yet another vet visit

[drache]

took three of the snakes to the vet today
Drache - the PI King still hasn't eaten and in addition that slight lump he's had since I got him, has gotten more pronounced and feels tender
Sammy"s lump, previously mistaken for a double chin, has also gotten larger
it was clearly time to go
then this morning I found a weird sore spot on Coffee, the Xenochrophis that's a bit runty
So
Drache gets Flagyl 250mg, every other day, for both the bump and as an appetite stimulant
Coffee got a one time dose of flagyl
Samantha had to stay for observation and tests
it's not a cyst - no fluid in it
I'm worried
I sure hope it's something treatable
just now it occurred to me that I forgot to ask to see where she'll be staying
vets often just whisk animals away to some back room
he's not done that in a while
usually he does everything in front of me and explains it
but for Sammy to stay there I guess she had to be taken to some back room and I just automatically assumed that it was going to be off limits to me, so I never asked
she'll be fine of course . . .

[KITKAT]

Hope that all works out well... let us know, will ya?

[Snaky]

If your PI king keeps refusing and you're worried, you can always force feed him... But keep in mind that it's stressy.

Hope that it'll work out with the treatments.

[GarterGuy]

Sorry to hear about all your snake woes. Over the almost 16yrs. that I've had my PI king, I've had all kinds of issues with her as well. She's had a respitory infection that had to treat with injectable batryl, a horrible skin infection that I actually had a vet give me an experimental cancer med that did wonders for that (she's still got some scarring from it on her belly, it was really bad) and a fatty tumor at the base of her tail. There's also been the occasional fasts too that have lasted several months at a time. I think several times that she was going to check out, but always got through it. Don't know if you've tried this with Drache, but one thing that I had to do to get Babe to eat was actually give her live mice. For some reason, either the smell or the motion totally set her off and got her feeding again. After feeding like that for a while, she went right back to F/T mice again as well. Just something to think about. Hope everything comes out on the plus side with all your little ones.
Roy

[drache]

I found afresh shed this morning in the little guys' tank and wrapped a washed mouse with it - rodent maki
he did evince some reserved interest at first, but after careful investigation, I guess it wasn't sufficiently convincing
the little snake's skin didn't even cover a third of the mouse
I swear, he gave me a look before he moved off

[Snaky]

Have you ever tried givind them Mastomys natalensis (don't know the english name) instead of ordinary mice.

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source: Veeltepeltmuis

They have a different scent and usually work very good on kings. But beware, never give them alive, they are usually very aggressive. It's like they miss a screw or 2 ( 3, 4, 5 ... ).You also can't handle them by hand... Such nice animals, I used to breed them awhile

[drache]

Have you ever tried givind them Mastomys natalensis (don't know the english name) instead of ordinary mice.

that's some kind of African mouse
I"ve never seen them here
not that that means much
for now I'll see what the flagyl will do
I meant to take a pic of his lump today
right now I'm too wiped
I just need to hang out with one of my healthy snakes for a change

[Snaky]

Yes, it's an African mouse, it has a distinctive smell and can be bought here... is you know where to go

[adamanteus]

Let us know how it all works out Rhea. Good luck.

[Stefan-A]

Aren't they usually referred to as Natal rats (Praomys natalensis)?