LauRuffian
08-07-2014, 12:03 AM
I've had snakes for over 15 years, and I've mercifully never encountered a respiratory infection. Retained eye caps, tumors, minor injuries, food strikes (ah, finicky ball pythons)...yes. But never actual *illnesses*--but Kamalah is definitely not right.
She shed this afternoon, so I took her out to check her over and see if the clicking was over. Nope. Not only was it not over, but she almost immediately opened her mouth and dropped a mouthful of water (? drool?) in my lap. And then returned:
...The puffing throat (with and without opened mouth)...
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10329054_10204732535852726_7706783946791049231_n.j pg?oh=da125a443fa88f096d8d6885fbd10d48&oe=5439219B
...the flat-out opening of the mouth...
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10524302_10204732539972829_820670561707382101_n.jp g?oh=2aa5abeaa60cd8fe9d5eebd817041547&oe=544768B7
...and then the partial opening of the mouth.
https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10481946_10204732457610770_6953851213200624667_n.j pg
Her eyes are clear, there is no nasal discharge, her mouth has no redness, she has a good appetite, and there is no real bubbling (although she did a similar drool thing again later).
OF COURSE my herp vet is on vacation this week and won't be back until Tuesday. I got her an UTH today but am really thinking she needs to be seen. I'm calling a nearby reptile store tomorrow for another herp vet reference. :(
She shed this afternoon, so I took her out to check her over and see if the clicking was over. Nope. Not only was it not over, but she almost immediately opened her mouth and dropped a mouthful of water (? drool?) in my lap. And then returned:
...The puffing throat (with and without opened mouth)...
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10329054_10204732535852726_7706783946791049231_n.j pg?oh=da125a443fa88f096d8d6885fbd10d48&oe=5439219B
...the flat-out opening of the mouth...
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10524302_10204732539972829_820670561707382101_n.jp g?oh=2aa5abeaa60cd8fe9d5eebd817041547&oe=544768B7
...and then the partial opening of the mouth.
https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10481946_10204732457610770_6953851213200624667_n.j pg
Her eyes are clear, there is no nasal discharge, her mouth has no redness, she has a good appetite, and there is no real bubbling (although she did a similar drool thing again later).
OF COURSE my herp vet is on vacation this week and won't be back until Tuesday. I got her an UTH today but am really thinking she needs to be seen. I'm calling a nearby reptile store tomorrow for another herp vet reference. :(