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My wife and I found this little guy and it looks like he got crushed by something just above his vent. Full size image here http://imgur.com/nFWo9IL He doesn't seem to be moving his tail anywhere past that spot so we believe his spine may be damaged. he also has an injury to his side pictured here.  We had considered this the least of his injuries until tonight when we cleaned it out with Chlorhexidine and put some triple antibiotic on. If you look at the full sized image you can see what looks like 2 of his ribs sticking out http://i.imgur.com/mVuCSvL.jpg I've sent emails to a couple people at the vet program at Cornell but being the weekend we don't expect much response. My wife and I can't afford to take care of him or we would and we're just doing what we can for him until we can find a program taker him in or at least put him down humanely.Hoping someone here at PI has some suggestions on anything else we can do for him
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Jul 21, 2014 06:18
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As for putting it out of it's misery, I suggest a pair of curved garden nippers, lop off the head quick. It will continue to wiggle for a few seconds, up to a minute after death. So sorry, I know we want everything to be happy and everyone live in harmony, but that snake's looking pretty beat up. I dont know of any vet or wildlife rehab that's going to invest a lot of time in a snake, unless it was an endangered species. You tried, and that's what counts. edit: I am a dumb who has learned her lesson. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Jul 26, 2014 |
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Jul 21, 2014 13:20
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Suspect Bucket posted:As for putting it out of it's misery, I suggest a pair of curved garden nippers, lop off the head quick.
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Jul 22, 2014 00:01
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Yea I won't be decapitating him anytime soon. I did get a response from the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at Cornell and I'll be giving them a call in the morning. I'm not sure what if anything they can/will do but he's still fairly active and doesn't seem to be in a lot of pain so I'll give him every chance I can.
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Jul 22, 2014 08:01
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Crooked Booty posted:Cervical dislocation or decapitation can be humane in some bird and mammal species, but reptile brains can keep working a disturbingly long time after being separated from their blood and oxygen supply. That's terrifying. Effing boa constrictor heads on the loose.
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Jul 22, 2014 13:01
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The wildlife rehab center at Cornell http://www.vet.cornell.edu/hospital/services/wildlife/ took him in if anyone is interested. Whether they can get him fixed up or have to put him down I don't know but they did say they would call and let me know either way.
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Jul 23, 2014 04:15
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Sadistic posted:The wildlife rehab center at Cornell http://www.vet.cornell.edu/hospital/services/wildlife/ took him in if anyone is interested. Whether they can get him fixed up or Keep us posted!
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Jul 25, 2014 13:52
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E: double post
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Jul 25, 2014 14:17
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So what is the recommended euth for reptiles? I found a Black Racer nearly in half the other day, I must have gotten him with the mower  He was just twitching a bit, and normally I would have decapitated, but I remembered what you said, so I pithed the skull and scrambled with my pocket knife. Poor guy. I love Black Racers, probably the most beneficial snake on the farm. He must have already been sick to not get out of the way of the mower, I see them getting out of the way from a pretty good distance. I was just mowing the rows too, it's pretty short there.Then he was eaten by a cattle egret, so no waste.
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Jul 26, 2014 18:10
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I would pith too, if it was me.
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Jul 26, 2014 23:02
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Dantu posted:Keep us posted! Haven't heard anything yet which I take as a good sign.
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Jul 27, 2014 03:34
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