I had wished and prayed and tried everything under the sun. I had hoped that this would be a success story. Sadly, after 2 years of trying, Saddles the okeetee corn passed away yesterday.
I had resuced her from a irresponsible pet shop. She was very thin. I fed her and she started bulking up then stopped and began to regurge. I tried everything - every antibiotic under the sun, deworming meds, you name it I tried it! Nothing. She had become so thin you could feel her ribs. I have had to even tube feed her and even tried the capsule feeding idea. She would pick up some energy and I would hope. I did fecal exams and blood works (after being told that the only thing for her was putting her down - maybe I should have listened...). All clear. Nothing was found. I was stuborn. I refused to give up on her. Maybe I was very wrong and should have put her down.
I did the autopsy this morning. I found small growths in her stomach, gut and lung. I think she suffered greatly and I was too stuborn to let her die in peace! Never again.
Sadly, my goodbye to a beautiful snake.