Grommet
Hatchling Member
Oh, I am soooo sad to be back here posting. I'll be brief in a recap.... My partner and I adopted Grommet 1.5 years ago as a rescue who was prone to prolapse. She is seven yrs old, has had MBD (crooked toes), had improper lighting, was on a recycled newspaper substrate, but her hand was dyed red so I'm sure she spent most of her life on calcisand, improper temps, and is an overactive egg layer. After four clutches and two prolapses last year, my vet suggested giving her a Lupron shot once a month to keep her from creating more eggs. Against the advice we got here, we went for it, and although Grommet didn't lay more eggs, she was extremely lethargic for two weeks after the shot and her color was significantly darker, eating habits less. We kept her on it for 6 months and decided to take her off it.
Well, 6 months later, she's carrying eggs. Today she prolapsed in her lay bin after laying one egg and after 2 soaks in sugar water her prolapse is still inflamed. Vet was closed today, we will take her tomorrow.
I guess I'm here for moral support (I'm really shaken up about all this... she means the world to me and I've literally slaved hand over foot to keep her healthy) and advice about hysterectomies, because I'm pretty sure my options at this point are to put her down or go through the surgery.
Have any of you had an older dragon undergo a hysterectomy? your experiences?
This is Grommet's 7th prolapse (3rd with me, 4th with previous owner). Is there a risk that the sutures will not hold, that perhaps her vent is just too saggy at this point and won't firm up enough to hold insides in?
Thank you ahead of time. Please, any advice would be great.... I am so sad, worried, and desperately want to make the right decision for Grommet with her quality of life in mind.
Kailin
How old is your dragon? 7 (at least)
How long have you had your dragon? 1.5 years
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 55 gallon
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? slate tile
Do you use UVB lights? Yes, Repti-sun 10 tube, 2 months old, she can get 4-5 inches away
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? 75 watt household bulb
What are the basking temps? 95-103*F
What is the cool side temp?75-80*F
Do you take the temps with.....? Probe and temp gun.
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? surface temp of raised basking platform (tile) with rock on it
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Collard greens, arugula, mustards, dandelions, butternut squash, occasional pear, crickets, butterworms
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? salad in tank in morning but she rarely eats it, hand fed if she doesn't. feeders in afternoon, no food within 2hrs of bedtime
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? crickets yes, butterworms no.
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? Rep-Cal w/d3 3xwk, herptivite vits 1x/wk
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? yes, bathtime only, 3x/wk.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Yes; every other day.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? No
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? almost a year ago, she had a low count of coccidia.
Well, 6 months later, she's carrying eggs. Today she prolapsed in her lay bin after laying one egg and after 2 soaks in sugar water her prolapse is still inflamed. Vet was closed today, we will take her tomorrow.
I guess I'm here for moral support (I'm really shaken up about all this... she means the world to me and I've literally slaved hand over foot to keep her healthy) and advice about hysterectomies, because I'm pretty sure my options at this point are to put her down or go through the surgery.
Have any of you had an older dragon undergo a hysterectomy? your experiences?
This is Grommet's 7th prolapse (3rd with me, 4th with previous owner). Is there a risk that the sutures will not hold, that perhaps her vent is just too saggy at this point and won't firm up enough to hold insides in?
Thank you ahead of time. Please, any advice would be great.... I am so sad, worried, and desperately want to make the right decision for Grommet with her quality of life in mind.
Kailin
How old is your dragon? 7 (at least)
How long have you had your dragon? 1.5 years
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 55 gallon
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? slate tile
Do you use UVB lights? Yes, Repti-sun 10 tube, 2 months old, she can get 4-5 inches away
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? 75 watt household bulb
What are the basking temps? 95-103*F
What is the cool side temp?75-80*F
Do you take the temps with.....? Probe and temp gun.
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? surface temp of raised basking platform (tile) with rock on it
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Collard greens, arugula, mustards, dandelions, butternut squash, occasional pear, crickets, butterworms
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? salad in tank in morning but she rarely eats it, hand fed if she doesn't. feeders in afternoon, no food within 2hrs of bedtime
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? crickets yes, butterworms no.
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? Rep-Cal w/d3 3xwk, herptivite vits 1x/wk
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? yes, bathtime only, 3x/wk.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Yes; every other day.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? No
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? almost a year ago, she had a low count of coccidia.