Green Tree Python Swollen Jaw

[brooklynboy521]

From what I could see in those pictures previously posted, it seems the snake had an infection in it's lower jaw. You can see the yellowish, cheesy puss buildup fairly well in those pictures. I'd only assume the vet cleaned out the jaw, and gave some antibiotics to your snake. Though, I'd be surprized that one injection would rid your snake of the infection. It's possilbe the vet filled in the infectous hole with something to keep it clean while the antibiotics and the snake's immune system had time to catch up and heal the jaw.

If you looked that Green tree python isn't mine and that picture was posted by another member. Her bump was no where as serious as that and had no sign of infection inside the mouth.

 

[Miguel]

From what I could see in those pictures previously posted, it seems the snake had an infection in it's lower jaw. You can see the yellowish, cheesy puss buildup fairly well in those pictures. I'd only assume the vet cleaned out the jaw, and gave some antibiotics to your snake. Though, I'd be surprized that one injection would rid your snake of the infection. It's possilbe the vet filled in the infectous hole with something to keep it clean while the antibiotics and the snake's immune system had time to catch up and heal the jaw.

That is one of my females, David, who caught the tongs instead of the mouse.

I treated her with a course of antibiotics and everyday cleaning of the wound. First you scrub it with a toothbrush with chlorexydrine to take out all the cheesy stuff and even to open the wound to help healing.

After the chessy stuff is out and the wound is clean, you continue to clean it with the chlorexydrine and then annoint the wound with opthalmic gel that contains antibiotic.

She was eating and thriving one month after that.

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

Good info.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Glad your snakeys doing ok and some very good info in this thread .

 

[David Tobler]

That is one of my females, David, who caught the tongs instead of the mouse.

I treated her with a course of antibiotics and everyday cleaning of the wound. First you scrub it with a toothbrush with chlorexydrine to take out all the cheesy stuff and even to open the wound to help healing.

After the chessy stuff is out and the wound is clean, you continue to clean it with the chlorexydrine and then annoint the wound with opthalmic gel that contains antibiotic.

She was eating and thriving one month after that.

Oh.. I must've not of been paying attention to who posted what..

That makes a lot more sense now.. Glad your snake is doing ok.