Quick report back! No eggs. Ultrasound still shows fluid. But the eggs have moved downward and look so much better than last time thanks to the calcium!
Mentioned oxytocin as a precursor to surgery he agreed we could try it and talked about what happens if it doesn't work. He asked if I needed more calcium or baytril I said yes to the calcium and he left saying "okay, I'll be back with the calcium and oxytocin!" Swear I thought he misspoke! Nope!
He comes back with a needle of oxytocin and I'm like wait what? How will we know if it's going to work of if eggs could burst or any of the other things? He said only with an ultrasound. I panicked and was like should I wait here a bit then and we check again? I'm not a vet and clearly had no idea how this was going to work, and he looked confused and slightly amused, so I was like um nothing nvm.....and as he is shooting her with it, he then says that to really try the oxytocin she needs like 3 big shots and to be monitored at the office overnight. And then it clicked! He was only giving her a super teeny tiny dose to just get her basically in the mood to lay. Like a warm bath helps them poo sort of thing. So I was phew cool.
I asked about anesthesia and he didn't hesitate to answer and how he answered I knew he had done surgeries on bearded dragons before because he said smaller and younger dragons can do just fine with only propofol, he doesn't like to use ketamine as it takes sometimes 24hrs or more for them to come around from it. But for her she would get propofol and some gas using a mask and her current chances are now 50/50, maybe more so if she would need it in 10 days time (next recheck) as her RI would be cleared by then.
He said he thought giving her 20 days to lay them with the extra calcium now in her diet is sufficient enough time considering she had them when I brought her in, and he wouldn't want to wait any longer.
He said to call and let him know if she starts laying and needs more help he would give me small shots of oxytocin to give her myself then we would check the ultrasound for the all clear.
Also, RI is clearing up well, sores in the mouth are almost gone, tail still has bone showing a little, but healing up nonetheless, and she has gained weight and strength back too!
We are home and she has made her way in the past 20mins, after a short bask, to the sand that I re wet and left a pre made hole for her. She has her front end leaning into the hole, so fingers crossed she passes them by November 8th!
Oh, and here's today's ultrasound pictures!
Mentioned oxytocin as a precursor to surgery he agreed we could try it and talked about what happens if it doesn't work. He asked if I needed more calcium or baytril I said yes to the calcium and he left saying "okay, I'll be back with the calcium and oxytocin!" Swear I thought he misspoke! Nope!
He comes back with a needle of oxytocin and I'm like wait what? How will we know if it's going to work of if eggs could burst or any of the other things? He said only with an ultrasound. I panicked and was like should I wait here a bit then and we check again? I'm not a vet and clearly had no idea how this was going to work, and he looked confused and slightly amused, so I was like um nothing nvm.....and as he is shooting her with it, he then says that to really try the oxytocin she needs like 3 big shots and to be monitored at the office overnight. And then it clicked! He was only giving her a super teeny tiny dose to just get her basically in the mood to lay. Like a warm bath helps them poo sort of thing. So I was phew cool.
I asked about anesthesia and he didn't hesitate to answer and how he answered I knew he had done surgeries on bearded dragons before because he said smaller and younger dragons can do just fine with only propofol, he doesn't like to use ketamine as it takes sometimes 24hrs or more for them to come around from it. But for her she would get propofol and some gas using a mask and her current chances are now 50/50, maybe more so if she would need it in 10 days time (next recheck) as her RI would be cleared by then.
He said he thought giving her 20 days to lay them with the extra calcium now in her diet is sufficient enough time considering she had them when I brought her in, and he wouldn't want to wait any longer.
He said to call and let him know if she starts laying and needs more help he would give me small shots of oxytocin to give her myself then we would check the ultrasound for the all clear.
Also, RI is clearing up well, sores in the mouth are almost gone, tail still has bone showing a little, but healing up nonetheless, and she has gained weight and strength back too!
We are home and she has made her way in the past 20mins, after a short bask, to the sand that I re wet and left a pre made hole for her. She has her front end leaning into the hole, so fingers crossed she passes them by November 8th!
Oh, and here's today's ultrasound pictures!