Disclaimer: I do not, in ANY WAY, suggest that ANYONE else ever try anything like this on their own animals. I will admit, I do not have the official training for this either but I am studying for this very thing and have had veterinary advice and guidance through the entire ordeal (which has helped in my decision to go this route)
I repeat. DO NOT try this yourself!
As you may know, my mangrove snake, Shadow, has been fighting a respiratory infection for a couple weeks now. He has been slowly getting better and that issue will soon pass I hope.
Here you can see his mouth looking normal again. This is after a couple weeks of treatment for stomatitis (mouth rot). The gums are still a bit irritated
Note the retained eye caps that are clearly visible from this angle, these were removed shortly after the picture was taken.
Anyways, that is not the point of this post. Whilst treating him for these problems I noticed a couple small lumps along his back and one on his head. After a few days of discussion with vets and other experienced people I decided to take a chance and do minor surgery. The lump was JUST under the surface of the skin and I was able to extract with virtually no bleeding through a very minor incision. It was easily removed and i am confident this tiny injury will heal without even a scar.
This is what came out.
veiny little sac... and this is what came out of it when i cut it open.... gooey/gritty greenish/yellowish pale substance with black flecks... not anything i am at all familiar with... awaiting replies from my vets for some more idea of what this is....
For now the other two lumps remain, i will likely remove them soon but I want to see what my vets say about this first.
I repeat. DO NOT try this yourself!
As you may know, my mangrove snake, Shadow, has been fighting a respiratory infection for a couple weeks now. He has been slowly getting better and that issue will soon pass I hope.
Here you can see his mouth looking normal again. This is after a couple weeks of treatment for stomatitis (mouth rot). The gums are still a bit irritated
Note the retained eye caps that are clearly visible from this angle, these were removed shortly after the picture was taken.
Anyways, that is not the point of this post. Whilst treating him for these problems I noticed a couple small lumps along his back and one on his head. After a few days of discussion with vets and other experienced people I decided to take a chance and do minor surgery. The lump was JUST under the surface of the skin and I was able to extract with virtually no bleeding through a very minor incision. It was easily removed and i am confident this tiny injury will heal without even a scar.
This is what came out.
veiny little sac... and this is what came out of it when i cut it open.... gooey/gritty greenish/yellowish pale substance with black flecks... not anything i am at all familiar with... awaiting replies from my vets for some more idea of what this is....
For now the other two lumps remain, i will likely remove them soon but I want to see what my vets say about this first.
