Teach88790
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I posted a few weeks ago about my 2.5 year old male who I had recently taken to the vet because he wasn’t eating or pooping for about 2 weeks. They did blood work and xrays and gave him an enema to test his poop for parasites.
The vet said that he had a 2 inch urate plug they helped remove, and he tested negative for any parasites. The xrays looked fine and didn’t show any signs of impaction. He stated that Rudy looked dehydrated and that he looked underweight, but not malnourished. He suggested I bathe him every day for 20 minutes to help with dehydration. Before his blood work came back, he started him on an injectable antibiotic that I had to give for 2 weeks. (Every 48 hours in his front leg, alternating each time). The bloodwork came back and numbers were mostly normal, but he said the white blood cells were slightly elevated, and I should continue the antibiotic.
After getting several responses to my post and advice on soaking him too much, I cut back on his baths to every other day and eventually every 3 days. His vet appointment was July 14, and since then, he only eats if I give him baby food with a syringe. I was told that the antibiotics could mess with his appetite, but he hasn’t had a shot of that in over a week, and his appetite still isn’t back.
It was recommended that I start him on a probiotic to counter the antibiotic affects, so I ordered some from Tracie and have mixed it in with his baby food each day.
He also went through a difficult shed on his tail, which I thought could’ve affected his appetite. His tail has now completely shed except for one small piece, but his head is starting to shed.
Another thing I thought it could be was stress. I fooled with his tank quite a bit to get his lighting regulated. I set up a thermostat and moved my basking bulb to the top of the enclosure because the temps were just too hot with it inside. He is in a zen habitat 4x2x2. I have his basking bulb (150w) on top and connected to a thermostat to keep his basking log temps around 95-100.
This whole situation is so stressful. He still isn’t eating, and the past two days he hasn’t wanted to move at all. Now his beard looks a little black and he seems to be breathing a little harder. I will attach a YouTube video
https://youtu.be/FD_cmXfLj-I
The vet said that he had a 2 inch urate plug they helped remove, and he tested negative for any parasites. The xrays looked fine and didn’t show any signs of impaction. He stated that Rudy looked dehydrated and that he looked underweight, but not malnourished. He suggested I bathe him every day for 20 minutes to help with dehydration. Before his blood work came back, he started him on an injectable antibiotic that I had to give for 2 weeks. (Every 48 hours in his front leg, alternating each time). The bloodwork came back and numbers were mostly normal, but he said the white blood cells were slightly elevated, and I should continue the antibiotic.
After getting several responses to my post and advice on soaking him too much, I cut back on his baths to every other day and eventually every 3 days. His vet appointment was July 14, and since then, he only eats if I give him baby food with a syringe. I was told that the antibiotics could mess with his appetite, but he hasn’t had a shot of that in over a week, and his appetite still isn’t back.
It was recommended that I start him on a probiotic to counter the antibiotic affects, so I ordered some from Tracie and have mixed it in with his baby food each day.
He also went through a difficult shed on his tail, which I thought could’ve affected his appetite. His tail has now completely shed except for one small piece, but his head is starting to shed.
Another thing I thought it could be was stress. I fooled with his tank quite a bit to get his lighting regulated. I set up a thermostat and moved my basking bulb to the top of the enclosure because the temps were just too hot with it inside. He is in a zen habitat 4x2x2. I have his basking bulb (150w) on top and connected to a thermostat to keep his basking log temps around 95-100.
This whole situation is so stressful. He still isn’t eating, and the past two days he hasn’t wanted to move at all. Now his beard looks a little black and he seems to be breathing a little harder. I will attach a YouTube video
https://youtu.be/FD_cmXfLj-I