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12-May-08, 06:18 PM
|  | Be The Rat! Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: SEQLD Age/Gender: 21  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by spilota_variegata  No blood but a bit of hissing. Looks like the abscess is going down a bit. Got another veterinary check on Friday. I hope things work out well. | It'll be fine fortum is a very good antibiotic. thumbs up from me.
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he was being good and i let my guard down...........and he bit me on the face!!
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12-May-08, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by xshadowx Hope your boy is better soon! Wonder what caused it? | I asked the vet and she said she had no clue. It's definitely bacterial (she took a sample) so antibiotics should do the trick. If the abscess doesn't self resolve, I'll have to book the snake in for an operation to lance it I suppose (any suggestions/info from someone who has had a similar situation).
The snake is still alert, wants to eat and went to the toilet yesterday without any worries. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks everyone for your support 
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12-May-08, 06:21 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Cairns, Queensland Age/Gender: 32 | | | | Well done in going to the vet straight up and not waiting or a reply. Many would have waited. Hope all goes well for you now. Sounds like he is on the mend. |
12-May-08, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by spilota_variegata I asked the vet and she said she had no clue. It's definitely bacterial (she took a sample) so antibiotics should do the trick. If the abscess doesn't self resolve, I'll have to book the snake in for an operation to lance it I suppose (any suggestions/info from someone who has had a similar situation).
The snake is still alert, wants to eat and went to the toilet yesterday without any worries. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks everyone for your support |
yeah lancing a small abscess wouldn't be a huge procedure, but that is definitely the next step if the antibiotics alone do not resolve it, and thats just due to the fact that the body has cut off the bacteria by surrounding it with layers upon layers of inflammation tissue hence the lump, and this also means that blood flow to the area is minimal meaning the antibiotic may not be able to penetrate it completely
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he was being good and i let my guard down...........and he bit me on the face!!
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