yet another vet visit

[Snaky]

I always refer to it in my language, so just looked it up.
Found this: Praomys (Mastomys) natalensis. So it's probably what your refer.

[drache]

I don't think I can get them in the US
also
at this point I suspect that it's not so much an appetite issue
that lump on his head is bothering him
it hurts when it's touched and it's located at his left mandibular hinge
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1202/...09a5ed07_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1170/...d7b7bc1f_b.jpg

it doesn't photograph well - he's too shiny

[GarterGuy]

Did the vet biopsy (sp?) the lump at his jaw? I know my PI had (and has) a lump at the base of her tail that was tested and is just a fatty tumor type of thing.

Roy

[drache]

the thing is that he's had a lump on that side of his head as long as I've had him and all I saw last week was that it was changing
now I'm inclined to think that this is not the same lump, but a cyst or abscess in the same vicinity
no, he didn't do a biopsy on Drache
with the tenderness in the area, I guess he just pegged it for an infection
also he felt that it was most important to get Drache to eat at this point
so we're doing the flagyl treatment for both
it's a real pain to get that stuff into him, because it keeps clogging the tube
he doesn't much like it either and yesterday he musked me and it was a smell of quite a different magnitude than anything I've ever experienced with a garter

[GarterGuy]

Originally Posted by drache

yesterday he musked me and it was a smell of quite a different magnitude than anything I've ever experienced with a garter

Yeh, kings definitely have quite an oder to their musk....very strong! Even my little Thayeri kings are worse then garters of the same size. Must be something with Lampropeltis.
Roy

[drache]

I was supposed to medicate Mr PI King today
and I did try
it's not a problem getting that tube into him, but the darn thing keeps on clogging and then I have to do fancy stuff with the plunger, with Drache thrashing around
so the tube busted off twice and I wasted most of two doses, but I just didn't have it in me to go through the whole thing over again
I was beginning to wonder whether I could rig something bigger to stuff down his throat - like airline tubing
I'm dreading the next time I have to do this
I sure hope some of that stuff made it through

[VS7]

So when you bring your snakes to the vet how do you transport them? Is there such a thing as a dog carrier for snakes?

[KITKAT]

Originally Posted by VS7

So when you bring your snakes to the vet how do you transport them? Is there such a thing as a dog carrier for snakes?

LOL!

I use pillowcases. One uses a rubber band at the top of the pillowcase. You must be sure that the snake's tail does not get caught when fastening it.

[VS7]

I'm looking for something more stylish...

[drache]

pillowcases are secure and you can put several individually pillow-cased, or snake-bagged reptiles into whatever stylish tote bag you choose
snake bags are usually roughly sewn cheap, sturdy pillow-case shaped string-tie bags
many people make their own