OK so, fairly good news, I think.
The faecal smears from all snakes came back negative for parasites, including coccidia.
The urates from all snakes all had the same cells in them as seen in Samael's so now the vet thinks this was not coccidia, but may be normally shed dead renal cells. (She could only look at them under normal light, didn't have any specific stains available). So it's unlikely he has coccidia.
The lab tests came back positive for a Staph bacteria that is susceptible to Baytril, so chances are we got the RI, and the "coughing" fit he had after we finished the treatment was just ridding himself of the remaining mucus.
He hasn't had any further RI symptoms since 21 January (7 weeks ago), so I am now daring to hope that part is sorted, and all I have to deal with now is the post anti-biotic anorexia.
So, while he is not out of the woods yet, I think overall this is good news.
Back to eggy goop in tubes, or maybe it's time for the chicken sweetcorn and carrot babyfood!!
