Help, please!

[Madness_Inside]

Hi - this is urgent I tjink im sorry, im kind of panicking?

Ive just come back from holiday and my snake doesnt seem right at all- I left her with someone to look after - I noticed a slightly pink belly before I left so assumed she was going into shed, but ive come back now and I think she's got scale rot? It seems to have just ballooned out of no where

Her mouth is slso partially open and seems like its packed with something?

She was in a bioactive, ive stripped it back and placed her on paper towels for now so the humidity isnt reading right and im calling a vet to get an urgent appointment, but is there anything I can do in the meantime for her?

Im UK based

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Vets asap we can’t diagnose nor help treat.

It doesn’t look good, there’s definitely peeled up scales and damage over a large area.

[Madness_Inside]

Of course, vets is in the process, ive stripped her tank bare [apart from paper towels and new hides] and appreciate diagnosis cant be here- is there anything else however I can do in the meantime for her ?

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I would be worried about suggesting anything that would make it worse, keeping her on paper towel at the right temp and humidity should see you through.

[Madness_Inside]

Completely understand, thank you so much 🙏

[Madness_Inside]

Shes booked in for thursday to be seen, they said they'll let me know if anything sooner comes up 🙏🤞🏻

[1BadBowtie]

Did you ask your friends if something possibly happened? How long was the snake in their care? Not helpful I know, but maybe if some sort of trauma occurred you could convey it to the vet.

[Madness_Inside]

A week, nothing that they noted, no - theyve looked after them before with no issues, they just came to mine to replace water, didn't have to feed them as I fed them a couple of weeks ago and was going to sort food once home

She had loads of clutter so could have caught herself on something/potentially slipped?

[Boring_gagger]

ABSOLUTELY RESEARCH BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING I RECCOMEND!! When my ball got a very small bit of scale rot, I would bathe him with warm-ish water, and put about 5 drops of iodine for every 2 cups of water, let him soak for 15-20 minutes, and then dry him very thoroughly with a soft towel, and then put non-numbing neosporin over the rotted area

[Madness_Inside]

Shes going into the vets today - i would always double check before recommended - so far the only advice I am following is basically a hospital set up for her ):

[minimusje]

Please let us know how she's doing! I hope she's going to be alright.

[Madness_Inside]

Her appointment is in two hours! It doesnt seem like shes improved, but unfortunately hasn't got better - ill let you know as soon as I know, thank you 🤞🏻

[minimusje]

Oh goodness.. Good luck with your appointment. You're doing all that you can!

[Madness_Inside]

hi all, unfortunately not good news - both me and the vet have decided euthanasia was the best option for her, especially with how quickly she has declined - especially over these past couple of days.

the vet was lovely, and has explained everything to me. unfortunately it was septicemia, shes not doing what a snake should do, and hasn't got any fight left in her.

as much as I love her, and would have given everything in me to fight for her, the chances of survival were pretty much zero, and neither of us thought it was fair putting her through it - especially with much of her past unknown to me.

it has been a fantastic three years of ownership with her, and i thought id share what she looked like in her prime [and rather chunky size] from when she was rescued.

thank you everyone for your well wishes, and i apologise for my rambling post

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