5 weeks in the life of a rescue!!!

[goldenburm]

Hi there I took in a royal on the 3rd of january this year with rather nasty thermal burns and the start of necrotic dermatitus, I was very worried so started by cleaning the open wounds with hibiscrub and saline, and I put her in a small tub slightly warmer than normal, with paper as a substrate and a ceramic hide and a small water bowl just big enough for her head to get in and drink nothing more. I started by cleaning her 3 times daily till her first shed then after that i did twice a day and she ate an XL defrost mouse, and she just shed last night so there are some stage photography!

Thanks for looking







ok this is after first assisted shed





And this is today after an unassisted 2 piece shed last night







So thats the improvement in 5 weeks, 2 sheds 1 feed and hopefully going from strength to strength!!


Thanks for looking



Peter

[frankykeno]

Wow Peter that's a definite improvement!


How was this poor snake so badly hurt? Heat rock? Dirty/wet substrate? What a mess that belly was but coming along with your great care.

The BCI we rescued had a thermal belly burn from exposure to a huge heat rock plus wet bedding but no where near that advanced thank goodness.

Can't wait for more pics as this poor creature regains it's health.


~~Jo~~

[tigerlily]

OMG!! What an improvement!! Holy cow, the poor thing. Looks like it's on the road to recovery. Congrats on help it out. *still cringing over those first pics*

[sirhissball]

I just want to say that you are a truly good person to take responsibility of an animal in that shape and try to bring it back...good for you!

[ARamos8]

Fantastic. Keep it up. Its a huge improvement and I'm sure time consuming as well.

[daniel1983]

Keep up the good work Peter! That girl is looking much better

[JLC]

Wow. Those are really hard pictures to look at. But the dramatic improvement makes it all worth it. It's amazing what some consistent, determined tender-loving-care can do for an animal. And it's obvious this animal is getting the best of that!


Sure is good to see signs of a "happy ending" after viewing the terrible wounds that poor thing had to endure!

[goldenburm]

thanks a lot!!!

[Shelby]

Wow, that's fantastic! If I just saw the first pictures, I wouldn't think she'd make it.

[kenatk]

You have done very well, and are an excellent care-taker. Hopefully you and your new friend will have a very long life together