Cat disaster:( scratches

galofthetao · 10-21-10, 12:59 PM

Hello all,
I have had a disaster. My husband gave my snakes water last night, per my instructions and I wake up this morning and there is my pied female beside my bed (her cage is in my room) and she had scratches on her. She is in shed and the shed is all scratched up and she has these tiny scratches on her skin. They seem superficial although I have a vet appointment in an hour just to be sure. Apparently my lovely persian found her and decided to play. I don't see any bite wounds on her and no deep wounds but when I first picked her up she was striking, obviously terrified. I have soaked her in a dilute iodine-betadine bath and applied some wound healing ointment specifically for snakes although honestly the white parts on her make it difficult to see how bad scratches are, just see pink lines (not red). I went and checked on her tank and the lid was not completely latched, last time hubby does anything. Anyway, I just want to know if anything like this has happened to anybody else and what they did, and how they helped their herp heal. Please no hateful comments, I am well aware of how important it is to have a secure lid, this was a complete accident and I cant tell you the mortifying feeling I got when I realized what happened. Any stories or related info would be appreciated.

infernalis · 10-21-10, 01:15 PM

Welcome.

Kudos on booking a vet visit so quickly!

Hateful comments are frowned upon here

The closest thing I have ever had happen was (my fault) I left a cover open for a few minutes and the darn cat jumped into the enclosure, But the snake was up under the hide, no real harm done.

Your course of actions were right on target.

kenchenzo · 10-21-10, 01:25 PM

i have three dogs which i keep well clear from the snakes.
the burm might see them as food?.....

dragunov.762 · 10-21-10, 05:12 PM

my cat is afraid of my snakes but my kingsnake kept rubbing her nose on her screen lid (she is now in a custom build enclosure). you can use neosporin (no pain killers just the original) and it should heal. thats what my vet told me to do.

Freebody · 10-21-10, 08:22 PM

years and years ago i had some boas, somehow my snakes had gotten out of the cage, it lifted the lid with the weights on it and didnt knock anything over, i have not idea how long she was out of the cage for but i walked into my bedroom to grab my dirty cloths or somthing and looked over and their she is ice cold and just sitting on the floor ina little ball,... crazy thing is i had a 95 pound pitbull that hates animals, if he found her he would have surely eaten her. I was so lucky

TylerWortman · 10-21-10, 09:33 PM

Freebody,

How big was your boa at the time of her escape, length and weight?
Also, what did you use for weight ontop of the cage?

My brother has a 20 high with a solid top that doesnt lock so he always stacks and stacks things ontop to "secure" the lid. I'd just like to see how strong snakes are.

My cages latch dont worry

Reptile_Reptile · 10-22-10, 02:09 PM

my very first BP eve was her name i had my sister change the water while i was at a friends house and she never replaced the bricks on the corners and the she got out and unfortunately i only know she died cause i found a little bit of her flesh on my floor. fyi flesh not just scales. my family has 3 dogs and 1 cat. luckily i dont have to deal with that anymore R.I.P i loved that snake more then i loved myself she was my first snake after 12 years of wanting a snake avidly (correct use of the word avidly idk) and i was devastated

presspirate · 10-22-10, 02:22 PM

I am not a cat fan.

I had a friend who had a young BP escape from his cage, the cat got ahold of it and decided to play with it for awhile.... He spent over $400 getting that snake fixed up. He'll never breed, and he was just the sweetest little thing.

galofthetao · 10-22-10, 09:56 PM

Thank you all soooo much for the stories and positive comments, this place is wonderful!! Just an update, her scratches are very superficial and looks like as longs as I medicate her with anitbiotic ointment she will be just fine. Some one asked about how big she is, I'd say she is a 500 gram pied ball python. I can't tell you all how scary this was and I am so greatful to you guys for listening and sharing. I will definitely be back here, this is a lovely reptile community.

presspirate · 10-23-10, 02:58 AM

Glad to hear things worked out. I'll bet the hubby got an ear full.

D&J-burgos · 10-23-10, 04:25 AM

I've had a similar event, our ball python escaped from his habitat, and our cat found him behind my drum set... however, our cat will no longer enter the room...so bp 1 cat 0

presspirate · 10-23-10, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by D&J-burgos

I've had a similar event, our ball python escaped from his habitat, and our cat found him behind my drum set... however, our cat will no longer enter the room...so bp 1 cat 0

Now that... in my opinion is a happy ending.

Reptile_Reptile · 10-23-10, 04:33 AM

go bp... i cant stand cats (except mine) and even he has huge restrictions he cant even get into the half of the house i keep my snakes in its either living room kitchen or outside for him (my friend has his bp literally smacked out of his hand by his gf's cat and it made me to paranoid)<--- its his fault tho read my rant on the rants page about my friends bp and you will see... he is a no good snake owner atm im trying to change that

D&J-burgos · 10-23-10, 04:40 AM

i was just reading your rant lol, and yeah...its the girls cat, and the ball (Toki) is mine, if have him out the cat wont even come in the room with him..so im not too worried at the moment

shaunyboy · 10-23-10, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by galofthetao

Hello all,
I have had a disaster. My husband gave my snakes water last night, per my instructions and I wake up this morning and there is my pied female beside my bed (her cage is in my room) and she had scratches on her. She is in shed and the shed is all scratched up and she has these tiny scratches on her skin. They seem superficial although I have a vet appointment in an hour just to be sure. Apparently my lovely persian found her and decided to play. I don't see any bite wounds on her and no deep wounds but when I first picked her up she was striking, obviously terrified. I have soaked her in a dilute iodine-betadine bath and applied some wound healing ointment specifically for snakes although honestly the white parts on her make it difficult to see how bad scratches are, just see pink lines (not red). I went and checked on her tank and the lid was not completely latched, last time hubby does anything. Anyway, I just want to know if anything like this has happened to anybody else and what they did, and how they helped their herp heal. Please no hateful comments, I am well aware of how important it is to have a secure lid, this was a complete accident and I cant tell you the mortifying feeling I got when I realized what happened. Any stories or related info would be appreciated.

hello and welcome i think you have handled the situation great

i could not have suggested a single thing more you could have done

just keep an eye on the wounds for infection

keep them clean with a dillute iodine soulution

if the wounds are dry and scabbing then things should be just fine

cheers shaun