Malaysia Veterinary Forum (Archive)

McFunkyFireFox · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 20 Location: KL-Kota Damasara

Hi as i am going to get a snake maybe a ball or blood python... I wanna to enquire that does snakes need any vacination or deworming hehehe sorry i really donno much about snakes health yet....

Dr Chong · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 666 Location: KL

Umm... there are no vaccinations for snakes. It is possible to deworm your snake and the deworming drugs are common with other small animals, which are available in most veterinary clinics :D . However, the using of such deworming drugs in snakes is usually for therapeutic purposes, and I do not come across any routine deworming schedule for snakes. :wink:

varanus · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 472

There are no vaccine available in Malaysia. Basically there are 2 major viral diseases in boa. Inclusion body disease which is cause by retrovirus (same as AIDS) and the other one paramyxovirus infection. No effective vaccine, not even effective treatment. Basically just supportive care. Rememer to control external parasite becasue IBD is believed to be transmitted by snake mite.

Bacteria disease basically depends on the hygiene. 95-100% gram negative bacteria. Commonly seen is mouth rot and blister disease, pneumonia, or flu-like symptom.

It's good idea to routinely dewormed the snake. Ivermectin, fenbendazole and praziquantel is commonly used and it depends on what eggs is seen in the faecal sample.

The most important thing is blood python is a very fast and can be very aggressive. Do not underestimate it. It can be very nice and impressive to look at but be careful. Handle it often to make sure it is used to human contact.

Dr Nat · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 1834 Location: Klang Valley

Where would one find a vaccine for snakes in Malaysia?

Do you have an idea of deworming schedule for the snake?

kcniv · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 52

Dr Nat wrote: Do you have an idea of deworming schedule for the snake?

You can go to Melissa Kaplan's page and find it it's under www.anapsid.org/resources/rxdose.html Hope this helps... :D

Dr Chong · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 666 Location: KL

Where would one find a vaccine for snakes in Malaysia?

McFunkyFireFox · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 20 Location: KL-Kota Damasara

Thanks for all your reply and help..... BTW i already got my Ball python... and you can visit his picture in my BLOG
http://kwonghow.fotopages.com

varanus · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 472

What a beautiful boid. Be very careful with your cat because they make excellent meal for your new python.

Dr Nat · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 1834 Location: Klang Valley

varanus wrote: There are vaccine available in Malaysia. Basically there are 2 major viral diseases in boa. Inclusion body disease which is cause by retrovirus (same as AIDS) and the other one paramyxovirus infection. No effective vaccine, not even effective treatment. Basically just supportive care. Rememer to control external parasite becasue IBD is believed to be transmitted by snake mite.

Could you tell us where to get the vaccines? (or the supplier for these vaccines). And do you have any idea on the vaccination schedule?

varanus · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 472

Dr Nat wrote: varanus wrote: There are vaccine available in Malaysia. Basically there are 2 major viral diseases in boa. Inclusion body disease which is cause by retrovirus (same as AIDS) and the other one paramyxovirus infection. No effective vaccine, not even effective treatment. Basically just supportive care. Rememer to control external parasite becasue IBD is believed to be transmitted by snake mite.

Could you tell us where to get the vaccines? (or the supplier for these vaccines). And do you have any idea on the vaccination schedule?

Sorry. Typo. My mistake.

Wind© · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 5 Location: KL, Sri Petaling

i have a pet snake and i would like to get it check out.cause it has been soaking itself in its drinking bowl for almost 2 weeks.so please if someone can give me a contact number and address for a vet that can treat exotic pets.

Dr. TanDY · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Vet for a pet snake

Wind© wrote: so please if someone can give me a contact number and address for a vet that can treat exotic pets.

Dear Wind,

Use the search function. Type "snake". You should be able to find the topics related to your question.

scaleslithers · Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 16 Location: Rainforest

Wind© wrote: i have a pet snake and i would like to get it check out.cause it has been soaking itself in its drinking bowl for almost 2 weeks.so please if someone can give me a contact number and address for a vet that can treat exotic pets.

hello!

what snake you keep? boids? colubrid (old/new)?

regards

Dr Chong · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 666 Location: KL

Wind© wrote: i have a pet snake and i would like to get it check out.cause it has been soaking itself in its drinking bowl for almost 2 weeks.so please if someone can give me a contact number and address for a vet that can treat exotic pets.

Often it is normal for some snakes to "soak" themselves in water. And in fact it is advisable to provide a water bowl according to their body size (the curled up size or the lenght) to enble them to soak themselves in as they like...

Free feel to pose up your queries...

Wind© · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 5 Location: KL, Sri Petaling

thanks Dr Chong. now that i check the snake properly some of the scale are like peeling.not much but a bit here and there.could you tell me whats wrong...??and it bacame a little bit agressive not when i'm holding it but when i'm looking at it in its aquarium its in a possition to attack.should i be concern..?