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OK, an update. After a trip to the vet today, it was determined that Picasso(becaues everything Picasso painted had deformed faces) was bitten in the nose by a live rat. probably a couple of months ago. And left untreated. So the vet removed the scab from his nose, which BTW, was the size of a quarter, and now he has a big open hole where his nose USED to be. It is grossly infected, and we started the first round of antibiotics today. I say first round, because it will take 4-6 MONTHS for his nose to heal. The upper right bone in his jaw may be another matter entirely. It is also infected, and if antibiotics do not clear that up, he will have to have that bone surgically removed. The would has to be kept open and clean, and not allowed to scab over. The vet, who is GREAT, estimated his age at 5-6 yrs old, and he is only 6ft and is so underweight that you can see and feel every rib. Who knows when he last ate. Also, if he doesn't eat on his own in 2 weeks, he will have to be force-fed, and he is very thin. I am going to attempt to feed later tonight, so we'll see. the key will be if he can't smell the prey, F/T of course, then we won't be interested in eating. I hope he can smell now that the huge scab is gone. So, maybe not cruelty in intentionally hurting this snake, but cruelty nonetheless, by feeding live and letting a wound go untreated. BTW, he is very sweet, remained calm and sweet through removal of the scab, cleaning of the hole where his nose WAS, and injections. I want to beat someone up......... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img]
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