The shedding is not easy to picture. He spent about 3 months at Snake Discovery. He was underweight when received. The neglect seemed more recent because his bone structure, except for lower back, is all very decent.I agree he looks pretty good ! Hind limb paralysis can be from an accident or at times from lack of proper uvb + calcium during the growing stage. His ears look fine, there's no shedding problem anywhere on him because adults shed in stages and it can take a long time for areas on the head, legs, tail. Perfectly normal and no problem at all. He looks like he's a character and like he's already at home with you even though he's sporting a little sassy beard.
Please no enemas take a fecal w/ you - they often end in disaster - they would would want a 24 hr sampleI thought the slight abrasion from the toothpaste would clear up the "cheese" stuff. I made it up with no input from anything. It was a plain natural toothpaste without flouride or other additives.
It was very weird stuff between the scales. Several soaks with Hibiclens or betadine was not touching the "cheese". The toothpaste removed most of the "cheese".
I can try to take a picture this weekend. Plus Quetzal gets to go to Vet next week so we can get a better evaluation of everything.
I sent in a fecal to test for parasites already. No parasites!Please no enemas take a fecal w/ you - they often end in disaster - they would would want a 24 hr sample
Test | Result | Ref. Range | Units |
WBC Estimate | 5.7 | 2.8-14.6 | 1000/uL |
HCT | 30 | 23-39 | % |
RBC Morphology | Normal | n/a | n/a |
Blood Parasites | None seen | n/a | n/a |
Toxic Changes | None seen | n/a | n/a |
Heterophils | 2,736 (48%) | 1,146-6,238 | /μL |
Bands | 0 | n/a | /μL |
Lymphocytes | 1,938 (34%) | 363-8,171 | /μL |
Monocytes | 0 (low) | 10-1,078 | /μL |
Eosinophils | 0 (low) | 3-364 | /μL |
Basophils | 0 (low) | 13-820 | /μL |
Azurophilic Monocytes | 1,026 (18%) | 5-1,540 | /μL |
Thrombocyte estimates | Adequate | n/a | n/a |
Test | Result | Ref. Range | Units |
Total Protein | 3.5 | 3.3-7.3 | g/dL |
Albumin | 2.1 | 1.5-3.7 | g/dL |
Globulin | 1.4 | 1.3-3.9 | g/dL |
SGOT (AST) | 22 | 3-75 | IU/L |
BUN | 2 | 1-4 | mg/dL |
Phosphorus | 2.8 | 2.3-9.4 | mg/dL |
Glucose | 205 | 129-293 | mg/dL |
Calcium | 10.5 | 6.8-22.7 | mg/dL |
Ca : P ratio | 3.75:1 | 1.5:1 to 2:1 | n/a |
Sodium | 152 | 143-173 | mEq/L |
Potassium | 4.3 | 2.6-6.1 | mEq/L |
Chloride | 117 | 103-145 | mEq/L |
CPK | 476 | 17-3,421 | IU/L |
Uric Acid | 8.8 (high) | 1.2-8.4 | mg/dL |
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