Gtp help ASAP please

[Venomous_RBB]

I hope she is okay JustDragons, She is a nice looking girl.
Let us know how she goes at the vets this afternoon.

 

[Justdragons]

will do, when she wasnt sick she has the best blue markings. Im taking her home tonight after the vet, can anyone point me to a gtp care sheet just so i know i have everything comfy for her..

 

[PrecisionPythons]

will do, when she wasnt sick she has the best blue markings. Im taking her home tonight after the vet, can anyone point me to a gtp care sheet just so i know i have everything comfy for her..

Mate i believe there is a Gtp fact sheet at the top of the Australian snakes forum. Hope this helps and the lil guy is ok.

 

[lithopian]

how did she go? :/

 

[Gonemad]

Any updates.

 

[Justdragons]

cancer/tumor... he wanted to put her to sleep. I couldnt make the decision as she isnt my snake.. im so devo for her. ive been holding her tonight and she is such a puppydog.. and quite pretty.. its made me sad


now to make a sad phone call..

cheers for all your comments guys.. JD

 

[Darlyn]

Damn

 

[sd1981]

Sad to hear.... Heartbreaking....

 

[Gonemad]

:cry: I'm sorry thats no good.

 

[Justdragons]

Yeah she is still trucking on, trying to move around the click clak but she is just pulling a dead weight as the tumor is around the cardio vascular system he said and is restricting blood flow to the bottom half, so when she is hanging on a branch her tail is filling with fluid hence the fat tail

 

[thomasssss]

Yeah she is still trucking on, trying to move around the click clak but she is just pulling a dead weight as the tumor is around the cardio vascular system he said and is restricting blood flow to the bottom half, so when she is hanging on a branch her tail is filling with fluid hence the fat tail

bummer , all the best to your mate , not a great thing to have happen when your on holidays out of the country

 

[Renenet]

Poor critter. How old is she? Condolences to your mate.

 

[Venomous_RBB]

Aww, I nearly cried and I never cry, I am so sorry to hear that JD
Such a sad outcome for such a stunning and sweet snake

 

[caliherp]

I'm sorry to hear that. What really surprises me is that the tumor grew so quick. I'm sure it was there for a wile. Going from a claimed healthy snake to this in a week makes me wonder.

 

[Chris]

Did you see Dr Hill Toby?

 

[mikey_mike]

I'm sorry to hear that. What really surprises me is that the tumor grew so quick. I'm sure it was there for a wile. Going from a claimed healthy snake to this in a week makes me wonder.

Aggressive tumours are usually highly vascular. Perhaps there was bleeding into the tumour bed, causing a rapid expansion. I don't imagine we'll ever know. I hope the python doesn't suffer much lomger.

 

[Pythoninfinite]

That's a sad outcome jd. Unfortunately tumours aren't unusual in snakes, and they can be extremely aggresive as mikey_mike has said. I had a pair of beautifully striped Intergrades a few years ago, and both died from tumours within 3 weeks of each other not long after they produced their first clutch of eggs. In the case of the GTP it may have been the feed which triggered a bleed or some other change.

Life sucks sometimes !

Jamie

 

[maddog-1979]

sorry to hear justdragons. as i mentioned about my coastal's tumor it happened in only a couple of days. i fed her and i thought it may have been a stuck regurge when i found the lump in her neck, then only a day later it was the size of a tennis ball. it can be very quick in reptiles, and after reading some of the above comments i am thinking it may have been triggered by the feed now. good luck with you're friend, i know it will be a tough conversation to have over the phone

 

[Justdragons]

sorry to hear justdragons. as i mentioned about my coastal's tumor it happened in only a couple of days. i fed her and i thought it may have been a stuck regurge when i found the lump in her neck, then only a day later it was the size of a tennis ball. it can be very quick in reptiles, and after reading some of the above comments i am thinking it may have been triggered by the feed now. good luck with you're friend, i know it will be a tough conversation to have over the phone

Thats spooky, that is what he said may have happened.

@chris- Yeah mate thanks for the number.. He really is a great vet..

@ Pythoninfinite- That is hard, were they the same blood lines? is it something genetic do you think? an inheritable trait?

@ venomous_rbb- Thanks, it is a sad outcome.. just wish i could have been involved with her under different circumstances.


Cheers everyone for comments and help along the way.. This is why i love APS. And people think we just bicker.. lol



Out of all this one thing has happened, A snake that up until now i liked but never thought of owning because ive been told they are just a show piece and dont do anything. Now im smitten by them. Im not sure what it is but they are quiter special.

 

[Chris]

@chris- Yeah mate thanks for the number.. He really is a great vet.

Fortunately I've never needed his services, his name comes up whenever a reptile vet is needed in southern Adelaide. Never heard anything negative about him, heaps of people recommend him.