RI Treatment (How-to)

Yup. I'm trolling. I'm suggesting a reptile vet, instead of a dangerous, un-researched treatment. I'm weird. I'm speaking out against, a home remedy some people posted on a forum, that I'm assuming aren't vets. I'm trolling because I don't want people who have no experience with snakes to get their first snake, determine it has an RI, find your thread, and throw it in a pillow case next to a boiling stew of human treatments. I guess I don't even care about the animals at all.........

I think it is time to slow down on this. Stop the arguing!

Originally Posted by Dakafall

David,
In case you haven't been reading, I'm not the first one to have tried this method and it wasn't my original idea, I just thought it be interesting information to pass along to members on a community that I am apart of. As far as calling it a "how-to" I still agree that's what it is, it's an informational thread with pictures and details on what I did in a chronological order. Also, you've made your point how you disagree with my methods in the last however many posts you made, so at this point, I've just decided you're intentionally being a troll, trying to start an argument and are therefore no long even worth my time to respond to. Have a nice day.

And thank you for doing so.

Awww Bobs first blue comment. I think I am going to cry.

Me too! sniff sniff!

Whoa, Bob's wearing his mod stompin' boots!!!


So happy right now!!

RI treatment and consult at my Vet(not my regular Vet and also the "expensive Vet) came to $105 with taxes. Well worth it in my opinion, FlameStrike is back to 100%. I have heard of people taking the snakes into the shower with the steam to help clear things up.
There are lots of "home" remidies that work and don't work.

I'm late to this party I guess, but I'm just chiming in that when I needed RI treatment for my little hognose my vet bill came to under $100...and I go to a pretty pricey vet for my herps. Excellent price for the peace of mind.

That's my point. You have a lot of risk and very little reward with your treatment. Please take it to a vet.

David, these are all the quotes in which I found you stating that you suggest taking the snake to a vet, and how dangerous you feel the treatment is. Your point has been made, as you can see, many times over. You can stand back and not keep beating a dead horse. The op will choose to do what they choose to do.

The only reason that I keep coming to this thread is to see if there is any progress on the snakes. But instead, I just keep seeing you repeat yourself, over and over and over again. We understand your issue with this treatment, your issue is the same as many people in this thread. I agree that taking the snakes to a vet and getting an antibiotic would be the best thing to do. But please, allow this thread to continue without the continuing of calling names and throwing your opinion around about this treatment... Not that your opinion isn't any better or worse than anyone elses.... Its just that you have stated it multiple times, and it is making reading this thread very annoying for those of us who want to see the outcome.

Originally Posted by Carinata

Here's my thing. A reptile vet is easily accessible, F10 is even easier to get. The boiling water, human grade medicines, etc. It's all reckless! You bought the animals, take responsibility and get them to a vet. Who knows, the Vicks may cause lung damage down the road. Snakes only have one lung not two. Well one functioning lung. Extreme caution should be taken when dealing with something like that. I would prefer to pay the vet bill, than make some ghetto half-science mixture some forum people suggested and put it into practice.

Originally Posted by Carinata

Here’s my issue, as I have stated many times. Someone who has had snakes less than a year, is telling people how to treat their snake with boiling water, and human medication. I’m weird…… I react so strongly because I see too many new people to the hobby try and do this instead of go to the vet. I’ve been doing this 10 years. I know how to dose fenbendazole, metronidazole, etc and keep them at my house. I still call my vet before I use anything. I’ve treated RIs that were in the beginning stages without any meds. If you have to resort to meds, you need to see a vet. As I said, ghetto half-science, that’s exactly what that was. It’s not the nicest term, but it’s what it was. I mean, you’re putting the snakes in bags and boiling a cup of water and putting it next to them. What if one of those snakes move in that bag and tips that thing of water? I’ve seen tons of snakes move a bag. I mean it’s such an unsafe method, and you’re telling people to do it (hence the how-to). I mean so much can go wrong with that method, it’s shocking to me more people aren’t upset. I mean you’re putting the snakes in close contact, as well, which opens up a whole new can of worms. To me, it seems reckless, and quite unsafe.

Originally Posted by Carinata

That's my other issue! It's so risky, that it's just plain reckless. Especially with big snakes.

Originally Posted by Carinata

Thank you, Nanci and Janine! Crypto is fatal so it's worth a shot to try something new, RIs are treatable and right now that snake could be on the road to recovery instead of having some reckless bootleg interwebz treatment.

Originally Posted by Carinata

Again, I will stick with my original opinion, that it is a reckless (don't know how to better describe it) treatment that I think may cause damage to the snake. You're a relative newbie, and I really suggest you take the snake to the vet ASAP. You may be helping the snake breath, but there are bacteria that could (I should say are), living inside the snake still, that are going to cause issues. Why risk your snakes lives and not go to the vet. I mean every time I've gone for an RI it's around $150. That's not a whole lot.....

Originally Posted by Carinata

Yup. I'm trolling. I'm suggesting a reptile vet, instead of a dangerous, un-researched treatment. I'm weird. I'm speaking out against, a home remedy some people posted on a forum, that I'm assuming aren't vets. I'm trolling because I don't want people who have no experience with snakes to get their first snake, determine it has an RI, find your thread, and throw it in a pillow case next to a boiling stew of human treatments. I guess I don't even care about the animals at all.........