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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
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 Posted - 06/05/2009 : 21:44:36
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Most of you know Henry has been egg bound. I first took her to the vets on thursday last week where a few things were tried. Anyway the last option was surgery.
It took me a week to decide if I should put her through it or not, if it was fair, ethical etc. I finaly decided today that she should have the op, a very hard decision to make beleive me.
The op is removal of the eggs and spaying. Im not sure if they will take them all out or just the larger few. I dropped her off at the vets at 7pm today and shes having the op tomorrow morning.
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 21:47:29
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| good on you matty *hugs* you're doing the best you can for her, will keep everything crossed for her tomorrow and keep us posted hun x |
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Spedz
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 21:54:05
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Ohh :(
Hope everything goes all well, and tell us all how it goes :)
Out of curiosity - How much will it cost? Or are you insured? |
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 21:54:49
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| Aaw, hope she's okay :) |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 22:01:56
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Originally posted by Spedz
Out of curiosity - How much will it cost? Or are you insured?
Im not insured, the vet predicted between £400 and £500 |
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 22:03:21
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| My fingers are crossed for you and Henry. |
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Budaholic
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 22:46:30
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| Poor Henry........... Tough decision to have to make. Hope it all goes well tomorrow! |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 23:02:17
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| OMG that's loads more than i expected! having said that when we do estimates at work we try to give a worst-case figure so people are relieved when it's (usually) less. let me know if i can help in any way hun x |
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 23:16:47
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| best of luck matty,fair play for going ahead with such a expensive op.definatly getting insurance now. |
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 06:49:41
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I hope everything goes well with her op.
You have definately made the right decision,
please keep us posted
Good Luck Henry and Get Well Soon!! |
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 08:52:56
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£400-£500 
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:09:23
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| my mate had this problem with one of his snakes about 10-15 years ago! he was telling me about this today! he said at that time not alot of people kept snakes and the vet didn't know much about them but he operated on the snake. it was successful!!! hope yours makes it through okay. shame about the cost of it all but i guess i'd pay that much if it meant potentially saving my snakes life |
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Fat Paul
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:10:06
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"Let us know if we need to do a whip-round Matty "
Thats not a bad idea, how many members to this site?
couple of quid each would go a way towards it - I'd be happy to chip in, I'm sure many others would too! |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:17:53
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I think the money will be ok guys but thanks so much for the offer 
All I know so far is all the eggs (5) have been removed and shes been stiched up ok. Im expecting a call from the vet this evening. |
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:19:47
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| Let us know how she is please matty |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:33:32
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I will, I will probably pick her up tomorrow afternoon.
Lee, from what I hear, most insurance policies wont cover breeding broblems including egg binding. However, they may cover egg binding if the snake hasnt been bred from, im not sure. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:55:59
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Ok, had the call from the vet.
The good news is all the eggs are out, she had an x-ray to make sure there were 5 before hand and she came round very well after the anaesthetic. Because she came round so well she was tube fed.
The bad news is her oviduct had developed an infection and part of it had to be removed. She will need an antibiotic injection every 3 days (8 shots in total).
One thing I didnt know was when putting in the stiches, the skin had to be turned out slighly so it is in contact with the skin on the other side of the opening. it wont heal if its scale to skin.
Oh, and the wound is about 3' long on her left side an inch or two behind her vent.
I will be picking her up tomorrow afternoon. |
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 20:01:17
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| Oh dear :( Very good news that shes alright now, but sad she has an infection and a big scar :( Hope she recovers well. |
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 20:02:23
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hey Matty, so glad you got good news...and i am keeping everything crossed for a speedy recovery for her;-)
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
3348 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2009 : 20:21:05
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| she's in good hands,heard that she's a top rep vet |
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 20:34:29
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| So pleased she's come through to op ok Matt, Keep us updated on how she's doing. |
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