butterfly bandages, so I attempted only the gauze portion of a Band-Aid, with some medical type tape.

be carefull using tape on a snake,especially when taking it off,keep an eye on its scales as you take the tape off.

tape can pull off part and whole scales,if not done with great care

its hard to tell from the pictures,its a pity the black and white close up,wasn't taken in colour.it makes it hard to tell whats belly scales and whats raw flesh

it looks to me like it require stitches,but i'm unsure if after a certain period of time has passed,a wound cannot be stitched (does anyone know if this is correct please ? )

i would keep the wound clean and a close eye on it until you see the vet.i personally would use white paper towels as substrate,this would give me peace of mind,regards dye from the newspaper entering the wound

i'm sure he's going to make a full recovery and he's in good hands

please let us know how it goes at the vets mate

all the best shaun

[Strutter769]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

be carefull using tape on a snake,especially when taking it off,keep an eye on its scales as you take the tape off.

tape can pull off part and whole scales,if not done with great care

its hard to tell from the pictures,its a pity the black and white close up,wasn't taken in colour.it makes it hard to tell whats belly scales and whats raw flesh

it looks to me like it require stitches,but i'm unsure if after a certain period of time has passed,a wound cannot be stitched (does anyone know if this is correct please ? )

i would keep the wound clean and a close eye on it until you see the vet.i personally would use white paper towels as substrate,this would give me peace of mind,regards dye from the newspaper entering the wound

i'm sure he's going to make a full recovery and he's in good hands

please let us know how it goes at the vets mate

all the best shaun

Thanks Shaun! Good catch with the paper towels in place of newspaper!

On a good note, he/she did eat this evening, which officially cancels all handling for tomorrow. Complete blank moment as I fed them, completely forgetting about transporting tomorrow.

The other half of the pair (I really need to learn how to sex snakes!) had not eaten at last check. I'll of course leave dinnet in overnight, and am fairly confident it won't be there on the morn. Fingers crossed, ad this is their first feeding under our watch

[ZARADOZIA]

All I have to offer is make sure the neosporin with without pain relief. Investing in some Betadine would be good and you can apply with this a cotton ball. If you don't know what Betadine is, its what the hospitals use to prep for and after surgery, you can buy it at any drug store. It's great to have on hand for all (pets with feet- no feet and people).

Feed him on schedule and maybe consider smaller prey if you can, as not to stretch the wound and reopen it. (Not real sure what he is eating right now so this advice may be unnecessary.)

[SnakeyJay]

Is feeding wise with an open wound on the neck like that? Just got to ask, your still going to the vets right? Good luck.