Glamamama
Hatchling Member
@drache613
In mid August Pumpkin literally collapsed. His eating veggies had reduced over the course of a month or two but I missed the signs because he was still interested in live food. Never again. His white count was elevated and LFTs high so he was started on Baytril/Flagyl/milk thistle and I gammon subQ plasmalyte for 5 days. Emeraid 50/50 Omnicare/Carnivore care. He improved but last vet visit neutrophils still climbing so vet switched to Fortaz. Pumpkin question & update:
He is actually looking good now my fingers are crossed. My question is I need suggestions on getting him to eat his veggies and gain interest in live food. It has been a month of Emeraid Omnivore/Carnivore care. I forced him to eat a piece of dandelion and julienne butternut and he finally chewed it instead of spitting out but was a butthead. He ate a few more pieces of butternut. No interest in a cricket. I have tried repeatedly with a hornworm which he normally . We ditched oral Baytril and Flagyl as of Friday and switched him to Fortaz IM every 3 days. We started early Saturday morning. Still getting milk thistle orally am and pm. Neutrophils (white count was high so vet said let’s switch we are debating blood pathogen labs but it is expensive and we have spent $$$$$ already) Other option is Amikacin IM but more toxicity issues. The eating is the big thing I need ideas with. I am afraid to hold back food too much bc of fatty liver issues don’t want him dehydrated that is finally slowly resolving. He is fairly active periodically and his poops look normal too. We are still giving him oral milk thistle 2x a day too. I am so exhausted thought he had URI yesterday because he had dyspnea and gaping for 2 days I must be old and blind my daughter came home Sunday and gently extracted shed from both nostrils and he is behaving normal no more gaping or wheezing. What do you suggest on the food? Hoping Tracy has some ideas.
He is actually looking good now my fingers are crossed. My question is I need suggestions on getting him to eat his veggies and gain interest in live food. It has been a month of Emeraid Omnivore/Carnivore care. I forced him to eat a piece of dandelion and julienne butternut and he finally chewed it instead of spitting out but was a butthead. He ate a few more pieces of butternut. No interest in a cricket. I have tried repeatedly with a hornworm which he normally . We ditched oral Baytril and Flagyl as of Friday and switched him to Fortaz IM every 3 days. We started early Saturday morning. Still getting milk thistle orally am and pm. Neutrophils (white count was high so vet said let’s switch we are debating blood pathogen labs but it is expensive and we have spent $$$$$ already) Other option is Amikacin IM but more toxicity issues. The eating is the big thing I need ideas with. I am afraid to hold back food too much bc of fatty liver issues don’t want him dehydrated that is finally slowly resolving. He is fairly active periodically and his poops look normal too. We are still giving him oral milk thistle 2x a day too. I am so exhausted thought he had URI yesterday because he had dyspnea and gaping for 2 days I must be old and blind my daughter came home Sunday and gently extracted shed from both nostrils and he is behaving normal no more gaping or wheezing. What do you suggest on the food? Hoping Tracy has some ideas.