BW Smith

[Ghroller]

Hey BW any updates on the Rattler you had with that really bad eye infection?? any pics you can post on him?

[BWSmith]

She looks like Roadkill at the moment. But she should shed in the next few days. I am hoping for the best. There was another one in bad shape that a shed did wonders for.

[haroldo359]

maybe the shed will help. keep us updated.

[Ghroller]

Doh thats too bad Let us know how she's lookin after the shed. Hope she pulls through ok

[savannah_babe]

ahh, i hope she pulls through ok for ya bw. keep us posted

[BWSmith]

The one I am referring to is actually a different snake. Massive health problems happened in about 5 snakes at the same time. It is a possibility that while they were kept with no heat, food or water, someof the pathogens were all but dormant. Now that I have them in optimal conditions, I have made the conditions optimal for the pathogens as well. It makes sense NOW.

At the moment, I am dealing with (all in some, a couple ailments in others) Stomatosis (mouth/fang infection), heat pit infection, eye infections (probably from past retained eyecaps), Resp. Infections, and bacterial ventral scale infections. Needless to say, I am not bored. I have dealt with each of these ailments in the past, but never the combinations I am seeing or on the scale I am working with. Thank goodness for a great herp vet and all that I have learned from MsTT over the years.

Given the conditions they were kept in and a list of unknowns, I had predicted a 25% mortality rate. We are still under that number, so that is a bit of good news. The bad news is that the individual snake that I posted a picture of with the eye infection, died. The gross necropsy points to septic bacterial infection. I am awaiting the final results for the full necropsy from the University of Georgia. I fear that one more may be lost, but I am hopeful against it. So far, the only losses have been the neonates. None of the adults have died. Keep your fingers crossed.

[haroldo359]

fingers are crossed, brian. sorry to hear about the losses. hope there are no more.

[Wrasse]

I am crossing fins, fingers and poking snakes for the ultimate in cross for you.

[Ghroller]

Doh sorry to hear about that one.. was really hoping he'd pull through

[toker]

That is very sad, at least it had a bit of the good life before it died.

Good luck with the others bud.