Need help Urgently - Page 4

Cazador · 01-13-2007, 06:56 PM

Oops. You're completely right. All of the vitamin B talk, recently had me in a particular mindset. How embarrasing

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Rick

Thamnophis · 01-15-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cazador

Oops. You're completely right. All of the vitamin B talk, recently had me in a particular mindset. How embarrasing

.
Rick

Nobody is perfect

abcat1993 · 01-15-2007, 08:34 PM

Except for me of course.

Thamnophis · 01-16-2007, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by abcat1993

Except for me of course.

Saw that one coming...

suzoo · 01-17-2007, 09:56 PM

Alternative,
How is your snake? Did you find out what was wrong?

abcat1993 · 01-18-2007, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by abcat1993

Except for me of course.

I figured that it was one of those things where it's a rush to be the first person to say it

Alternative · 01-23-2007, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by suzoo

Alternative,
How is your snake? Did you find out what was wrong?

Read back to some of the prior pages.

It was Cloacaliths.

suzoo · 01-24-2007, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Alternative

Read back to some of the prior pages.

It was Cloacaliths.

Alternative, I am SO terribly sorry for your loss!!! And apoligize, as you're right, I seemed to manage to skip a couple of important pages!

adamanteus · 03-09-2007, 06:18 PM

I know this is a very old thread, but it's probably worth reviving anyway, just to keep such dangers in mind. (It's worth reading back through the whole thread, if you don't already know it).

I just read through the whole thread, and it seems to me that a contributing factor to the animals sudden demise could have been stress, brought on by the vets rough handling of the snake.

I have come across cloacaliths many times in the past, in many species (often brought on by long term inappropriate diet, but don't get me started on that one again!). Even when it's quite advanced (as in the photos at the start of the thread) it can be cleared by soaking and softening the uric crystals (as suggested by Rick very early in the thread). It seems to me that the vet tried to condense several days of gentle treatment into one brief visit. It must be extemely painful to pass these things...pain = stress! Patience, time, gentle massage and copious soaking can sort this!

All that said, it seems that the animal in question was pretty old anyway, and maybe couldn't have recovered from even the gentlest of treatment. But for future reference...Slow, steady and copious lubrication! Works for me! Well, not me, but certainly for reptiles I've had!

abcat1993 · 03-09-2007, 07:33 PM

That would suck. I'm sorry, but a vet, whether or not they knew what was going to happen, killing your snake? But, I wouldn't blame them, as they have to know treatments for tons of different animals, most of them being dogs and cats I would assume.

01-13-2007, 06:56 PM	#31 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,609 Country:	Re: Need help Urgently Oops. You're completely right. All of the vitamin B talk, recently had me in a particular mindset. How embarrasing . Rick

01-15-2007, 08:34 PM	#33 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: Need help Urgently Except for me of course. __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

01-17-2007, 09:56 PM	#35 (permalink)
suzoo Juvenile snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 169 Country:	Re: Need help Urgently Alternative, How is your snake? Did you find out what was wrong?

03-09-2007, 06:18 PM	#39 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,465 Country:	Re: Need help Urgently I know this is a very old thread, but it's probably worth reviving anyway, just to keep such dangers in mind. (It's worth reading back through the whole thread, if you don't already know it). I just read through the whole thread, and it seems to me that a contributing factor to the animals sudden demise could have been stress, brought on by the vets rough handling of the snake. I have come across cloacaliths many times in the past, in many species (often brought on by long term inappropriate diet, but don't get me started on that one again!). Even when it's quite advanced (as in the photos at the start of the thread) it can be cleared by soaking and softening the uric crystals (as suggested by Rick very early in the thread). It seems to me that the vet tried to condense several days of gentle treatment into one brief visit. It must be extemely painful to pass these things...pain = stress! Patience, time, gentle massage and copious soaking can sort this! All that said, it seems that the animal in question was pretty old anyway, and maybe couldn't have recovered from even the gentlest of treatment. But for future reference...Slow, steady and copious lubrication! Works for me! Well, not me, but certainly for reptiles I've had! __________________ James.

03-09-2007, 07:33 PM	#40 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: Need help Urgently That would suck. I'm sorry, but a vet, whether or not they knew what was going to happen, killing your snake? But, I wouldn't blame them, as they have to know treatments for tons of different animals, most of them being dogs and cats I would assume. __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

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