JailBirdStripes
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How does a Beardie contract things like horn worm, pinworm, coccidia, etc, in captivity?
How long do beardies tend to go on with these problems before they either A) have obvious symptoms, B)beat it naturally, C)change their behaviors like eating/sleeping/basking etc... or D) Die?
How can we (or is there a way) to tell what ailment our beardies have WITHOUT a costly trip to the vet?
I'm assuming they can go for a pretty long time, at least that's the impression I'm getting from the vet that I took Stripes to, coupled with the day-late phone call he was supposed to make YESTERDAY... He took some blood work, results being Calcium/Red+White Cells/Uric Acid etc... are all "Normal". With stripes sick however, i would expect a professional to be just that: PROFESSIONAL, and timely with return calls.
Anywho... He told me to call him in a week...so, around next monday... if she doesn't improve.
She's not eating on her own, I have to force-feed her with a syringe with this mix from Ox Bow... She eats it. She seems to even gobble it up, but the force-feeding bugs her, I can tell. After she's done being force-fed, I have to give her water from a separate syringe... and i think because of syringes she turns her head and won't drink right away. She eventually does, but with my work schedule i'm worried I can't give her enough water...
She pooped the first two days after the force-feed eating. Not so much yesterday or today, even after a long bath this evening.
Ok. The paranoia is over... but I'm so worried for my beardie i just want to see her back to herself again- hunting crickets, LUNGING at superworms, and exploring during her visits outside her tank. Any/all help is great
How long do beardies tend to go on with these problems before they either A) have obvious symptoms, B)beat it naturally, C)change their behaviors like eating/sleeping/basking etc... or D) Die?
How can we (or is there a way) to tell what ailment our beardies have WITHOUT a costly trip to the vet?
I'm assuming they can go for a pretty long time, at least that's the impression I'm getting from the vet that I took Stripes to, coupled with the day-late phone call he was supposed to make YESTERDAY... He took some blood work, results being Calcium/Red+White Cells/Uric Acid etc... are all "Normal". With stripes sick however, i would expect a professional to be just that: PROFESSIONAL, and timely with return calls.
Anywho... He told me to call him in a week...so, around next monday... if she doesn't improve.
She's not eating on her own, I have to force-feed her with a syringe with this mix from Ox Bow... She eats it. She seems to even gobble it up, but the force-feeding bugs her, I can tell. After she's done being force-fed, I have to give her water from a separate syringe... and i think because of syringes she turns her head and won't drink right away. She eventually does, but with my work schedule i'm worried I can't give her enough water...
She pooped the first two days after the force-feed eating. Not so much yesterday or today, even after a long bath this evening.
Ok. The paranoia is over... but I'm so worried for my beardie i just want to see her back to herself again- hunting crickets, LUNGING at superworms, and exploring during her visits outside her tank. Any/all help is great