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Cloudy eye
- Thread starter esreivko
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I was abt to ask how long till I can look for a BM. I work on a colo-rectal/urology floor so I'm a lil obsessive abt that by nature lol. As much as I need to not spend any more money than I have this week I intend to get a stool sample for that exact reason. I'd rather be broke with a healthy snake than broken hearted with a deceased snake. God forbid
Nanci
Alien Lover
With his small meals, you might need to wait till he's on appropriate-sized mice to get a decent poop. But usually they poop about 3-5 days after the meal, maybe a little longer for adults.
(Interesting job- I'm the fluoro coordinator at a hospital- so some diagnostics for adults and peds, and a lot of rule out leak/check unknown surgical anatomy from outside hospitals, etc. Actually, a lot of r/o hirschsprung's, r/o malrotation, eval for VUR, and a billion rehab barium swallows/modified barium swallows. We just had a really cool bladder study, in which the bladder had ruptured in utero- nothing in the literature about that, ever. And just did a BE on an 800 gram patient! I love my job.)
(Interesting job- I'm the fluoro coordinator at a hospital- so some diagnostics for adults and peds, and a lot of rule out leak/check unknown surgical anatomy from outside hospitals, etc. Actually, a lot of r/o hirschsprung's, r/o malrotation, eval for VUR, and a billion rehab barium swallows/modified barium swallows. We just had a really cool bladder study, in which the bladder had ruptured in utero- nothing in the literature about that, ever. And just did a BE on an 800 gram patient! I love my job.)
I'm so glad that you saved JuJu from certain death. But what's going on with the veterinarians today? Won't see a snake because they don't specialize in reptiles? What are they being taught now, only how to accept dogs and cats as patients? Vets have books and online references available to them and could have easily diagnosed the problem, or at least ruled out some of the causes. I realize dogs and cats are the majority of their business, but to turn away a snake without even attempting to help is a sad commentary.
DollysMom
It never gets old!
I know that these are just pictures and from different angles, but the eye looks just a bit better. The fact that the outer skin, which is the spectacle, looks wrinkled, indicates to me that the swelling has gone down a bit, as does the overall appearance. In any case you are doing everything you can so lets hope the eye can be saved. Underneath the spectacle and cornea the eye looks pretty good to me and that is hopeful too.
If the worse does come to pass, I assure you Juju will be fine with one eye. In fact snakes do fine with no eyes. But I do see signs that lead me to be hopeful. Please keep us updated!
If the worse does come to pass, I assure you Juju will be fine with one eye. In fact snakes do fine with no eyes. But I do see signs that lead me to be hopeful. Please keep us updated!
Post op
Juju is home safe. Looks a little rough and is still dopey but I think things are gonna be ok. Lip is a bit snarled from suture but vet said it would relax back down. Sent home with oral antibiotics and an nsaid. Got a list of specialists, I'll be calling the ones the vet recommend most to make follow up appointment for 2 weeks from now. Also vet said 95% certain it's Ms. Juju
Juju is home safe. Looks a little rough and is still dopey but I think things are gonna be ok. Lip is a bit snarled from suture but vet said it would relax back down. Sent home with oral antibiotics and an nsaid. Got a list of specialists, I'll be calling the ones the vet recommend most to make follow up appointment for 2 weeks from now. Also vet said 95% certain it's Ms. Juju
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Erik. I assume since the Vet had to remove the eye, that there may have been a tumor causing the problem, and she hasn't ruled out cancer. I'm guessing that your act of kindness is going to cost you a lot of money. I wonder if the veterinary staff at MSU could help, since JUJU's condition would be a good learning tool for the veterinary students? Is it possible that your Vet could recommend some local rescues or organizations that can help with funding?
Twolunger
So it didn't sound like cancer but Idk. She didnt say anything about possibility of a tumor. The eye was rly bad and juju was visibly in pain. The options were to Lance it and hope it got better or remove it. I had to consider the fact that if lancing didn't work I couldn't afford both surgeries. Also didn't want to put juju through more pain or operations than necessary. Obviously sedation and infection are always a risk. By the time the vet examined her the eye was even worse than the pic I took. Given the safety concerns, pain, chance of success and the bill we went with removing the eye. Was a very hard decision to make. I do not feel good about the situation but I did my best to make the right choice. I wish it hadn't ever got to that point. As far as MSU I dont rly know anything about their programs and lansing isnt close. For rescues I don't have any idea. I can tell you I had to call 6 vets just to find someone who would give her a check up so I doubt anyone is gonna help. And yes without getting into figures this has been the most expensive 2 weeks of my life.
So it didn't sound like cancer but Idk. She didnt say anything about possibility of a tumor. The eye was rly bad and juju was visibly in pain. The options were to Lance it and hope it got better or remove it. I had to consider the fact that if lancing didn't work I couldn't afford both surgeries. Also didn't want to put juju through more pain or operations than necessary. Obviously sedation and infection are always a risk. By the time the vet examined her the eye was even worse than the pic I took. Given the safety concerns, pain, chance of success and the bill we went with removing the eye. Was a very hard decision to make. I do not feel good about the situation but I did my best to make the right choice. I wish it hadn't ever got to that point. As far as MSU I dont rly know anything about their programs and lansing isnt close. For rescues I don't have any idea. I can tell you I had to call 6 vets just to find someone who would give her a check up so I doubt anyone is gonna help. And yes without getting into figures this has been the most expensive 2 weeks of my life.
Nanci
Alien Lover
She isn't going to miss it at all. Not at all. You made the right decision. Cornsnakes have not very great sight anyway. She could have gone through weeks of treatment for this eventual end, anyway. Now it will just heal up and she'll be perfectly fine.
I have a foster dog. He had "cherry eye," where the third eyelid gets stuck across. Vets do a surgery to tack it back. He was a stray, so I don't know how long it was like that. So he went in for a neuter, and to get his eye fixed. It had looked so terrible. All I could imagine all day was picking him up and seeing his big golden eye, finally free from the misplaced eyelid. Instead, the eye was removed, because when they went to fix it, the eyeball was dead. I was NOT prepared for that, and I felt such a sense of loss. But the dog- after the stupid thing was healed (there was lots of swelling, itching) he never cared. He hadn't seen from that eye for who knows how long anyway, and it was a relief to have it gone. I mostly forget he doesn't have it, actually.
I have a foster dog. He had "cherry eye," where the third eyelid gets stuck across. Vets do a surgery to tack it back. He was a stray, so I don't know how long it was like that. So he went in for a neuter, and to get his eye fixed. It had looked so terrible. All I could imagine all day was picking him up and seeing his big golden eye, finally free from the misplaced eyelid. Instead, the eye was removed, because when they went to fix it, the eyeball was dead. I was NOT prepared for that, and I felt such a sense of loss. But the dog- after the stupid thing was healed (there was lots of swelling, itching) he never cared. He hadn't seen from that eye for who knows how long anyway, and it was a relief to have it gone. I mostly forget he doesn't have it, actually.