Help! My Beardie swallowed a pice of syringe!

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browneyes49

browneyes49

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I was giving my 2 year old Beardie his monthly worm medication, and he managed to bite the end off of the syringe. I'm sure he swallowed it, as his medication was going down his throat. Should I induce vomitting, if so how? Or will he pass it? It's about the size of the letter "H" on the keyboard. Help ASAP please!
 
Dragoon

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Hmm...

He bit the end off the syringe... The top part? The thing you push down put into the dragon?

Oh my goodness. But saying it was that big, I don't think it would do anything bad, but you'd better talk to somebody more experienced.
 
browneyes49

browneyes49

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Ya, it was the very tip, he just bit the end off. Weird, he has never tried to bite the syringe, and I've given him his med's many times before. I'm sure he didn't swallow it on purpose, he had no choice because his medication was going down his throat at the time. I feel soo awful for doing that to
him. :cry: I hope he is okay. He had a poop about 10 minutes ago, during his bath, but no sign of the plastic. No blood or anything though, so I'm hoping it passes through.
 
diamc

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Oh dear, that has happened before. The best thing to do is keep him very well hydrated at least for the next few days, you can also massage very gently on the right side from his armpit to vent area, that should help move it along. You can also pick up some canned 100% pumpkin (no other ingredients) and feed him some of that, it has a lot of fiber in it. A drop or 2 of vegetable oil is also another thing that helps make passing it much easier. How is he acting & how is his coloring?
 
browneyes49

browneyes49

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Actually, he's acting perfectly fine, and his coloring is the same as always. He's basking, mouth open, eyes closed (except for when I walk past the viv and he peeks at me with one eye) :wink: He's not eating a lot, but that's not new, he's always been a picky eater, also he has just come out of brumation. Will butternut squash do the same as canned pumpkin? I have a whole jar of the baby food squash, and I have been giving him that.
 
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Good to hear that he is acting and looking fine.

Squash is good but the pumpkin has more fiber so will help push things along quicker. You could give the baby food squash with a drop or 2 of vegetable oil and see if that helps but having the pumpkin on hand is a good idea.
 
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