Many precious animals are on the verge of extinction either because of environmental pollution or because of being hunted and killed. The environment has a great impact on humans and animals. The main reason for snakes suffering from acute pneumonia is Caused by environmental pollution! How to diagnose and treat snakes with acute pneumonia? Besides environmental pollution, what other reasons are there? How to prevent?

What causes snakes Acute pneumonia?

Environmental factors have a great impact on the health of snakes. If there are a lot of germs in their living environment, then through breathing, the germs will enter the snake's lungs, resulting in acute pneumonia. The disease has a high fatality rate and needs special attention.

Abrupt changes in outside temperature, fluctuating temperature in snake nests, poor ventilation, high humidity in the farm, and overcrowded breeding density of snakes. Cocci, Staphylococcus, etc.) invade the respiratory tract of snakes and take the opportunity to reproduce to produce toxins, and infection of the lungs will cause pneumonia in snakes. In addition, improper cold information can also cause pneumonia.

Snakes with poor constitution or those who have not recovered their constitution after giving birth are more likely to be infected with this disease. If not treated in time, it may endanger the whole group within 3 to 5 days, causing a large number of deaths of snakes. It's a highly contagious disease, and sometimes, even robust snakes are not immune.

What are the symptoms of acute snake pneumonia?

Acute pneumonia has a high fatality rate and is highly contagious, so when pet snakes show corresponding symptoms, it is best to keep them in isolation first, and then keep them in isolation. Observe again, if it is determined to be acute pneumonia, treat it as soon as possible.

Generally, most snakes suffering from acute pneumonia can't open their mouths, have sticky phlegm in their mouths but not red and swollen, don't want to eat, don't want to go back to the cave, have dull hula noises or poor peeling when breathing, and so on. All have symptoms of drinking a lot of water. Due to the inflammation of the lungs and the increase of exudates in the lungs, the sick snakes will cause respiratory skills disorders and various symptoms, such as loss of appetite or hunger strike, lack of energy, unwillingness to move, difficulty breathing, unwillingness to raise the head to breathe, and outflow from the nostrils. Viscous nasal discharge and other corresponding symptoms.

How to treat acute snake pneumonia?

Loss of appetite or abstinence, lack of energy, and poor breathing are all adverse phenomena caused by acute pneumonia in snakes. If the disease is serious, it will directly lead to the death of pet snakes. The disease must be prevented and treated early to prevent the disease from spreading.

Treatment:

1. Wrap 1 gram of erythromycin, tetracycline or oxytetracycline with frog skin, and feed 3 times a day, usually 3~ 4 days to heal.

2. Inject 400,000 units of penicillin sodium salt intramuscularly, 3 to 4 times a day, and inject multiple times on the back muscles of the sick snake, and the curative effect is relatively significant.

3. 100,000 units of penicillin sodium for injection, 100,000 units of streptomycin, and 2 to 3 ml of water for injection. 1 intramuscular injection, 3 times a day, for 3 days.

4. Injection of cephalosporin sodium (0.5 g/bottle): firstly take a bottle of water for injection and then beat 8 kg of snakes, and then reduce to 16 kg of snakes per bottle, 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening times until full recovery. If there is sticky phlegm in the mouth of the snake or the breathing is accompanied by severe murmur, atropine sulfate can be injected separately. The dosage should be controlled at 0.02-0.04 mg/kg, intramuscular injection, once a day, 2 times in severe cases, continuous injection for 7 to 10 days.

Prevention:

1. Pay attention to keeping places such as snake den, snake playground, snake house clean and tidy with fresh air.

2. Pay attention to the dryness and stable and suitable temperature of the overwintering place or snake nest to avoid high heat and high humidity. If the snake is raised in the snake house, when the room temperature is too high and the ventilation is cooling down, it is necessary to avoid the cold wind blowing directly to the snake body.

3. After the sick snake is found, lift the snake out of the snake's nest, rinse the snake's nest with 1:1000 potassium permanganate solution or bleaching powder solution, and wait for the snake's nest to dry before removing the snake. put back.

4. If the weather changes suddenly, corresponding remedial measures should be taken in time. If the cold wave is approaching, it is necessary to do a good job of blocking the wind and keeping warm.

5. The object of prevention and treatment of this disease is mostly female snakes that are weak after laying eggs (young), supply sufficient food and clean drinking water during the laying (young) period, and maintain a suitable temperature , humidity, and do a good job in the ventilation of the snake nest to prevent the occurrence and spread of the disease.