laineyhowe
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Hi! I have a 1.5yo male who has had bloody diarrhea for a few weeks. It peaked and was all blood for a couple of days. I have taken him to the vet and we were under the impression that it was an infection from old superworms (which he had been slowly decreased eating and eventually stopped altogether), if he did eat it was a few greens, he was also super anxious and wanting to get out more than normal and in the last 4 or 5 days started turning his beard black in the afternoon. Anyway the vet put him on metronidazole on Friday (today is Monday), yesterday his stool was still bloody, I took the sample to the vet today and it was negative (I did not have a sample on Friday when I took him, so she just put him on Metro. since its the most common).
My question is I am worried about the blood. I figure the meds are already working since his fecal was negative. He is being hand fed a mixture of a blend the vet gave me and some baby food (squash). The vet tech said to give it to Wednesday to see if the blood stops. Has anyone else had this issue with their beardie? Could the meds be irritating his belly? He is on it for 2 weeks (0.17ml/once a day). The vet said aside from losing some weight and the diarrhea he looked good.
My question is I am worried about the blood. I figure the meds are already working since his fecal was negative. He is being hand fed a mixture of a blend the vet gave me and some baby food (squash). The vet tech said to give it to Wednesday to see if the blood stops. Has anyone else had this issue with their beardie? Could the meds be irritating his belly? He is on it for 2 weeks (0.17ml/once a day). The vet said aside from losing some weight and the diarrhea he looked good.