Jennifer0148
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My dragon finished his meds this Monday and I took a sample in yesterday. Today the vet called me and told me that the coccidia is gone but that there was still a pinworm egg or two on the fecal slide they did. While that is an improvement from the "lots" he had weeks ago, I am disappointed, stressed, and ready to give up due to the remaining pinworms. The vet suggested we give more Panacur because although pinworms aren't as terrible as other parasites and some vets choose not to treat, he's of the mindset that we should try to get rid of them especially because the count went down.
As for maintenance, he told me I needed to be good about cleaning up the poop, which I very much am, and that I need to wash his butt, which I do every time. He also suggested that I swab his vent with a diluted antiseptic after washing him. Would betadine work? I have some of that. How diluted should it be?
As for the enclosure, I've been pouring boiling water on the walls and bottom and letting that sit and then steam cleaning it. I change his paper box platforms and puppy pads every day, too. What solution could I use to wash it down? Someone suggested red wine vinegar but I've also seen apple cider vinegar suggested, some F-10 solution, and some "pink" solution from online, too. Which of those could I use? Does anything actually kill the pinworm eggs? Like the steam and boiling water I'm using? Those solutions? Could someone provide a link to the solutions I can buy to disinfect, please?
I am at the end of my rope. I'm also stressed for personal reasons and this is only adding to it. Will the pinworms ever go away? Because if they don't, I'm going to have an aneurysm. I just won't have all the time I do now to clean him up in the near future and I fear the pinworms will only get worse. What else can I do? I don't want to have to give him to a rescue because I don't have the time anymore to clean him up and the like. I know they can live with a low count of pinworms but I don't want that. Any stress he feels, like with the move I'll be making in the near future, and the count could shoot up. Ughhh. I haven't even gotten to enjoy him as a pet because it's meds meds meds then clean clean clean and then rush to work just to barely make it on time. It's draining me.
As for maintenance, he told me I needed to be good about cleaning up the poop, which I very much am, and that I need to wash his butt, which I do every time. He also suggested that I swab his vent with a diluted antiseptic after washing him. Would betadine work? I have some of that. How diluted should it be?
As for the enclosure, I've been pouring boiling water on the walls and bottom and letting that sit and then steam cleaning it. I change his paper box platforms and puppy pads every day, too. What solution could I use to wash it down? Someone suggested red wine vinegar but I've also seen apple cider vinegar suggested, some F-10 solution, and some "pink" solution from online, too. Which of those could I use? Does anything actually kill the pinworm eggs? Like the steam and boiling water I'm using? Those solutions? Could someone provide a link to the solutions I can buy to disinfect, please?
I am at the end of my rope. I'm also stressed for personal reasons and this is only adding to it. Will the pinworms ever go away? Because if they don't, I'm going to have an aneurysm. I just won't have all the time I do now to clean him up in the near future and I fear the pinworms will only get worse. What else can I do? I don't want to have to give him to a rescue because I don't have the time anymore to clean him up and the like. I know they can live with a low count of pinworms but I don't want that. Any stress he feels, like with the move I'll be making in the near future, and the count could shoot up. Ughhh. I haven't even gotten to enjoy him as a pet because it's meds meds meds then clean clean clean and then rush to work just to barely make it on time. It's draining me.