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    "PM Boots For Custom Title" d_virginiana's Avatar
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    Re: Incompetent vet

    So sorry for your loss Unless I had to bring future animals to that particular vet I'd at least call and make sure they know what happened if you're 100% sure they broke the spine.
    You don't have to be an expert on reptiles to realize when something like that happens...
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    Re: Incompetent vet

    Quote Originally Posted by scott5017 View Post
    I have refrained from contacting the vet as there is no real way to confirm that they were indeed the cause of the animals death without it costing me more money, that and im not sure i would be able to control myself from saying the things i really want to. With the blockage the animal was not losing any weight and was active as normal, after the vet visit she dies that night, i know correlation is not causation but in this instance she wasnt immobile / limp before the visit and was afterwards.

    I do still have a 1.1 san fran pair left but this was my favorite snake, she was super friendly and would be so gentle when eating you could hand feed her.

    Also not sure i can name the vet in violation of the TOS?
    I understand completely, and to be honest would probably be of the same mindset. There is a chance that it was something like perhaps a cyst on the spine or something dislodged from the palpation, or....

    That said I wasn't there and there's something to be said for the most likely direct correlation between the visit and what you witnessed afterward. Terrible to hear that you've gone through this at any rate.
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    Re: Incompetent vet

    Regardless of who is at fault, I'll have to say that part of me has died inside. I can feel your pain right now. I myself am working on bringing a group of tetra's into the country. I can imagine what it must feel like. To be on top of the world, and then lose that. While it isn't the same, you are fortunate enough to be left with a pair of these wonderful snakes. Focus your time and energy on those, and hopefully you will be rewarded.
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    Re: Incompetent vet

    Sorry to hear that. There are some human doctors out there that aren't much better.

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    Re: Incompetent vet

    Quote Originally Posted by scott5017 View Post
    Also not sure i can name the vet in violation of the TOS?
    Not sure, either. I wouldn't. Anyone who wants to know can PM you and ask.
    Even vets make mistakes, though. Is this a vet who has specialized in reptiles?


    Sorry to hear it, by the way.

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    Re: Incompetent vet

    Sorry to hear that you've lost one of your San Frans. Every loss is hard but this snake in these circumstances is particularly harsh.

    I would still advise contacting the vet. If they did indeed break her spine there's at least a training issue that should be addressed. If I was the vet I'd be eager to necropsy her to determine whether I had caused her death.
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    Re: Incompetent vet

    So sad to read about this. But as Chris said, I would take her back to the Vet office and talk to them about it.
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    Re: Incompetent vet

    Sorry for your loss. I would definitely speak to the vet. This can happen when a snake is restrained and struggles against the pressure though. I would only apportion partial blame here. It can be difficult, especially with fast/nervous species of snake.
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    Re: Incompetent vet

    I am so sorry for your loss. I think it's possible that the vet could have broke her spine, but as tough as snakes are i would think it would be hard to do by trying to massage a blockage out. I would think you would have to twist the spine pretty hard or hit it with some type of object to break it. I have heard of severe blockages causing paralysis in reptiles. Either way if it was the vet or the blockage that caused death i hate you had to lose such a lovely snake.
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    Re: Incompetent vet

    Any chance we can get a belly photo on this? if you have one. Sorry for your loss.
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