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05-21-2008, 07:27 AM
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Necropsy (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
This thread I suppose is partially to vent, partially to show what I found, and partially to ask the opinions of those who have more experience than myself. As was posted on an eariler thread, I lost a boa to God knows what. No warning, no lingering illness, no malfunctions in heating or caging....just instant death. I have had necropsies done before at the University of Penn Vet Clinic but I was told that they only did them on "current patients" of specific doctors there and NOT just on the basis of immediate need. As a result I opened her up myself. This is what I found.
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What sucks is that it looks like she took and was gravid. I come to this conclusion as is dark striping on the ova that apprear to be in the beginning stages of developing into snakes.
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Liver looks ok
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Stomache...a little small as she hasn't been fed in a couple of months due to breeding.
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This concerned me and perhaps some of you with more knowlege can help me out here. If you noticed in the first couple of pix there was a pretty good amount of fat deposits. Well here is the heart and I am no expert, but, does this ammount of fat around the heart look normal?
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Not sure how much I learned except that I didn't get skunked this season, she just didn't have a chance to drop them. Looks like only one side ovulated too (which may explain why males were still interested in her). The fat deposits were a bit disturbing but I am not sure if they are in the normal range. I found no tumors like the doctors did on Pandora when doing her necropsy. Any opinions would be appreciated.
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Thanks for the long read.
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05-21-2008, 07:31 AM
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Re: Necropsy (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
Wow Dank that sucks man!
I wish I could help but I'm not sure either.
Fat around the heart does seem weird though...
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05-21-2008, 07:42 AM
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Re: Necropsy (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
Well usual fat deposition occurs around the heart, kidneys and under the skin.
Although i don't know how much there is meant to be.
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05-21-2008, 07:48 AM
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Re: Necropsy (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
I'm not much help on this matter either Dank, but I am truly sorry she passed.
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05-21-2008, 08:19 AM
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Re: Necropsy (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
So sorry it always makes it even harded if you find out they were gravid. |
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05-21-2008, 08:29 AM
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Re: Necropsy (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
I have never dissected a snake that large, however in smaller snakes and with other animals I have dissected fat bodies were found in the lower half/quarter of the body cavity unless severly obese and even then I've yet to see that much fat/any fat surrounding the heart.
I am no expert on comparative snake anatomy however to me at least it does not in any way look natural and I would attribute death to heart failure or stroke.
I'm sorry for your loss, Dank.
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05-21-2008, 05:34 PM
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Re: Necropsy (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
That is an awful lot of fat to be collected around the heart like that..
There usually is a bit of deposit around the upper area of the heart, at least from what I remember in mammals, snakes are completely different, I know.. but that is a lot, and I agree with Arra.. poor girl probably died of something related to that.
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05-21-2008, 05:41 PM
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Re: Necropsy (EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
Sorry for your loss dank. Wish I could be of some help. Hopefully someone will have the answers your looking for.
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05-21-2008, 05:43 PM
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