cat attack injuries **PICS!!** lol

[snakems]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3237098531_cba43ef6df.jpg?v=0the two arrows point to the punctures... though now you can really barely see them, this is what they look like now.
and this is the area a little more from the side view...http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/3237098871_7323f78a08.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3237098629_8c9d953035.jpg?v=0
and here's the area I was concerned about that seems to be bulging a little. Its really hard to capture on the camera but you can mostly see it when shes moving.
I guess because I knew the looks of her so well beforehand I really notice this.
in this picture you can kind of see it where there is a lighter colored line across her kind of... thats where she is SLIGHTLY stretched a bit more in that one spot than she normally would be ...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3237939282_edcc480162.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3237939174_9cf9dfee36.jpg?v=0http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/3237939568_2a47c5b9c4.jpg?v=0there's the view from the top.

[snakems]

and from this angle you can slightly see a lump... http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/3237098795_19b5d9b89a.jpg?v=0...
and last I think the two marks here are obvious and dont need any pointing out but you can see there is not swelling here...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/3237939110_40436ec9b9.jpg?v=0

my poor little snakems... in another thread i will post the underside. it looks much different.

any thoughts would be appreciated thanks very much! :)

[snakems]

this is where it starts to look bad....http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3237148833_226e32a6fb.jpg?v=0

all it looks like to me is like the ventral scales here are either dirty or like "rotting" or something... its horrible... but this all has happened in the places she was bleeding from being bittenhttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/3237989760_1f7a6e6661.jpg?v=0http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3237989826_acdd9ab1a8.jpg?v=0http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3237149051_2b4f06fd1e.jpg?v=0and heres the real close up of what it looks like
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3237989952_dee53ebde7.jpg?v=0http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3237149169_1d71fc9218.jpg?v=0

... I know that Ive done everything that I can do to keep her clean and then some, and her conditions couldnt be any better so i just dont know if this is just part of what happens or what! =/

[prattypus]

I am by no means an expert, but it looks as if the wounds themselves are healing well. I think the main concern would be infection. Cat saliva trapped in a body can be some nasty medicine.

[guidofatherof5]

The only wounds that concern me are the ones on the belly. Watch for drainage(pus) or a bad smell from the wound area. If you can get the snake to a Herp. Vet. that would be great. This cream also works wonders and can be bought very cheaply but you need a prescript. for it.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/cream.jpg

[Snake lover 3-25]

to me it kind of looks like scale rot on the bottom? are you sure it's not just swelling making the bump???? it does look like they're healing well though... and the betadine that your using should clear up an infection if that's what's causing the bump......

[snakems]

to me it kind of looks like scale rot on the bottom? are you sure it's not just swelling making the bump???? it does look like they're healing well though... and the betadine that your using should clear up an infection if that's what's causing the bump......

yeah Im pretty much positive that it isnt scale rot for several reasons. mainly because if she didnt have it before there's no physical way she could have acquired it since Ive had her considering if anything she's in much better conditions now than she had ever been in the wild and she never had it then. This is only something that has shown itself since the bites have been healing. I dont know why. It might just be the areas where the puntures are shedding scale? I really just dont know.

[snakems]

to me it kind of looks like scale rot on the bottom? are you sure it's not just swelling making the bump???? it does look like they're healing well though... and the betadine that your using should clear up an infection if that's what's causing the bump......
and from the pictures it may look like it but its not topical swelling making the lump. you'd really have to see it, because I can see how it may seem that way by viewing the pics but from watching her move and inspecting the skin around it, its definitely inside there. Its almost like a kink in a way.

[Snake lover 3-25]

ok yeah... it doesn't just sprout up..... o it might be the betadine making it that color lol woops... maybe the cat scratched her there or something.... to me it all looks fine except for the bump....... i'm thinkin it's either swelling, an infection (which it shouldn't be if you're using betadine) or possibly internal bleeding? is she still eating and passing food well?

[Snake lover 3-25]

and from the pictures it may look like it but its not topical swelling making the lump. you'd really have to see it, because I can see how it may seem that way by viewing the pics but from watching her move and inspecting the skin around it, its definitely inside there. Its almost like a kink in a way.


o a kink..... that's possible too..... i've seen lots of wild ones with seemingly broken spines..... with lots of scars around them too..... if it doesn't feel squishy or anything than that's most likely it... you might be able to feel right were it is if you run your finger down the ridge of her back.....

[snakems]

ok yeah... it doesn't just sprout up..... o it might be the betadine making it that color lol woops... maybe the cat scratched her there or something.... to me it all looks fine except for the bump....... i'm thinkin it's either swelling, an infection (which it shouldn't be if you're using betadine) or possibly internal bleeding? is she still eating and passing food well?

well I had been holding off on feeding her since the incident because I was afraid to for a while. Just today is the first time Ive fed her since and even so only 3 small worms. We'll see how it goes through her. hopefully without any problems :(

[Snake lover 3-25]

well I had been holding off on feeding her since the incident because I was afraid to for a while. Just today is the first time Ive fed her since and even so only 3 small worms. We'll see how it goes through her. hopefully without any problems :(

yeah..... just watch her really closely.... if it comes up it's probably internal injuries too:( but from the outside it looks ok.....

[snakems]

im watching her very closely. I love her I hope its nothing. All I know is she seems completely fine :confused:

[guidofatherof5]

Hoping everything turns out fine. This is a stressful time for both of you.
Probably less for the snake:)
These guys are tough little creatures.

[snakems]

Hoping everything turns out fine. This is a stressful time for both of you.
Probably less for the snake:)
These guys are tough little creatures.

thanks for your reassuring words.
thats really nice of you also to send the cream! snakems may send you a special picture when she is all healed up :)

[adamanteus]

I would expect much of the discolouration on the venter to disappear when Snakems sloughs in the next few days.

[infernalis]

Don't worry so much.

This is nothing compared to what I have seen done to snakes.

Snakems will heal just fine.

Minor injuries.

[snakems]

thank you for everyone's input! it helps :)