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[QUOTE="EmberRising, post: 2028699, member: 115290"] I took Ember to a new vet who sees exotics who is closer to us. So this is different from the exotics vet (who only sees exotics) we normally go to. I changed bc this one is MUCH closer and I had a few recommendations from friends. So first off, this vet had a very “alpha” demeanor and “my way or the highway” kind of vibe. He immediately said that the first thing he was going to do was give her a dewormer bc “everything has parasites, even you and me.” Then he also prescribed antibiotics, in case there was an infection. I am typically a test to treat person - but ok. I had been worrying a bit that her parasites might be rearing their heads again since she was injured (she had been treated for parasites just under a year ago - confirmed by fecal tests). He did not do any fecal tests. He gave her ponazuril and panacur and the antibiotic SMZ-TMP. I asked if this was a lot to be dosing her with at once, since she is already trying to heal from her fall, and he said that getting rid of her parasites would actually help her to heal bc it would free her immune system from fighting the parasites to concentrate on getting better. Then he said that feeding her on her tongue was not good - that she could aspirate the food and get a lung infection or choke. To feed her, and to give the medicine, I should pull down her beard and insert the syringe all the way into her mouth and down her throat. Is that correct? The reptile vet had shown me a different way to administer the syringe, which is to open her mouth and jaw from the side and squirt it in to her mouth. (Which to be honest never really worked well.) So which is the best way to administer medicine and feed them? I will admit that when I was putting the serrapeptase a little at a time on her tongue, she did spit it out one time - maybe bc she was choking on it? And are all these meds too much to give her at once? I don’t think I’ll go back to this vet, but I’m wondering the best course of treatment for the present. Thanks for reading! [/QUOTE]
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