Unusual Treatment For Burns?
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gman78
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That's interesting stuff, fabric softner, i would have never thought
Froglet,
whatever you do, don't use Bepanthen on pythons. Bepanthen is great stuff on humans. I used it for years on myself when I was cycling & grazes were a part of life. There's nothing better than Bepanthen for grazes etc on humans, but I won't put it on pythons again.
My experience: I have an adult BHP fem which was burnt as a hatchling by a previous owner. Each time she sheds I put silvazine on the burns & it works a treat, so much so that the burn scars are almost gone & now she sheds in one piece, scars & all. Last Summer I ran out of Silvazine & used Bepanthen instead & it irritated her no end & she constantly shed for several months, didn't eat, lost weight & almost died. She constantly rubbed 24/7 & only laid still if she was under the garden hose. Eventually she settled & stopped sloughing but her skin was tender for a long time.
I don't know if she had an allergic-like reaction or an intollerance to it which was peculiar to her alone, but I won't be trying it again. Lash out the cash & use Silvazine.
Good luck,
Col J.
whatever you do, don't use Bepanthen on pythons. Bepanthen is great stuff on humans. I used it for years on myself when I was cycling & grazes were a part of life. There's nothing better than Bepanthen for grazes etc on humans, but I won't put it on pythons again.
My experience: I have an adult BHP fem which was burnt as a hatchling by a previous owner. Each time she sheds I put silvazine on the burns & it works a treat, so much so that the burn scars are almost gone & now she sheds in one piece, scars & all. Last Summer I ran out of Silvazine & used Bepanthen instead & it irritated her no end & she constantly shed for several months, didn't eat, lost weight & almost died. She constantly rubbed 24/7 & only laid still if she was under the garden hose. Eventually she settled & stopped sloughing but her skin was tender for a long time.
I don't know if she had an allergic-like reaction or an intollerance to it which was peculiar to her alone, but I won't be trying it again. Lash out the cash & use Silvazine.
Good luck,
Col J.
mysnakesau
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I not sure what to add really. I've always been told water and burns don't mix. I lost a burns patient 2 weeks after giving it a soak - internal infection had flared and he bled to death. I was using silvzine and was really showing great results, then I bath him and he went down hill.
I now have another patient, not sure what injury is but a course conductor told me his vet recommended bepathum and they been using it for years successfully. I have bought some but still using silvazine and giving him a betadine bath every few days. So far he things seem to be looking good.
I now have another patient, not sure what injury is but a course conductor told me his vet recommended bepathum and they been using it for years successfully. I have bought some but still using silvazine and giving him a betadine bath every few days. So far he things seem to be looking good.
that sounds like good treatment to me. though i havnt used bepathum before but i am a fan of silvazine
pythonmum
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Bepanthen is magic for humans - we use it on everything - dry irritated skin, healing burns, cracked lips, etc. However, reptiles aren't humans. If unsure, try a tiny patch test. If it irritates the snake, just use it for yourself.
otiderm, or oticlean, same stuff just different brand names, is magic stuff for the treatment of any flesh wound to snakes, including burns. Its the only stuff that i ever use if needed these days. available at vets.
Works well on humans too.
Works well on humans too.
Wench
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i think id cry if jasta got burnt, he wouldn't stay still long enough for me to bath him, id have to let him bite my finger and half eat it b4 he'd let me put him in a bath.
i asked my mate what else she used on her burnt snake and she used the silvazine stuff aswell and yeah its cleared up fine now and shedding in one piece.
i asked my mate what else she used on her burnt snake and she used the silvazine stuff aswell and yeah its cleared up fine now and shedding in one piece.
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Silvazine is only available on prescription.
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I always use silverzine on burns.
Peter,
you are correct in terms of humans but you can get it from the vet for animal use only.
Silvazine is very expensive, but certainly worth having on hand if you have a valuable collection. If you only have a few animals you can always get the vet to decant a small amount into an appropriately labelled container.
It's a case of Murphy's law also. Your animals will only injure themselves when you don't have the appropriate treatment available!!
Col J.
it is still a schedule 4 drug, legally a vet cannot dispense it without seeing the animal
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