Requiemk626
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Thank you, CooperDragon, for the charcoal kit link! I think I will order that just in case. The thing I fear the most is that one of the beardies will eat a firefly when I'm not looking, and then they might die suddenly and I wouldn't even get the chance to administer the charcoal.
I hate to ask this because it might stir up bad memories, but does anyone know the progression of symptoms when a beardie eats a firefly? I know they say that the beardie will die within two hours of consumption, but does anyone know the point at which administering charcoal does not help anymore because their bodies have absorbed too much of the toxin into their system? From looking at some digitalis toxicity management protocols for humans, it looks like after the initial GI decontamination the next step is addressing the electrolyte imbalance, and then IV infusions, and then management of abnormal heart rhythms. If anyone has a log in to unlock this full article from Medscape... that would be really cool!
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/154336-treatment
I know there's little we non-medical people can do at home to address these issues... I certainly can't shock my beardie's heart back into a normal rhythm. But maybe addressing an electrolyte imbalance is possible, depending on how it needs to be addressed? If one could get out in front of that problem, one may be able to stop the worst of the abnormal heart rhythms, maybe?
I hate to ask this because it might stir up bad memories, but does anyone know the progression of symptoms when a beardie eats a firefly? I know they say that the beardie will die within two hours of consumption, but does anyone know the point at which administering charcoal does not help anymore because their bodies have absorbed too much of the toxin into their system? From looking at some digitalis toxicity management protocols for humans, it looks like after the initial GI decontamination the next step is addressing the electrolyte imbalance, and then IV infusions, and then management of abnormal heart rhythms. If anyone has a log in to unlock this full article from Medscape... that would be really cool!
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/154336-treatment
I know there's little we non-medical people can do at home to address these issues... I certainly can't shock my beardie's heart back into a normal rhythm. But maybe addressing an electrolyte imbalance is possible, depending on how it needs to be addressed? If one could get out in front of that problem, one may be able to stop the worst of the abnormal heart rhythms, maybe?
