My bearded dragon is recovering from aspirating water last night (I've already had a vet visit & posted a thread about this!) but he is still quite dehydrated. He's on Carnivore Care as well as Baytril and Flagyl and I'm looking for advice on how to give him water, as baths are out of the question for right now (not trying to have a repeat of yesterday :? ) Could I give it to him using a plastic syringe? He's not really interested in eating any greens right now - usually, I try to give him water by including iceberg lettuce in his salads. I don't want to introduce any more water into his lungs, so any advice on how to safely keep him hydrated would be fantastic! Thanks in advance
You can give by syringe but do it slowly -- little at a time -- let him swallow the water - go in from the side of his mouth and little at a time
Karrie
Not necessarily, while I would say a bulk of his water comes from his greens and direct water drinking is usually from baths, I have given him water like you're describing. I'm just a bit paranoid and wasn't sure if I should do anything differently since he aspirated so recently. I want to make sure I don't make it any worse!
You can give by syringe but do it slowly -- little at a time -- let him swallow the water - go in from the side of his mouth and little at a time
Karrie
I just went through this myself. Do exactly what Karrie said. My dragon was so dehydrated they didn't think he'd make it. I gave him water through a syringe and after days of doing this (and the critical care food) the little guy pulled through. I also gave him daily baths just to keep his skin hydrated and clean. Good luck my friend. Let us know how it goes.
I just went through this myself. Do exactly what Karrie said. My dragon was so dehydrated they didn't think he'd make it. I gave him water through a syringe and after days of doing this (and the critical care food) the little guy pulled through. I also gave him daily baths just to keep his skin hydrated and clean. Good luck my friend. Let us know how it goes.