Advice needed ...

[gregmonsta]

Ok ... first course of treatment seemed effective ... then last week she returned to vomiting ... treated for flagellates a second time .... still the same. Am now suspecting worms. Have contacted our vet to see if they can do a fecal analysis for us so we know what Penelope's up against.

[infernalis]

Good Luck!!

[Snaky]

Good luck!

By very hygienic to not transmit anything to the other snakes! Better safe then sorry. It's maybe even a good idea to do a fecal analysis an all snakes...

[gregmonsta]

Don't worry I'm always careful of hygene when going between tanks. Penelope just seems to have been plagued with problems. First the mites and now this ...

[anji1971]

Good luck, Greg. Hope you can get a handle on all these problems soon, so she can be healthy and happy again.

[gregmonsta]

Right ... she was quite heavily infested with worms and the first course of treatment with velamisole is done ... and this is where it gets interesting .... I administered her treatment orally for five days (to be repeated in two weeks) ... we left her for a couple of days and then decided to feed her ... I proffered the mouse in the usual fashion - no interest .... tried again two days later .... no interest .... I tried again today nothing!!! so ... I put the mice in the fridge and decided to try again in the evening ... I ended up working on some festival footage and told Terri to give it a go ... and ... SHE ATE WITH GUSTO!!! .... seems like little madam is holding a grudge against me!!! Who'd have thought it?

[count dewclaw]

Yay, that's good news. Too bad she's being ungrateful at the moment. Don't you just love it when you do what's best for the animal, but they don't understand what you are doing is good for them!

[gregmonsta]

Totally ... the sods ... just wait 'till the second course is done I'll most definately be considered the enemy after then rofl

[count dewclaw]

You most definitely will be the Evil Master, mawhahaha!

[gregmonsta]

Well she's now officially back to form ... her second course of Levamisole went the way of the first .... she ate and then immediately entered a shed cycle ... she shed last night and stuffed herself with two tasty rodents today ... happy snakey + ecstatic owners !!!!