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Mouse Bite.. Can i help?
RyanR
12-05-2005, 02:04 PM
well today i decided to go to my friends(who has a candycane corn)..
well i was holding his snake admiring it.. and i noticed that it had a bite mark in its side.. so i talked to my friend and he said that on saturday he decided to give it a live mouse for the first time.. because his girlfriend wanted to see... But he didnt see the mouse bite him.. so i look him over again and i notice the bite is failrly deep.. it didnt origanaly look deep because hes freshly shed and had old skin over it.. now is there any house hold product i can put on him to stop any kind of infection?.. any help would be appricaited.
Neosporin is one thing that you can use. I have seen a few people on here suggest that. There are a few vet techs on here that could help you out more with this and I am sure they will be along sometime today.
RyanR
12-05-2005, 02:17 PM
is neosporin the same as Polysporum (or however it is spelt) we live in a small town that has No vet near by.. and my friend lacks the money to pay 60$ just to walk in with the snake at the nearest vet(over hour away) so gas+60 plus the medial bill for whatever he gives.. so i hope we get some more advice on how to help this guy.
yea, neosporine and polysporine are the same...just one is generic.
Taceas
12-05-2005, 02:38 PM
I don't think Neosporin/Polysporin are recommended for deep lacerations or cuts, as they can potentially seal in the infection into an anaerobic environment, just what some nasty buggies like, making any potential infection that much worse.
If it were me, I'd spread the wound open a tad and use a q-tip to drip in some Iodine/Betadine and work the tissue around to get it down in there and let it alone.
Make sure the snake is kept on a single substrate (paper towels, newspaper) until it heals to avoid dirt and bacteria from getting in.
Oh, and recommend to your friend that feeding for "squirts & giggles" is really immature and THIS is precisely why most people don't feed live food. Yes the risk is rare, but on a first time feeding of live...apparently not rare enough. People don't think through their actions so often enough. How one simple careless act without the forethought about potential problems can lead to accidents.
But then again, those are my 'thots'. :rolleyes:
RyanR
12-05-2005, 02:41 PM
well im going back there tonight.... the woulds are 2 teeth marks (one coming from bottom other from top) and they look deep enough so i assume they go the lenth of the mouses teeth... the problem is.. this guy is squirmy and is never still so i couldnt get near it with a Qtip.. and another thing.. the wound is not as wide as a qtip.. so mabey just drip some iodine on the bite wound and then house him on Papertowel?
Taceas
12-05-2005, 03:01 PM
The q-tip is mainly to get the betadine to the wound, if you don't have a dropper. Not to actually insert into the wound.
If he's at your friend's house, your friend should be able to hold him still enough to get the job done.
Usually I've just spread the wound apart a little bit, dropped a drop on, and worked the tissue back and forth to get the betadine in and then left it alone for a few days. Then go back to see how the wound is doing.
Just keep him in a clean viv for a week so that it can heal over without foreign debris from entering the wound.
RyanR
12-05-2005, 03:05 PM
Alright then im about to eat supper and head off to my friends.. thanx for the help guys.. i hate seeing any kind of animal hurting :cool:
Taceas
12-05-2005, 03:08 PM
i hate seeing any kind of animal hurting
Me too. So give your friend a thwap upside the head for me. :grin01:
danvega
12-05-2005, 04:01 PM
yea, neosporine and polysporine are the same...just one is generic.
No, neosporin and polysporin are not the same. Neosporin is a triple antibiotic, while polysporin is a double antibiotic. Both contain Bacitracin and Polymyxin, yet Neosporin also contains Neomycin. Neomycin is absorbed into many vital organs and is highly toxic. Large animals (eg. humans) are not affected by the toxicity, b/c it is easily diluted throughout the body, yet in small animals, especially snakes, the use of neomycin is not recommended. In Kathy Love's Corn Snake Manual, she does state using neosporin for bites/wounds like those stated, yet she is mistaken/misinformed/misprinted----Only Polysporin should be used (in conjunction with other wound treatments). I have used Polysporin in the past on my own snakes, as well as friends' snakes with no adverse effects and with rapid results/healing. Hope this helps.
RyanR
12-05-2005, 04:53 PM
Thanx again.. i had neosporin and polysporin availible.. im glad i opted to use the polysporin.. wouldnt want to hurt his snake even more!
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