lorenrickmar1214
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Hello,
So I’ll have to give some background. My beardie was adopted from my cousin who was not taking care of him properly. He is now housed in a custom cage with the correct lighting, temps and humidity. He is an adult, probably around 2-3 years old.
When I first got him he didn’t eat well, but he slowly came around and had a great appetite and was gaining weight. Over the last week and a half he stopped eating. No greens, or even his Dubia. He was still pooping though, normal poops.
I took him to the vet on Monday who did an exam and said he was dehydrated. She didn’t do a fecal on him.
Since the vet I’ve been doing daily soaks, Rx liquid calcium twice daily, and attempting baby food. He just started eating some baby food (and I mean 0.5mL in a syringe) and ate that much yesterday and today. He opened his mouth today and I could see his mucous membranes did not have the thick “spit” like they did when he was at the vet.
So today he has a bowel movement. First one in 4 days. There was a LOT of liquid, and then quite a bit of brown/tan mucous. The mucous concerns me. There was also signs of food (which he hasn’t ate in a week and a half). I couldn’t take the poop to get a fecal today, so I’m hoping he goes again Monday.
I am concerned about the poop. After he pooped that out he was much more active than he has been. What is the brown mucous a sign of? And it smelled horrid. Sorry for the long post.
*Edited to add that I have electrolytes, critical care and probiotics that are supposed to be delivered Monday*
Thanks.
So I’ll have to give some background. My beardie was adopted from my cousin who was not taking care of him properly. He is now housed in a custom cage with the correct lighting, temps and humidity. He is an adult, probably around 2-3 years old.
When I first got him he didn’t eat well, but he slowly came around and had a great appetite and was gaining weight. Over the last week and a half he stopped eating. No greens, or even his Dubia. He was still pooping though, normal poops.
I took him to the vet on Monday who did an exam and said he was dehydrated. She didn’t do a fecal on him.
Since the vet I’ve been doing daily soaks, Rx liquid calcium twice daily, and attempting baby food. He just started eating some baby food (and I mean 0.5mL in a syringe) and ate that much yesterday and today. He opened his mouth today and I could see his mucous membranes did not have the thick “spit” like they did when he was at the vet.
So today he has a bowel movement. First one in 4 days. There was a LOT of liquid, and then quite a bit of brown/tan mucous. The mucous concerns me. There was also signs of food (which he hasn’t ate in a week and a half). I couldn’t take the poop to get a fecal today, so I’m hoping he goes again Monday.
I am concerned about the poop. After he pooped that out he was much more active than he has been. What is the brown mucous a sign of? And it smelled horrid. Sorry for the long post.
*Edited to add that I have electrolytes, critical care and probiotics that are supposed to be delivered Monday*
Thanks.