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BLISTER DISEASE
MIRANDA SHERLOCK
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Blisters Disease- Definition
To start with I'll explain what vesicular dermatitis (or Blisters Disease) Is, it is blisters on the skin caused mainly by damp and /or unclean conditions, it is more common in snakes as obviously more of the time their belly touches the ground.
Symptoms
It will start out as slight inflation of almost always the 'belly' scales and will continue to inflate whilst spreading along the body, it is most dangerous towards the mouth or cloaca (Vent or anus). In more extreme cases (As this was with Isis) blood spots develop under the scales these can be fevering and also pain spots, this disease is incredibly painful. These blisters will eventually burst, whether due to roughness against them or them growing bigger when these burst the risk of septicemia is very high, septicemia is poisoning of the blood. In larger reptiles it may take a while to kill them, but in smaller reptiles they can be dead in weeks, even days.
Treatment
The treatment is usually An injection or sometimes oral medication, e.g. baytril, combined with cleaning the tank and snake daily. But as soon as you suspect this disease veterinary treatment must be immediately seeked, it can very easily be fatal.
Prevention
Of course the best thing to do is to prevent it. This can be done by always making sure you clean the tank well, and not just with water, Vetcleanse is highly recommended, check your snakes frequently this disease sets in very quickly.
Isis's Progress
Isis my 08 royal python was the one to suffer this disease.
In 3 Days Isis went form normal, to this:
To start with I'll explain what vesicular dermatitis (or Blisters Disease) Is, it is blisters on the skin caused mainly by damp and /or unclean conditions, it is more common in snakes as obviously more of the time their belly touches the ground.
Symptoms
It will start out as slight inflation of almost always the 'belly' scales and will continue to inflate whilst spreading along the body, it is most dangerous towards the mouth or cloaca (Vent or anus). In more extreme cases (As this was with Isis) blood spots develop under the scales these can be fevering and also pain spots, this disease is incredibly painful. These blisters will eventually burst, whether due to roughness against them or them growing bigger when these burst the risk of septicemia is very high, septicemia is poisoning of the blood. In larger reptiles it may take a while to kill them, but in smaller reptiles they can be dead in weeks, even days.
Treatment
The treatment is usually An injection or sometimes oral medication, e.g. baytril, combined with cleaning the tank and snake daily. But as soon as you suspect this disease veterinary treatment must be immediately seeked, it can very easily be fatal.
Prevention
Of course the best thing to do is to prevent it. This can be done by always making sure you clean the tank well, and not just with water, Vetcleanse is highly recommended, check your snakes frequently this disease sets in very quickly.
Isis's Progress
Isis my 08 royal python was the one to suffer this disease.
In 3 Days Isis went form normal, to this:
As you can see the pink patches are fevering, and you can see the blisters, I called the vet the next morning and had an appointment the next day, when i got there he said id caught it just in time and survival was uncertain.
10 days after my appointment with the treatment, the blisters had burst naturally but because of the treatment the scales were still intact,and they were healing:
10 days after my appointment with the treatment, the blisters had burst naturally but because of the treatment the scales were still intact,and they were healing:
Your can see the brown skin is flat, and the blisters are not forming.
Yesterday she finished shedding, and the skin is thicker at the disease point, but not infected the scales are slightly damaged and pink, but she is almost totally better. Just aesthetics really.(Im sorry the pics not great) By the way that is shed on Isis in the top right ive got it off now.
Yesterday she finished shedding, and the skin is thicker at the disease point, but not infected the scales are slightly damaged and pink, but she is almost totally better. Just aesthetics really.(Im sorry the pics not great) By the way that is shed on Isis in the top right ive got it off now.
It took a bit of typing, but im quite proud as all of that came from my knowledge, i hope it helps you all!
