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05-08-2004, 10:50 AM

I've posted a preliminary update on the web page on how the mambas are doing after treatment. www.snakegetters.com/demo/mamba/update.html

The upshot is that the black mamba in the most critical condition died from what appears to be hemolytic anemia secondary to general debilitation and opportunistic overgrowth of a Hepatozoon parasite. The other black mamba is 100% recovered, feeding voluntarily and looking magnificent. The Jameson's needed sutures to close tissue over the exposed bone as it was not healing properly, and got switched to a different antibiotic for 20 days. She is still being assist fed to avoid trauma to the stitches, but her prognosis looks pretty good.

05-08-2004, 10:50 AM	#4
snakegetters	I've posted a preliminary update on the web page on how the mambas are doing after treatment. www.snakegetters.com/demo/mamba/update.html The upshot is that the black mamba in the most critical condition died from what appears to be hemolytic anemia secondary to general debilitation and opportunistic overgrowth of a Hepatozoon parasite. The other black mamba is 100% recovered, feeding voluntarily and looking magnificent. The Jameson's needed sutures to close tissue over the exposed bone as it was not healing properly, and got switched to a different antibiotic for 20 days. She is still being assist fed to avoid trauma to the stitches, but her prognosis looks pretty good.