strange lump in chest area? - Page 4

Sharlynn93 · 03-20-14, 09:03 AM

We are planning on a movie night this weekend

divergent is in our local theater and we have been dying to see it!

sharthun · 03-20-14, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharlynn93

We are planning on a movie night this weekend

divergent is in our local theater and we have been dying to see it!

Cool! I want to see that one as well!

Sharlynn93 · 03-20-14, 09:45 AM

I will let you know how it is (unless something comes up and we don't go, that happens a lot...) but hopefully we get to go!

Snakesitter · 03-20-14, 01:34 PM

Thrilled to hear the good progess report!

sharthun · 03-21-14, 09:49 PM

How's Iris doing?

Sharlynn93 · 03-22-14, 12:00 AM

Super cranky tonight. Couldn't distribute meds. Vet suggested feeding her a mouse and see if it calms her down. So we did and she ate it. She struck at us about 50 times

the lump is 95% gone, though...see how she is tomorrow...we may end up going with the injection method...

sharthun · 03-22-14, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharlynn93

Super cranky tonight. Couldn't distribute meds. Vet suggested feeding her a mouse and see if it calms her down. So we did and she ate it. She struck at us about 50 times

the lump is 95% gone, though...see how she is tomorrow...we may end up going with the injection method...

95% is a very good improvement!

Sharlynn93 · 03-22-14, 10:11 AM

Can really only tell now by the scales staying distorted..
Thinking im gonna try and get some syringes and give her shots instead. I can wrangle her into a pillowcase for that...last night she acted like a super p'd off rattlesnake..
I do not want to overstress her by holding her down and prying her mouth open...

Snakesitter · 03-24-14, 02:03 PM

Look on the bright side: the fact she was that active shows a massive improvement in energy. She's on the mend!!! :-)

pdomensis · 03-24-14, 03:00 PM

Is it possible to dose a thawed rat and feed it? just curious. Glad to hear your girl is doing so much better.

Sharlynn93 · 03-24-14, 09:03 PM

I thought about dosing her food, but if I did that, I would be afraid to handle her and threaten a regurge when dosing the next night...also thought about just dosing a small mouse each night and give her a very small meal each night...but wasn't sure of the ramifications of that...but we have gotten a couple more doses into her and only have a few more left...she hasn't been aggressive since I fed her that small mouse the other night...she is full blue right now so she may have been a bit defensive because of that, plus the move to the new enclosure, plus the pain, etc, etc...she seemed her normal self this morning and tonight, but it will take me a while before I trust her around the kids again...last thing I want is for one of them to get bit and have Jason's ex take us to court :/

Sharlynn93 · 03-24-14, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sharthun

Cool! I want to see that one as well!

btw, sharthun, Divergent was awesome! can't wait to get it on blue ray and watch it again!

Will0W783 · 03-25-14, 08:05 AM

I'm so glad that Iris is doing better! Keep up the good work Sharlynn! Btw, I think injectable antibiotics would be a good way to go. They seem to work better for snakes in general, due to the strength of their digestive juices.

Keep us posted.

Sharlynn93 · 03-25-14, 08:12 AM

I will

if these final few doses of orals don't take care of it, we have purchased the tylan..we are determined she will beat this...she has come WAY too far with us to lose her now...she is now actually using her hides instead of hiding in the foliage way back in the back of the tank behind the hides...I think she is feeling better...time will tell!

we DID try a dose of tylan (not injected) with our sick rat...mixed it with the water like I researched, etc...(figured we were gonna lose her anyway if this doesn't work)...she seems to be feeling much better already...ate a few carrot shreds (hasnt eaten in much in a week) and is roaming about and grooming herself...came up to the glass when I looked in on her...we will see how she fares...her premature litter (lost all but 3) are doing well with a foster mom...going to treat them all if this treatment seems to work...maybe we can wipe the bacteria from the whole colony and avoid this issue with both the rodents and the snakes in the future...worth a shot, anyway!

sharthun · 03-25-14, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharlynn93

btw, sharthun, Divergent was awesome! can't wait to get it on blue ray and watch it again!

Awesome! Thanks for the Review!

Steve