KevinBeard
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Hi guys I would really appreciate some help on this. My bearded dragon, Junior, who is a 6 year old female had a prolapse 3 days ago. We managed to keep it moisturized until we saw the vet yesterday. He did a purse-string suture and told us that she should be fine to eat within a couple days. Upon taking Junior home she started to act like she had bowel movement(nothing came out) and started to strain her stitches. Her stitches broke and we ended up taking her back to the vet and they replaced the suture. She is doing fine now and seems to be fully awake since yesterday. My question is would it be fine to feed her now. I ask only because she wouldn't eat since her prolapse occurred and she looked dehydrated. We tried giving her water mixed with calcium powder till we saw the vet. Other than that she wouldn't eat. I worry though that if I feed her now and needs to poop later that she might break her suture again. Should I just hold off on feeding her until I see the vet again(which will be in 3-4 days)? And if I can feed her what will be okay for her situation. I have horn worms which are soft along with veggies (I will be holding off on giving her superworms for a while). I've also read that excessive diarrhea could cause prolapse. Is this true? If so, what should I avoid giving her that could lead to that? Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope I get some helpful advice!