Kingsnake tail problem

[Wippit Guud]

The ongoing drama of my no-longer-escaped kingsnake, her encounter with the cat, and the road to recovery. At least she's eating now. But, we have a problem with the last inch of her tail, which was damaged by the cat with tail envy (the cat is a manx, hence no tail)

She just shed last week as well, and it looks like the shed is "stuck" inside the damaged area. She's almost continuously soaking it, but when I see if I can gently roll the shed back, it doesn't happen.

Suggested are welcome.

 

[lophius]

To be honest it looks as though the very last part is dead already - there is a quite obvious break half way across your hand -

You have two choices really - the first is to leave as is - the risk you run is an infection which may need antibiotic treatment and necrosis of the tissue.

or second - excise the section yourself using a new razor blade or stanley / craft knife blade - give the tail a squeeze below the break - this will show you where abouts feeling starts and stops. a clean cut here will cause no problem for the snake at all - use tamodine or similar to dab onto the cut area to fight off infection - keep the snake and its viv clean and the wound will heal pretty much within a week or so.

Hope this helps - there's no real issue for the snake to lose that part of its tail.

carl

 

[ExoticEctotherms]

I'd take it to a vet and let them handle it. I wouldn't operate myself....but that's just my opinion.

 

[rmorse]

I'd take it to a vet and let them handle it. I wouldn't operate myself....but that's just my opinion.

Ditto

 

[coura]

I'd take it to a vet and let them handle it. I wouldn't operate myself....but that's just my opinion.

Are you kidding me!? That´s not only your opinion but really the only viable and racional thing to do for peat sake Not only there is the potencial for infection, but also alot of pain envolved as snakes dont have special vertebrae like lizards wich allows them to lose parts of the tail and there is the very likely possibility to do permanent damage. Hopefully Wippit dud will realize that and take its snake to the vet

 

[Louie]

To be honest it looks as though the very last part is dead already - there is a quite obvious break half way across your hand -

You have two choices really - the first is to leave as is - the risk you run is an infection which may need antibiotic treatment and necrosis of the tissue.

or second - excise the section yourself using a new razor blade or stanley / craft knife blade - give the tail a squeeze below the break - this will show you where abouts feeling starts and stops. a clean cut here will cause no problem for the snake at all - use tamodine or similar to dab onto the cut area to fight off infection - keep the snake and its viv clean and the wound will heal pretty much within a week or so.

Hope this helps - there's no real issue for the snake to lose that part of its tail.

carl

I agree tail looks dead and vet is best way to go.

 

[lophius]

oops - sorry - should have put a 3rd option of take to the vet -

not everyone would relish the chance of operating on their own animals !!

carl

 

[gigas12]

Hi, yes the best suggestion would be to take it to the vet.

 

[Mike D]

vet

 

[Z Trip]

Vet fo sho