Snakes!!! Flashcards
What bacteria is an issue for tortioses and snakes?
Entamoeba
Where is the heart located in snakes?
(TQ)
90-120 scales from the head
(1/3 distal to rostrum)
How do GI FBs often present?
- Regurgitation
- Anorexia
- Slow progressive wt. loss w/ no other abnormalities
What is a common complication of GIT FBs?
Aspriation pneumonia
What type of contrast should be used when you suspect a GIT FB?
Iodine based contrast
R/O for GIT FBs?
(7)
- Cryptosporidium
- Viral
- Amoebiasis
- Bacterial enteritis
- Inflammatory bowel dz.
- Reproductive dz.
- Metabolic dz.
What is the minimum fasting time for snakes before undergoing anesthesia?
5 days
List the Injectable Anesthetics you can use in snakes?
(3)
- Ketamine/Medetomidine
- Propofol
- Tiletamine/Zolazepam
How do you administer inhalant anesthetic to a snake?
(TQ)
- Isoflurane → via mask/tube
- Non-rebreathing system
- UNCUFFED ET tubes
Where do you incise the skin when retrieving a gastric FB?
Between the lateral & ventral scales
What direction is the incision made in the bowel when retrieving a gastric FB?
Longitudinal incision
How do you close the bowel after you retrieve a gastric FB?
Simple continous/interrupted pattern
How is the skin closed after retrieving a gastric FB?
Everting simple interrupted pattern
When are sutures removed after gastric FB SX?
- 14-21 d later
- allow them to shed out
What spectrum of ABXs do you use in snakes?
Gram NEGATIVE
(NO BAYTRIL!!)
Post-op considerations once you’ve removed a gastric FB?
(6)
- Room air during recovery
- Fluids –> btwn. liver & kidneys
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
- ABXs
- NPO 7-10 d. → gradual increase in size of food items afterwards
- PO fluids at 10-14 days.
4 systems that like to get neoplasia in snakes?
- Renal
- GIT
- Integumentary
- Reproductive
TX for neoplasia?
SX removal + chemo/radiation
Where should transitters be placed in snakes?
Caudal 1/3 of body in the coelom
What is the euthanasia solution of choice for snakes?
Fatal Plus (blue stuff) → very absorbable
How do you tube feed a snake?
- Hold animal perpendicular to ground (head up)
- Insert tube & pump food in quickly
- Kink tube & pull it out
- PLACE ANIMAL DOWN FLAT
What size U/S probes work well on snakes?
10-24 MHz
What is an important piece of HX to collect when a GIT FB is suspected?
How long did they keep their prey down for?
What 2 drugs can be used to TX egg stasis in snakes?
- Arginine vasotocin
- Ca2+ gluconate→ check Ca2+ 1st
What are two ways to collect samples for culture?
- Swab mouth
- Transtracheal wash