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Dragon Lover View Profile |
The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
First off, the vet was feeling the snake down starting at the throat.....to see if she felt anything strange. When she got down low the snake urinated (omg it must have been a cup lol) all over the place. The vet stated there seemed to be something hard, like hard urates. So as she pressed down.....guess what, the snake exposed the hemi penises.....Yup she is a he. At this point I totally lost it. I told the vet how the female was so much smaller than the male, that when I got this snake I really thought it was the female. The vet said "I can tell you right now, just by looking at him, that the female died of starvation-no hydration.....he was not too far behind." I have to bathe him in a very warm bath every day for two weeks.....and apply an ointment on both his eyes and his nose. The good eye has at least a couple of sheds stuck to it. The bad eye, well, she said she can’t guarantee that it will get better. She thinks it is his cornea, so dried up from having no hydration. She said feed him a couple small to medium rats every five to seven days if he’ll take them. He is 1765 grams. She said he should be at least 2400 grams. I told her what a sweet sweet boy he used to be (after he struck at her a few times), for I had held him for hours. She said he has been so neglected and starved, that he is just miserable and angry. She said that with some gentle handling and food in his belly, that he will become that same sweet boy. She said the reason he hasn’t struck at me is probably because he still remembers me. After all, it has only been 9 months since I last saw him. No RI, which is good. Vet gave him a shot of fluids to help with the hydration and told me that since he is so bad, that I can’t have the substrate just moist....it needs to be totally wet. Until he gets the hydration he needs. Then we can go to moist. She said the glass tank will work well. That I need to get him some tropical plants to put in the enclosure....this will help the humidity stay up. For the heat, since am having problems getting it above 65 on the cool side, she suggested a ceramic heat emitter. But that the plants in the tank will also help distribute the heat to a more constant. 80-85 in the hot and in the 70s for the cool. She is so awsome. She knows I have tons of beardies and other snakes, and that some days I get this wild idea that I like to do rescues LOL, so she only charged me for the check up.....she didn’t charge for either the shot or the ointment. Anyway, we go in to see her in two weeks. I can’t wait to see that sweet sweet boy he used to be. ***SIGH*** Now to search for another name. lol Edel |
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| 04/13/09 03:15pm |
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Dragongirl6 View Profile |
Message To: Dragon Lover In reference to Message Id: 1985254 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
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| 04/13/09 03:35pm |
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Camo_pants View Profile |
Message To: Dragongirl6 In reference to Message Id: 1985263 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
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| 04/13/09 03:44pm |
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Breeder View Profile |
Message To: Camo_pants In reference to Message Id: 1985269 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
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| 04/13/09 06:50pm |
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Newfgal View Profile |
Message To: Breeder In reference to Message Id: 1985380 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
Quote: Call him Prism
Thats a awesome name for him! lol...Glad to hear there are no major issues with him, I am sure you will have him back to health in no time Edel...Best of luck to you :) Nancy |
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| 04/13/09 07:12pm |
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Chrlea View Profile |
Message To: Newfgal In reference to Message Id: 1985389 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
After all, If anyone can do it YOU CAN!!!! I like the name Prism! Or Cerulean, he looks like the color Cerulean! ROFL Yeah, I know, I am nuts!!! Charlie  |
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| 04/13/09 08:08pm |
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Dinkanber View Profile |
Message To: Chrlea In reference to Message Id: 1985418 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
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| 04/13/09 09:30pm |
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Dragon Lover View Profile |
Message To: Dinkanber In reference to Message Id: 1985473 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
I like Prism......And that is so weird Lisa. I was just thinking "wow, how about kaleidoscope." lol Did you see the pics below Lisa????? lol hmmmmm Edel |
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| 04/13/09 09:34pm |
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Dinkanber View Profile |
Message To: Dragon Lover In reference to Message Id: 1985477 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
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| 04/14/09 09:13am |
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Dragon Lover View Profile |
Message To: Dinkanber In reference to Message Id: 1985650 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
Demon-Driven on Rainbow forum said: Quote: That is a MASSIVE male...bigger than any I’ve heard of! Really large females can evert their hemipenial homologs...something to consider maybe...
Time to do some research......It makes sense now. So for now, she is a she and her name is still Uma. Once she gets healthy I’m gonna get her probed or popped. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited!!!! I think she knows....I think she knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She has not striked at me at all. I gave her her bath and she was calm and let me rub her with the water. She did fight me a bit when I rubbed her eye with the water, but not when I put the ointment on it. Have to put it on both eyes and the nose. I released the hold around the head a bit, just to see what she would do and she was fine.
