i took her for another injection and they the vet gave me baytril to put in her mouth daily (not a fan of doing it cuz i feel like shes gonna hate me lol) but seems to be working... no more yawning, still a bit wheezy sounding but im only at day 3 of 10.
Thanks for all the help gents.. i might take her to the reptile vet in south penrith just to get her a overall check up
Baytril is a broad range antibiotic,imo its much better to have swabs cultured or a tracheal wash done,to identify the exact problem and correct treatment, rather than just throwing a broad range antibiotic at it.....
re oral baytril
i have found the easiest way to administer the baytril, is with a syringe and an infant baby feeding tube, cut to the correct size
any vet should be able to supply the syringe and infant feeding tube for a few dollars
the tube is for human babys,you cut the tube so that it goes far enough back the snakes throat,to put the meds into the stomach, and not have it come back out the mouth (adult carpets i cut the tube to 7 or 8 inches)
i load the syringe with meds attatch the tube and push the meds up till it reaches the end of the tube...
insert the tube into the snakes throat...
then push the meds through into the snake,once the med syringe is empty,i take it off and replace it with a syringe full of water,i use this to push any left over meds in the tube,down into the snake
i found it easier to have 2 people to do this method
one person holds the snake down on a hard flat surface...
with one hand,they should hold the snake behind the head right where it joins the neck,this will stop the snake throwing a bend in its neck,when you insert the tube
the other hand should be placed a little further down the body,holding the body,neck and head in a straight line
this will leave you both hands free to open the mouth and gently slide the tube far enough back the throat,to stop the meds coming back up and out the mouth
i have found after you repeat the treatment 2 or 3 times,the snake tends to relax more and let you get on with it
re blocked nostrils
a quick soak in a warm bath holding the snakes head under water for 20 to 30 seconds,usually softens the mucas and unblocks,the nostrils
if its only 1 nostril thats blocked,after submerging the snakes head,put a finger tip over the unblocked nostril,this causes the snake to breath through the blocked nostril, causing it to blow out the mucas unblocking the nostril
just watch for air bubbles coming out the unblocked nostril,at first you will only get the odd air bubble or two coming out the blocked nostril,once you repeat the process a few times and the nostril becomes clear,you will get a strong flow of air bubbles coming out and you will know the nostrils now unblocked and clear
you may have to keep submerging the head for 20,30,40,etc seconds at a time,until the blockage starts to clear up,at first there may be little or no air coming out the blocked nostril,try massaging the nostril with your finger tip until the mucas softens and breaks up,i have found once you get 3 or 4 air bubbles coming out,a few more head submerges and the nostril completely unblocks
just be observant and use common sense when using this method
cheers shaun
