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Re: Birth defects
Well... my thoughts are, if the animal was suffering it would not show a normal feeding response, and it would stay secluded and lethargic. So personally, I'd tend to think that if this little guy is out feeding normally and moving around, he's not suffering; and if he was born this way, he has no clue that he's a bit odd. :-) I feel all warm and squooshy toward him, too, and would keep him as long as I felt sure he was not suffering. :-)
I have a rat terrier pup at the house with severe neurological problems; he falls over, he runs into things (like walls), he runs in the opposite way of where he intends to go and has to circle till he gets there. He goes backwards when he gets confused or too excited. His head wobbles all the time and is a bit crooked. But he's overall soooooo happy-- he's always wagging like crazy, he plays non stop, and he loooooves to snuggle and cuddle and throws himself at life with such gusto. He was brought to my vet to be euthanized, and they refused because he's not suffering; he's just different. He has no idea that anything he does is off; to him it's all in a day. I kind of equate that snake to him.
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