Then I placed her in her enclosure and while I worked on the humid hide to get it a bit more wet and while I worked some water around the mulch in the tank........ this is what she did the whole time....my hands all over the tank. And she let me pet her for quite a while.
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| 04/14/09 09:25pm |
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Cphill58 View Profile |
Message To: Dragon Lover In reference to Message Id: 1986012 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
At first, it was the corn snakes and Gandalf , well they were minor thank gawd... the ri’s were a bit tuff to finally conquer, but the issues here are overwhelming .... and to think it took 10 years to get them to this palce of health and size.. and only 7 -9 months to literally destroy them !! I am appalled and devastated... I offered many alternatives to this outcome ...even way back in NOV / DEC ..of 08 We could have provided the proper care and paid the monies with offspring and or cash ... the male did not have to die for any reason whatsoever! Why did it have to come down to this ... I will never understand the cruel and callous behavior of someone who takes an animal and refuses to care for it properly. Pam ...if you read this ... I hope your dog survives ... but you don’t deserve it... I hate what you have done Pam ...there is no exccuse ...NONE Chris |
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| 04/15/09 01:26am |
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Dinkanber View Profile |
Message To: Cphill58 In reference to Message Id: 1986120 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
Quote: I’m gonna get her probed or popped
You want it probed..Popped is basicly what the vet did to determin it was a boy..thats how I "Think"My girls are girls because I popped them and saw nothing buts some bumps but you can never be 100% sure withour probing |
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| 04/15/09 07:29am |
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Dragon Lover View Profile |
Message To: Dinkanber In reference to Message Id: 1986168 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
Today’s Progess: We just had our bath. I thought I would try and trust her a bit, so I let her go completely in the bathtub. She swam for a bit and then she started to climb out of the tub. I put my hands on the edge of the tub, just leaning on them there. She crawled up the side of the tub and onto my hand and my forearm. WooHoo!!!! How much can i trust her? I will take her out during the day tomorrow and just hold her. Hopefully I don’t get bitten. if I do, oh well. But at some point am gonna have to trust her and she’s gonna have to trust me. ***phew*** I think she’s doing better than I am. lol Thanks for the support guys!!! Edel |
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| 04/15/09 09:07pm |
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Breeder View Profile |
Message To: Dragon Lover In reference to Message Id: 1986570 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
Quote: Hopefully I don’t get bitten
Oddly enough i like snakebites lol |
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| 04/15/09 09:51pm |
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Dragon Lover View Profile |
Message To: Breeder In reference to Message Id: 1986610 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
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| 04/15/09 09:56pm |
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Reflex View Profile |
Message To: Dragon Lover In reference to Message Id: 1986570 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
Snake bites are a little more shocking, but a LOT less painful. It will be fast. She will let go, usually. It will feel like a few little needles poking you. And you will bleed to death. LOL jk, it depends on the bite, with a snake that size it may leave a stream. If teeth break off in you, it will feel like a spider bite whenever you move that part of your body where you were bitten, if you can’t get the teeth out or don’t see them. It may last a few days. And for now, I would leave her alone unless needed. She is under a lot of stress and won’t want to be dealt with any more than needed. Kind of like a hard day at work when you are sick. It makes it too much to handle when you have to take care of things at home on top of your job. |
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| 04/15/09 10:01pm |
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Dragongirl6 View Profile |
Message To: Reflex In reference to Message Id: 1986625 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
Quote: Snake bites are a little more shocking, but a LOT less painful.
I agree! The first time I was bitten by a snake I freaked out because it was so fast, and just the THOUGHT of a snake bite was scary. Looking back on it though, I barely actually felt anything even though he latched on for probably over 30 seconds or a minute until I could get to a sink to run him under water lol. I would compare it to getting a vaccine or something. Quick slight pain that goes away after. |
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| 04/16/09 01:43am |
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Dragongirl6 View Profile |
Message To: Dragongirl6 In reference to Message Id: 1986764 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
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| 04/16/09 01:52am |
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Dinkanber View Profile |
Message To: Dragongirl6 In reference to Message Id: 1986768 The Rainbow Went To The Vet Today!!!!!
Quote: She will let go, usually
Famous last words |
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| 04/16/09 09:08am |
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