Sat. morning Vet. visit

[guidofatherof5]

I received a call from the Vet.
My little Red Sided female passed away before surgery could be done.
The blockage was in the colon. He said it was a hard calcified substance. I asked if it could be urates? He said no.
I'll pick her up tomorrow for a proper burial at home.
My Vet. is concerned that this situation may involve pinkies. I informed him I feed 70% worms and 30% pinkies and I haven't had problems with other snakes.
At this point, what happened remains a mystery

[Stefan-A]

Sorry to hear that, Steve.

[drache]

oh no, Steve - I'm so sorry for your loss

[ConcinusMan]

Shoot. If all this news of dead snakes doesn't stop soon, I'm going to lose it.

Sorry steve, you tried.

[gregmonsta]

Really sorry to hear that she didn't make it Steve. It's harder when you don't get an idea of the cause for the problem.
You tried buddy, and that's what counts.

[mustang]

wow steve sorry to hear that....somthn like what we humans call kidney stone im guessn?

[guidofatherof5]

wow steve sorry to hear that....somthn like what we humans call kidney stone im guessn?

She was an older snake and a troubled eater from the beginning. She would eat in spurts. Good at times, then go off food for an extended period.
She was in one of her good eating times when this problem arose.

[guidofatherof5]

UPDATE

Things are not looking very good for River. She's off food and still very bloated.
I took her to the Vet. on Thursday for another evaluation. Another X- ray was taken and does not show any kind of blockage. The cause of her edema is still unknown. She's now on Prednisone(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone) in the hopes it will jump start her system and reduce the edema. My Vet. has calls into some of his colleages for more advice. He did advise that things are not looking well and at some point she may need to be put down.
I've decided that when and if that time comes I am going to get a full necroscopy done on her. It won't be cheap but I need answers. It would be a shame to lose her.
She was a rescued female from last year. She was very skinny when she arrived and may have had some medical issues at that time.
She did get a Vet. visits a few weeks after she arrived. A fecal was done and she was parasite free.
I have noticed that she is more active since she was put on the med. She will get some outside time tomorrow to increase her activity level.
I think she is an older snake but feel she still has a few good years left if I can get her through this incident.
I want those big beautiful eyes around awhile longer.

[gregmonsta]

I'm rooting for her mate. Lets hope your vet's peers can add an insight or two.

[Mommy2many]

Thoughts are with you and River.