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luisanmango
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 16/08/2010 : 14:29:40
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| hi was posting on this bout my snake having trouble getting eggs out, took her to a vet yesterday and eggs were collapsed, vet reckoned very succesfully, he also gave her Baytril antibiotic 2.5% oral solution, to mix with one litre of water which i measured perfectly any ideas if this is too high a dose as pet shop reckoned it was x |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/08/2010 : 16:02:23
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Never take advice from a petshop over a vet, it takes a couple of weeks to become a petshop, it takes years for a vet.
The dose depends on the snakes weight more than anything. |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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luisanmango
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 16/08/2010 : 21:27:17
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| hi sorry never explained myself proberly, what happened is louis had to go to vets to get eggs collapsed which went well as hadn't left her too long, however the vet who admitted not being a expert in snakes but had some experience said he would see her and as there are no one who in qualified for snakes etc in aberdeen or aberdeenshire we had little option but the procedure went great after taking her home she was her usual self quite active etc, so we mixed up the medicine we got from the vet and filled her water bowl with it as instructed at approx ten last night and woke this morning to find her dead, your probably right and due to upset i just want something to blame for the sudden death as its hit quite hard the only reasoned i asked as when spoke to pet shop owner who breeds snakes himself he just thought it was quite alot from what he was used to his snakes getting |
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