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A couple weeks ago I suspected my rosy boa was developing a mild RI. He has had a RI before, about 2 years ago, and my vet told me that once they get an RI they become more susceptible to them in the future.
I took him to the vet for treatment. He didn't have a lot of excess mucus, but did have some dried in his nostrils which seemed to be impeding his breathing. It doesn't help that rosy boas have ridiculously tiny nostrils either... I was advised to do short warm water soaks and use a wet q-tip to try to soften and clear out the dried mucus. We suspected the nostril blockage was the real reason he was breathing with his mouth open every once in a while.
He was treated with 3 shots of Gentamicin spaced 72 hours apart. Now that he's back at home he's been active in his cage and I haven't noticed any gaping or problems breathing. But tonight I took him out to check his nostrils and they're still blocked up... I'm going to do another soak in a minute. After being active for a few minutes he did start to open his mouth to breath again, and puff out his neck. I'm hoping that the RI is cleared up at this point and that it's just the dried mucus that is causing the labored breathing. Is there any way for me to check for sure? I don't want him on any more medication at this point ):
I've checked his mouth and it looks to me like a pretty normal amount of mucus (not much, just a little bit of clear shine inside the mouth), but I'm no expert.
The same medicine was used to treat his last RI and he recovered completely. Should I be worried that perhaps the RI has not been totally cleared up? What should my next step be?
Thank you!
I took him to the vet for treatment. He didn't have a lot of excess mucus, but did have some dried in his nostrils which seemed to be impeding his breathing. It doesn't help that rosy boas have ridiculously tiny nostrils either... I was advised to do short warm water soaks and use a wet q-tip to try to soften and clear out the dried mucus. We suspected the nostril blockage was the real reason he was breathing with his mouth open every once in a while.
He was treated with 3 shots of Gentamicin spaced 72 hours apart. Now that he's back at home he's been active in his cage and I haven't noticed any gaping or problems breathing. But tonight I took him out to check his nostrils and they're still blocked up... I'm going to do another soak in a minute. After being active for a few minutes he did start to open his mouth to breath again, and puff out his neck. I'm hoping that the RI is cleared up at this point and that it's just the dried mucus that is causing the labored breathing. Is there any way for me to check for sure? I don't want him on any more medication at this point ):
I've checked his mouth and it looks to me like a pretty normal amount of mucus (not much, just a little bit of clear shine inside the mouth), but I'm no expert.
The same medicine was used to treat his last RI and he recovered completely. Should I be worried that perhaps the RI has not been totally cleared up? What should my next step be?
Thank you!
