Blackenedsabbath
Hatchling Member
Okay so, in August Pancake went through a really big shed. I was giving him a bath around mid to late august to help with his itchiness, and he ended up dunking his nose in the water (to itch his nose on the bottom of the tub) and Im fairly certain he aspirated some water when that happened. A few days later he started making popping noises when he was breathing, and had some bubbles coming out of his mouth. I took him to the vet last week, and the vet said he has a respiratory infection. He didn't run a blood test to determine the bacteria because he said Pancake's breathing rate was too high, plus his mouth is pale/seems on the dehydrated side. He wont eat on his own, I gave been syringe feeding him critical care as per the vet's suggestion, and using a syringe to give him water and exo terra electrolytes.
The vet gave him an injection for a "broad spectrum antibiotic," which is supposed to stay in his system for 12 days. On Saturday and Sunday" there was a noticeable improvement, no heavy or noisy breathing, even interested in his food. Monday afternoon and today he's back to square one. Monday morning the vet said for me to report his progress by the end of the week. I really dont know what to do because his mouth still looks pale, which means they still cant do a blood test Im assuming? Ive read these horror stories about RIs and I'm really freaking out about it. He is still alert, no black beards. I will definitely be bringing him back to the vet once the 12 days are up for the antibiotic, I guess I'm just hoping it isn't too late to treat it ?
Based on other beardie owners who have dealt with respiratory infections, how do you make sure the treatment helps? Or prevent the symptoms from returning, like they did with Pancake? I have warmer temperatures for him at night, and I havent given him any baths since the nose under water incident.
The vet gave him an injection for a "broad spectrum antibiotic," which is supposed to stay in his system for 12 days. On Saturday and Sunday" there was a noticeable improvement, no heavy or noisy breathing, even interested in his food. Monday afternoon and today he's back to square one. Monday morning the vet said for me to report his progress by the end of the week. I really dont know what to do because his mouth still looks pale, which means they still cant do a blood test Im assuming? Ive read these horror stories about RIs and I'm really freaking out about it. He is still alert, no black beards. I will definitely be bringing him back to the vet once the 12 days are up for the antibiotic, I guess I'm just hoping it isn't too late to treat it ?
Based on other beardie owners who have dealt with respiratory infections, how do you make sure the treatment helps? Or prevent the symptoms from returning, like they did with Pancake? I have warmer temperatures for him at night, and I havent given him any baths since the nose under water incident.