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bstephanos

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Posts: 19

(06/09/08 15:40:59)

This is my 03 bushmaster female she runs around 13 to 1400gms never misses a meal. Some times gets constipated a warm bath usually resolves that. For the past month when I bother her she is a little raspy but still pounding food (2 Frozen Mice,she would take 4 but I cut her back)I paired her about 5 or 6months ago with a male for 2 weeks with limited breeding. About 10 days ago deficated and within 2 0r 3 days I noticed swelling in her lower third. Is this ovulation, water retention, advanced kidney disease, RI issues? She is definitley uncomfortable and not interested in food(absolutley no luring). should I rush her to A Vet? I had her out Saturday and her lower third was just bloated I felt no hardness unlike when she is constipated with calcium hardness around her vent, just soft.
Hers a few pics
Thanks to everyone I bothered the last few days.
Bob

What she looked like before, always hungry!

Just 20min ago

Chris Haight

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(06/09/08 15:49:47)

MVFonator

She does not look happy. Thats too far down and too "soft" looking to be an ovulation. I would guess its gas. You said she sounds raspy, and is now not feeding, i would think she has RI issues and would look into getting a culture done, and possible starting her on meds before the results get back. You can always switch meds after the results come back, but time is key with RI's and happy endings.

Kim Burge

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(06/10/08 05:34:29)

MVFonator

I agree with Chris that this doesn't look good. I'd get her to a vet ASAP to have her looked at.

Kim Burge
Southern Chondros
kimberly@southernchondros.com

Bobstephanos87

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(06/12/08 10:54:48)

Thanks everyone for the Dr.Skagg referral, she deals with a lot of GTPs. And seemed very knowlegable. She xrayed her and Chris, you were correct GAS outside the GI trac, Dr. Skagg used a 18g needle and aspirated her, she said that because of the Clean smell the problem was not from the GI trac. She gave me Baytril to treat her with and we will see. The animal although perturbed, seems normal and alert. she tried to get a fecal but came up empty. She was not raspy at all as we handled her. We agreed to watch her and if she blows up again to release the gas then reasses, for more invasive proceedures.

Any thoughts or comments are welcome, thanks again.

Here are the xrays.

Bobstephanos87

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Posts: 34

(06/12/08 11:17:51)

Some laterals xrays.
Revealing the gas trapped in her.

Kangley Chondro

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Posts: 63

(06/12/08 12:47:50)

Hey Bob,

Do you remeber a girl walking in the vets office with a baby GTP as you were leaving, I bet you do, she was taking one of my little ones to the vet for me as I was busy today. She told me that she saw a guy walking out the vets office with a really big chondro. I thought about it and remeber that I posted DR. Skagg's number for you a day or two back. Well I hope all goes well with your geat looking girl.

Life is a teacher that will test you.

Anryn Malcolm

http://www.iherp.com/Kangleychondro

Bobstephanos87

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Posts: 35

(06/12/08 14:13:12)

Anyrn,

Yup that was me. Thanks for the referal.

Bob

MegF42

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(06/12/08 17:15:47)

Forum super duper Ultra Chondro!

Hope she recovers for you Bob. Those were very interesting x-rays. Glad you found a great vet to help you too.

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Bobstephanos87

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Posts: 36

(06/13/08 09:24:30)

Well she feels good enough to perch last night so maybe tonight or tommorow I will offer food. If she's up to it.
Question can or should I inject the mouse with Baytril that the she is on?

Andrew A1

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(06/13/08 10:23:02)

Forum Ultra Chondro!

Hi Bob,

I would not inject the mouse. I asked my vet about this and he said that with a snake's slow digestive process, the medicine would lose its properties by the time the snake was able to absorb it, and that if you are on a schedule, "digesting" the medicine in a food item would add another couple days to get into the snake's system as well. Not a good idea in my opinion.

Good luck with her.

Andrew

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