[Respiratory] Need to chat about ri emergency

[tsshields]

S/N is torrence51 please some one IM me for help

[jhsulliv]

Re: Need to chat about ri emergency

Did you get the help you needed?

[tsshields]

Re: Need to chat about ri emergency

Did you get the help you needed?

Unfortuently no

[Boa Amarali]

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What's up ?

S/N is torrence51 please some one IM me for help

I don't understand what that means ?

Please describe your R.I. problem ?

[tsshields]

Re: Need to chat about ri emergency

What's up ?



I don't understand what that means ?

Please describe your R.I. problem ?

it means screen name like so i dont have to wait for someone to respond i cant talk one on one and the problem is my boa i finally seen bubbles in its mouth and now i know for sure its a RI issue. But i went to go check temperatures and they were way to low so i jacked the temp pretty high like 92 degrees and im going to wait it out for a few days i just wanted to talk to someone one on one instead of waiting for someone to reply on this forum cause either they miss me when im on or i miss them....

[indycop2008]

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Just my opinion, and I'm no expert but I have dealt with RI's before. ~~Once you have bubbles it's too late, you need to take him/her to the vet and they will give you some shots to administer at home after they show you how. The heat is an automatic and it may fix the whole RI issue over time but it's no quick fix and it could also be to late to simply turn the heat up to get rid of it. Get the shots, it's cheap if you ask me. I'm sure you have searched the boards on the issue. Good luck I know it sucks.

[Boa Amarali]

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I tried to IM earlier, but you need 85* -90* on the cool side to raise Boas metabolism

Plus raise your humidity to at least 75%

You need to give this Boa medication, you can try Tylosin (Be certain you purchase Tylin/Tylosin 200) if it doesn't work no harm done

At that point you need a Vet forsure to prescribe medication.

I forget your whole story whether you've been to see a Vet or not

Really your best bet is a Herp Vet who will prescribe proper I.V. (injected) meds

Threads with dosing info

Resistant Respiratory Infection in Boas - Click Here


Respiratory Infection - Click Here


Persistent respiratory infection - Click Here

[jhsulliv]

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Yeah, it's time for the vet. When they have bubbles they are quite sick. This is beyond what you should try to treat at home and could quickly become pneumonia. Lar covered everything to do. I will say though if you are having trouble deciding if an RI should be treated or not you probably shouldn't attempt to use tylosin on your own. I know people like it, but it is an antibiotic and you have to know what you are doing. If you use it and it doesn't work you have now furthered antibiotic resistance in the population of bacteria exposed. It's downright scary how much resistance we see at work in the various animals we culture... I can't even imagine what things will be like 10 years from now.

Lar, I rarely see any vets do IV (intravenous) injections in boas with the exception of some anesthetics. Have you had vets start medications off IV to get on board faster with RIs? I just always see antibiotics go IM (intramuscular) since boas can have such "finicky" tail veins.

[Boa Amarali]

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Yeah, it's time for the vet. When they have bubbles they are quite sick. This is beyond what you should try to treat at home and could quickly become pneumonia. Lar covered everything to do. I will say though if you are having trouble deciding if an RI should be treated or not you probably shouldn't attempt to use tylosin on your own. I know people like it, but it is an antibiotic and you have to know what you are doing. If you use it and it doesn't work you have now furthered antibiotic resistance in the population of bacteria exposed. It's downright scary how much resistance we see at work in the various animals we culture... I can't even imagine what things will be like 10 years from now.

Lar, I rarely see any vets do IV (intravenous) injections in boas with the exception of some anesthetics. Have you had vets start medications off IV to get on board faster with RIs? I just always see antibiotics go IM (intramuscular) since boas can have such "finicky" tail veins.

You are absolutely right Joley on all accounts

I don't know why I called it I.V. its a muscle injection

I had my head up my ___________ on that one ,ha, ha

I agree this is a case for the Herp Vet !!!

[jhsulliv]

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No prob! We use a lot of IV Baytril with cats and dogs for bad infections so I wasn't sure if maybe you'd come across vets doing this with boas much; it sure sounds good in theory I tihnk just hard to do in practice.

[tsshields]

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No prob! We use a lot of IV Baytril with cats and dogs for bad infections so I wasn't sure if maybe you'd come across vets doing this with boas much; it sure sounds good in theory I tihnk just hard to do in practice.

yea im going to bring it to the vet tomm in the mean time should i be worried about my other snakes i have a normal Columbian RTB and a pastel ball python if you seen any of my vids on youtube i have a rack and the they are all separated of course i just didnt know if i needed to worry thanks

[jhsulliv]

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How'd it go with the vet today? I don't think you need to worry about spreading it too much, but be hygeinic. If you handle the sick one make sure you wash super well before handling the well ones.

[tsshields]

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How'd it go with the vet today? I don't think you need to worry about spreading it too much, but be hygeinic. If you handle the sick one make sure you wash super well before handling the well ones.

Hey just wanted everyone to get a update and what happened very weird... So the day i was going to take my HOG into the vet I went inside her tub and lifted the hide. To my observation, I noticed that she had completely shed, now not only did she look Amazing after that her mouth was not open at all. Wouldnt even open it up at all when i did have her in my hand. So another thing i need to tell you guys, remember when i said i saw tinnnnnyyy bubbles in her mouth when she would open, well i think i kinda over freaked out and i think that this is somewhat normal, i was talking to someone and they had said that you will know when a snake has RI cause it will almost be foaming at the mouth or very noticeable which is was not at all on my HOG... So in conclusion i think my snake was in shed this whole time and i could just not tell cause it was really hard on her to tell if she was in shed and the opening of the mouth was because she was tryin to start the process or something... I have been monitoring her every day and no mouth opening or anything like that... BUTTTT i will say this when i had her in my hands today i did noticed like her nose was clogged up a bit but i also talked to someone else and they said this was normal sorry so long just an update let me know what you think

[snake77]

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Glad to hear all is well. In time comes experience now next time you know a few more signs to look for in your boa that may just be normal.
However when in doubt never hesitate to take it to the vet.

[tsshields]

Re: Need to chat about ri emergency

Glad to hear all is well. In time comes experience now next time you know a few more signs to look for in your boa that may just be normal.
However when in doubt never hesitate to take it to the vet.

Defiantly no doubt about it... Your absolutely right about learning more with time and experience super excited that she is okay :