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Clyde has Preovulatory Follicular Stasis
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[QUOTE="clyde612, post: 1990517, member: 110538"] I will get the visit summary and X-rays posted tomorrow, but essentially Clyde has been showing signs of being gravid because he is... kind of. The eggs are very underdeveloped, and he has been showing gravid symptoms from 3-4 weeks now. The vet is recommending syringe fed calcium supplements, she also wanted to prescribe antibiotics (via injection) but I held off on it for now. Also, Clyde is also currently on de-worming medication for hookworms. Poor guy is going through a lot. He has been barely eating for 3 weeks now, but not losing weight. Doctor said bone density looked good, but calcium supplement is so he doesn't start leeching calcium. I am also going to try feeding a slurry tomorrow. He ate 4 roaches on Saturday but hasn't eaten anything else all week probably. He will still eat hornworms and I am also going to feed some of those tomorrow (current gut-loading them with kale). The vet wanted to get him on antibiotics to stabilize him in case of a need for surgery (which I am scheduling for late late May just to reserve it). Surgery would mean removing the underdeveloped eggs and getting spayed. I was thinking about holding-off on antibiotics for now, starting the calcium supplements and maybe some slurry, and seeing if he will develop and lay the eggs (seems unlikely though). But she said there was also a risk of the eggs rupturing? If this happens will he suddenly die? Should I start antibiotics now in case this happens? She said to just monitor his behavior. He has been going into his hide halfway through the day and eating less so definitely not thriving. In the mornings he has been glass-surfing like crazy (more gravid behavior) which at least means he isn't extremely lethargic. The plan I had was to wait on the antibiotics until about a week before I come home (around the 20th). If he hasn't laid anything he can get the antibiotic and then when I come home a week later he will be stable for the surgery. I don't want to put him on antibiotics if he doesn't need them but I'm very worried about this rupturing business. Also, I am leaving town in 8 days and my mom will have to take over—I just want to leave him in an okay state. I will be back on the 27th of May. Very bad timing but I just need to know what I should do before I leave. Also, will de-worming meds and antibiotics at the same time be dangerous? Here's a photo of him looking cute at the vet. [/QUOTE]
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