Dino's YF... Rest Easy my Lil' Friend :'(

[SpikesAgirl]

Dino goes back to the Dr. tomorrow. Her eye started to improve but, now it's all goopy and sealed shut again, even with the antibiotics. Not liking this. :roll: Will post the report later in the evening and after I go VOTE!

 

[Tonja]

Oh I hope Dino gets cleared up of his eye problem. Dino has really been through it this last yr with the YF and now his poor little eye..am praying and sending good thoughts your way.

 

[SpikesAgirl]

Me too Tonja, me too.... here's a pic:

 

[Tonja]

aww bless his heart...I sure hope all that clears up quickly

 

[Esther19]

Poor little sweetheart. I hope the vet has everything to make her better, Sue.

 

[chastityx]

i just read all of this and i'm so happy that you take care of this little one so well. hoping that little face starts looking much better soon!

 

[Drache613]

Hello Sue,

Poor Dino! Let us know how things go at the vets.

Tracie

 

[AHBD]

I'm sorry to hear this Sue ! I just wanted to bring up the use of raw honey again, but please know that' it is just a suggeation. You might ask your vet about it, and if you Google " raw honey as medicine " You will see a whole lot of great info. It's approved in several countries as a wound dressing, and the write up that I mentioned has included use on animals. A few of the reasons why it is effective are these : Non healing wounds that are treated for long periods with antibiotics can become more prone to developing anti biotic resistant bacterial strains. The reason raw honey is so effective is that it appears to kill bacteria in multiple ways at once and the microbes have no chance to develop resistance. Honey has an acidic PH that kills germs, has a low water content that dehydrates the bugs and enzymes that produce antiseptic hydrogen peroxide. With raw honey, wounds can become sterile and advancing necrosis is halted. There is no adhesion to granulating skin . So those are just a few of the benefits that have been noted in the clinical studies, and these studies included people with diabetic ulcers, burns, and other deep and non healing wounds. Again, I'm just throwing that out there because I know how hard you are trying to get this poor girl better .

 

[SpikesAgirl]

I think the minute I left the post, the honey suggestion left my head. UGH! I do recall mentioning it to one of the vets I saw. I remember her saying something about it acts like the SSD cream in that it is so dense, nothing can penetrate it, preventing anything else from growing on an area it might be used on. Another vet had never heard of it. Thank you for "gently reminding" me about it! :wink:

 

[Esther19]

Anxiously awaiting the vet's report...

 

[SpikesAgirl]

Hi guys!
Well, surprisingly, the vet said her eye looks BETTER! She cleared away the goop with a damp q-tip and Dino opened it right up. I wasn't sure if sloughing it off would do more harm than good. Didn't want to scratch her eye with anything crusty or pull at something that shouldn't be pulled. So, anyway, what she told me to do is to put some artificial tears on it in the morning, to keep it from getting crusty. Then, at night, clean that off and put her antibiotic drops in. (or vice versa am/pm, doesn't matter). She still has to get the drops once a day now. We started off every 6 hours, dropped back to every 12, now once a day until we go back on December 6th. So, eye drops for a month. Reptiles heal FRUSTRATINGLY SLOOOOW as you all know. :| Well, at least she's getting better!!

 

[Tonja]

Thats wonderful news. YAY Dino keep on healing baby you can do it. Sue you have done a wonderful job with her. i am still praying for Dino to get better and he will.

 

[Esther19]

Wonderful news about Dino's eye, Sue!

 

[SpikesAgirl]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to update and say Dino is doing fine. Her eye is still goopy and yucky looking. Just continuing with the drops. Her fungus areas are still looking the same, which to me, is a good thing because they don't look any WORSE and they are not crusting back over. She's going through another shed of her head right now. So, nothing "new" to report. Stable is a good thing in my world!! Hope all your babies are well and you are too! :wink:

 

[SpikesAgirl]

I gave Dino a bath last night, she's shedding. I was like OMG when the skin came off her knee. Do you guys remember that's where she had the biopsies done? Anyway, it started to get crusty after, the fungus was growing on it. Well I'm gonna show you a couple before/afters right now. I'm so happy for my lil' girl! Proof positive that she IS getting better!!

BEFORE:

NOW:

Her foot before:

NOW: