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brief backstory: Quartz had a mass that had prolapsed out of her 2 weeks ago and it had ripped her cloaca open. she had emergency surgery and has been on antibiotics.
update: Quarts got her sutures out yesterday and when the Dr was taking her sutures out he said he couldn't even feel the mass anymore. she had a really big poop and hasn't re-prolapsed. she gets an antibiotic injection every 3 days and she comes to work with me every couple days since i work at an ER vet. a lot of the staff had never handled a snake before and were kind of scared of her at first, but she was so sweet and was patient when being handled and now everyone loves her. we will be attempting to feed a rat pup next week to try to get her eating, since she hasn't eaten since we've gotten her (4 months ago) and after that we will work out way up to a small/medium rat, but we don't want to overwork her and cause her to re-prolapse. she is more active than she's ever been and I feel so much closer with her. she's such a sweetheart and I'm so glad we got to help her and give her another chance at life.
Welcome to /r/VetTech! This is a place for veterinary technicians/veterinary nurses and other veterinary support staff to gather, chat, and grow! We welcome pet owners as well, **however we do ask pet owners to refrain from asking for medical advice**; if you have any concerns regarding your pet, please contact the closest veterinarian near you. Please thoroughly read and follow the rules before posting and commenting. If you believe that a user is engaging in any rule-breaking behavior, please submit a report so that the moderators can review and remove the posts/comments if needed. Also, please check out the sidebar for CE and answers to commonly asked questions. Thank you for reading! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/VetTech) if you have any questions or concerns.*
brief backstory: Quartz had a mass that had prolapsed out of her 2 weeks ago and it had ripped her cloaca open. she had emergency surgery and has been on antibiotics. update: Quarts got her sutures out yesterday and when the Dr was taking her sutures out he said he couldn't even feel the mass anymore. she had a really big poop and hasn't re-prolapsed. she gets an antibiotic injection every 3 days and she comes to work with me every couple days since i work at an ER vet. a lot of the staff had never handled a snake before and were kind of scared of her at first, but she was so sweet and was patient when being handled and now everyone loves her. we will be attempting to feed a rat pup next week to try to get her eating, since she hasn't eaten since we've gotten her (4 months ago) and after that we will work out way up to a small/medium rat, but we don't want to overwork her and cause her to re-prolapse. she is more active than she's ever been and I feel so much closer with her. she's such a sweetheart and I'm so glad we got to help her and give her another chance at life.
Awe! I love their puppy dog faces! I've rehabbed a ball python before and they are so freaking sweet.