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Vomiting in Rainbow Boa

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I have a rescue case BRB that I have had for about a year. When I got him he was horribly dehydrated and skinny. I went through bouts of vomiting with him that would occur within 3-8 days after eating. He has always had stools that were a bit mucusy and foul smelling. I took him to the vet about 8 months ago. He treated him with just one dose of Flagyl and I gave him 3 weekly injections of Baytril. He stopped the vomiting (and I say vomiting because he rarely threw up within 24-48 hours as regurge is described). After about 5 months I noticed he hadnt gained weight and his fecal had small thick white worms crawling in it. I took him back in and he had gained just 50 grams in about 5 months. I was given oral Panacur to dose him with for 3 weeks. Since then in about a month and a half he has gained 120 grams and seems much better. However, today I looked in on him and under him were a couple pieces of what looked like vomit. They looked like 2 tiny pieces of cottage cheese almost (white and kind of stringy). They smelled but not nearly as strong as fully vomited rat. Additionally, his last feces was mucusy again after having been dry for a couple months almost. He exhiibits no other outward signs of illness (no stargazing, no neurological issues, no lethargy). He has been eating 1 small rat every 7 days as long as I see a BM before I feed a 4th meal in a row. He is a quite humid environment on cypress mulch with hides on both sides. His warm spot is about 83-86 and he never goes over there. He prefers it cooler. I am just at a loss and I believe my vet is also . He is a great snake and just when I think he has turned the corner, something like this happens. Any thoughts? The vet has done a fecal as far as examining it for bacteria and parasites but found nothing. About 3 weeks after the last Panacur treatment, he had a BM and the worms were there again but all dead. I saw this as a good sign. Sorry for the rambling but I wanted to give all details. Thanks!

Jamie
 
Just a thought, maybe look into NutriBac. It may help, it may not. I have only heard good things about it, so I bought a bottle and I am trying it. I have one little boa that has been regurging lately and has since stopped since I put her on this stuff. Her defecations are looking normal, but I will try anything when the vet gives me a shrug of "I don't know". This stuff is suppose to help heal the damage that antibiotics cause to reptiles. Like I said, just a thought. Yes I do take my reptiles to the vet's first for treatment before I do anything else. Good luck with the little guy.
 
Thanks. I have dosed benebac in the past when he was constantly regurging. I might try it again but I dont know that its the answer at this point. There has been so much improvement in him and the 120 gm weight gain in less than 2 months is encouraging but I cant figure out why he has the small amount of vomitous coming up.
 
If "he" is indeed a male the stringy, mucus may be sperm plugs. They do look a lot like worms. If he is evacuating normally then that could be what you saw. It also may just be a few dead ones that were passed since your last treatment.

I'd keep an eye on him regardless, even though it may be he's feeling much better...perhaps good enough to start thinking of girls!

Hope that's the case!
 
But would they have a foul smell to them? It was definitely mucusy and just seemed too small of an amount to be vomit.
 
Hmmm...

I've never had the joy of trying to smell fresh sperm plugs (thank the Good Lord!) so I'm not really sure what they should smell like. I used to discover them in the morning after an all night trial to get into a female's cage so they were relatively dry unless they were in the water bowl.

If you didn't see which "end" they came out of it's kind of hard to determine exactly what they are. As I mentioned, they could be sperm plugs or some of the dead worms that weren't passed initially after the worming. The wormer itself can also cause an odor in the expelled feces or urates. Last resort is you could have your vet test a sample to determine what it is, but that may be cost prohibitive and a "crap-shoot" at best if you don't know what you're looking for.

If he seems to be improving and is eating well for you. I'd keep a good eye on him and let him rest up and continue getting healthy again for you. He could do worse than having you for a "Dad", sounds like you are right on top of things.
 
LakesideBoas said:
I've never had the joy of trying to smell fresh sperm plugs (thank the Good Lord!) so I'm not really sure what they should smell like. I used to discover them in the morning after an all night trial to get into a female's cage so they were relatively dry unless they were in the water bowl.

If you didn't see which "end" they came out of it's kind of hard to determine exactly what they are. As I mentioned, they could be sperm plugs or some of the dead worms that weren't passed initially after the worming. The wormer itself can also cause an odor in the expelled feces or urates. Last resort is you could have your vet test a sample to determine what it is, but that may be cost prohibitive and a "crap-shoot" at best if you don't know what you're looking for.

If he seems to be improving and is eating well for you. I'd keep a good eye on him and let him rest up and continue getting healthy again for you. He could do worse than having you for a "Dad", sounds like you are right on top of things.
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He is definitely eating well with no hesitation and seems to be gaining a little weight. I have contacted the vet and we'll see what he thinks but we will probably just keep and eye on things. Thanks so much for the advice and I am trying my best with him even though its been a struggle throughout. Thanks again!

Jamie
 
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