HELP! 8 years old Beardie threw up last night, and is now dehydrated and lethargic

[Drache613]

Hello,

This is a great update on him, thanks! At least his pads aren't as sunken in then.
Yes, the hard urate is dehydration & maybe too much supplementation. Continue with the extra
fluids & softer foods for awhile longer. That will do wonders for his system right now. It is easier
for him to process than solid foods.
I'm sure he is very tired, so he deserves to rest on his hammock!
Did he like the Repti-boost too?
Let us know how he is feeling.

Tracie

 

[pogonavitticeps]

Hi!

He had his best day yesterday, and even wanted to run around after his bath! First time he seemed like his normal self since his this whole thing started. Been slowly introducing more food in his liquid food mixes and his tummy bothers him each time I do it, but he keeps everything down and gets over it in a couple hours.

He's never been a big fan of Repti-boost! Haha I have been adding some bee pollen and applesauce to try and make it taste better for him and that seems to be working.

The past couple times he's pooped, the actual poop looks great but his urates have been super watery and a has a yellow tinge to it. Is this still a side effect of dehydration? Maybe the been pollen coloured it?

Also when is it a good time to start to introduce calcium powder back into his diet?

Thank you for all your help!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

How is your boy doing today?
The Repti-boost is a pretty good product & some tend to like the flavor while others don't like it
as much. The applesauce & bee pollen probably do help the flavor a lot. You could also try some
squash or sweet potato if needed for more calories. The yellowish tint is most likely from the bee
pollen, I would agree!
When his urates are soft enough & not very discolored, you can add the calcium powder back in.
How are they looking, they are watery?

Let us know how everything is going for him.

Tracie

 

[pogonavitticeps]

Thursday and Friday were a little rough, he took a turn and on Thursday there was a little blood in his urate , his system seemed pretty irritated. I think I pushed it a too hard on adding more food to his fluids so I cut back on food and stuck to more fluids. He responded positively to that.

Today he seems way better and has a lot of energy! Ran around a bit after fluids with no grey/black beard. His urates are still pretty watery with a slight yellow tinge. I have bee giving him ~2 ml of pedialyte mixed with Repti-boost (two scoops), vitamins, and bee pollen in the morning and another 2 ml in the afternoon if he wants it. Today was the first day of adding calcium to the mix, so we'll see how that goes. I have also gotten some squash baby food so I will offer that as well and see what he thinks!

It has been over a week since he threw up (evening of May 19), I know reptiles are slow with everything but when should I be concerned if his stomach doesn't recover?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That is great he hasn't thrown up in a week or so, I'm sure he feels better.
Are you using a little bit of probiotics to help out his tummy now? It will take a little time but he should
recover. Let us know how adding the calcium does for him.
Did he like the squash you added for him?
Go slowly & keep his foods soft until he is back to normal. I'm glad he is more active, that's great to hear!
Keep us posted on him.

Tracie

 

[pogonavitticeps]

We ran out of Repti-boost today so it was squash baby food all day today with all the supplements and he likes it just the same! Luckily a package of more Repti-boost came in the mail this evening so he'll get that tomorrow again. So far so good on the calcium, his urates haven't changed since starting.

He's been getting probiotics on and off, I have only been putting it in plain water or pedialyte so far but he likes the liquid food more. Should I start putting it in with the liquid food?

I have also got some Amber Naturalz Reptaid that I gave him a dose of for the first time to help boost his system a bit. He seemed to like it, interested to see how that goes.

Today he seemed about the same, maybe ate a 1 ml or so more of food. It was nice and sunny so we spent some time in the sun which he really enjoyed. Its been slow going but he's getting there!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I hope the probiotics are helping him out. So the calcium supplementation doesn't seem to be
affecting him yet? The squash is great for him.
The Reptaid has been pretty popular & it should work well. Hopefully he is feeling a lot better.
The sun really helps brighten their mood & is so good for them.
You can put the probiotics in with the food if that is easier. How many times daily are you giving
him food or fluids?

Keep us posted on his progress!

Tracie

 

[pogonavitticeps]

His urates are more solid but still squishy and has a slight orange tinge to it, I assume that could be calcium?

A new thing today is that his morning poop seems small for the amount of food he's been eating, barely a centimetre long. They have been around 2 inches the past week, very strange. His fluids have been the same all week the only things that has changed is the calcium and a dose of Reptaid. Hoping this is temporary and he's back to pooping normally tomorrow.

I have been offering 2 ml of Repti-boost/pedialyte/vitamins/calcium/bee pollen/probiotics mixture in the morning, squash baby food/pedialyte throughout the day and another 2 ml of Repti-boost mixture in the late afternoon.

Over the past week he's been eating his Repti-boost mixture morning and afternoon but rarely ate the squash throughout the day. But today he's been hungry! Ate this morning's food enthusiastically, ate 3 ml of squash and another 2 ml of Repti-boost.

I have been home sick from work so luckily I can offer him food throughout the day and hang out with him in the sun for a bit, but when I go back tomorrow it'll be back to a morning and afternoon feed.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

The orange tint to his urates could possibly be from the Repti-boost also. As long as they don't
get real hard & grainy then that should be fine.
That is terrific to hear he has finally decided to eat more & especially some squash, what a good
boy!
They can go through digestive issues from time to time where their metabolism may change some
so I wouldn't worry too much about that yet.
I hope you are feeling better soon but at least you get to spend more time with him at home right now.

Tracie

 

[pogonavitticeps]

Thank you!

So today went about the same, he unfortunately didn't eat as much as Tuesday but I was also not home all day to offer him food whenever.

He also didn't poop that much, another centimetre in the morning. Feel like he is constipated. When he was out running around this afternoon, he stopped to poop, strained for a bit and nothing came out. His urates are coming out just fine, its just the actual poop that is the problem! I have never encountered this before.

Is there anything I can do for him to help him out? Or is this a wait and see type situation?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Sure, you can add some canned or fresh pumpkin, butternut squash or sweet potato mixed with
sugar free applesauce blended up. You can add in a few drops of olive or coconut oil in with that
& give that to him daily to help add some fiber into his system. That should help out for him!

Tracie