Oh, I'm sorry...like I said a lot has been going on. I told Tracie everything, I just forgot to post on here lol.
Kaira's been doing a lot better. The new vet was great. She listened to what I had to say, my concerns, opinions, etc and was actually open to new ideas (such as a steam cleaner). Again, she said Kaira looked good, healthy, and hydrated (I guess I got a little too worried on that one). She did the fecal, but she didn't get a very good sample. However, they went ahead and looked at it (allowing Kaira to stay warm in an incubator while they were doing the test! ) The sample was probably enough to determine if something was wrong or not though (all three of us agreed...the vet, Tracie and myself)...even if it was a small sample, a bad case of parasites would have shown up. Guess what? They didn't find a thing!
As far as the dosage, this vet agreed that a "drop" wasn't a good, accurate way to give medication.
She also agreed that bleach was too harsh on them with the fumes that it can leave. Also, that the coccidia isn't going to "crawl" all over the cage...it'll stay where it's "left" (as long as she didn't walk through it or anything). So the cleanings were ridiculous (considering the low counts of coccidia) and potenially dangerous.
I was told I could put everything back in their cages and switch to a cleaner that wasn't so harsh or a steam cleaner as long as it got hot enough. (I haven't had time to get a temporary cleaner, so right now they are still on paper towels and just have their hammocks, this should change tomorrow...Kaira will be so happy!)
Oh, and the diet I was told I HAD to feed...50% crickets...not true. She knows the other animal hospital and is going to ask why this vet told me that, because she had never heard that before. As long as I had variety and supplements, I was fine.
I'm still going to take Kaira back one more time for a fecal, just as a precaution, and Taz to just get him checked out.
I'm sticking to that vet from now on. Everything she said made a lot more sense and she explained everything to me. The other vet didn't seem to really care all that much and acted as though she was all "high and mighty" and I had no right to question her. They also had me fill out a detailed thing, all the questions asked on the "health" forum, which really impressed me. Everything I was doing was fine. Kaira is gaining weight like she should. BTW Taz finally started to eat "better". He'll eat just about anything that's put infront of him...absolutely loves silkies still. He's been gaining weight also, so that's a relief.
Basically, the vet is a good one, a keeper. I trust her with my babies and will probably start taking my cats there too lol. As of right now, they are both free of parasites (although Taz hasn't been checked yet, cross my fingers, he doesn't have any :? ) they are both healthy, they are both getting the care they need, and the right diet. I'm so relieved. I think the other vet was just looking for $$$, handing out meds way too quickly, not keeping up with the new information on beardies, and thought she was the only one with the answers. I still can't wait to call Monday and tell that office that I've found another vet that I'm more comfortable with providing care for my babies and that I need to cancel my appointment lol. Harsh, but whatever.
Abi
Kaira's been doing a lot better. The new vet was great. She listened to what I had to say, my concerns, opinions, etc and was actually open to new ideas (such as a steam cleaner). Again, she said Kaira looked good, healthy, and hydrated (I guess I got a little too worried on that one). She did the fecal, but she didn't get a very good sample. However, they went ahead and looked at it (allowing Kaira to stay warm in an incubator while they were doing the test! ) The sample was probably enough to determine if something was wrong or not though (all three of us agreed...the vet, Tracie and myself)...even if it was a small sample, a bad case of parasites would have shown up. Guess what? They didn't find a thing!
As far as the dosage, this vet agreed that a "drop" wasn't a good, accurate way to give medication.
She also agreed that bleach was too harsh on them with the fumes that it can leave. Also, that the coccidia isn't going to "crawl" all over the cage...it'll stay where it's "left" (as long as she didn't walk through it or anything). So the cleanings were ridiculous (considering the low counts of coccidia) and potenially dangerous.
I was told I could put everything back in their cages and switch to a cleaner that wasn't so harsh or a steam cleaner as long as it got hot enough. (I haven't had time to get a temporary cleaner, so right now they are still on paper towels and just have their hammocks, this should change tomorrow...Kaira will be so happy!)
Oh, and the diet I was told I HAD to feed...50% crickets...not true. She knows the other animal hospital and is going to ask why this vet told me that, because she had never heard that before. As long as I had variety and supplements, I was fine.
I'm still going to take Kaira back one more time for a fecal, just as a precaution, and Taz to just get him checked out.
I'm sticking to that vet from now on. Everything she said made a lot more sense and she explained everything to me. The other vet didn't seem to really care all that much and acted as though she was all "high and mighty" and I had no right to question her. They also had me fill out a detailed thing, all the questions asked on the "health" forum, which really impressed me. Everything I was doing was fine. Kaira is gaining weight like she should. BTW Taz finally started to eat "better". He'll eat just about anything that's put infront of him...absolutely loves silkies still. He's been gaining weight also, so that's a relief.
Basically, the vet is a good one, a keeper. I trust her with my babies and will probably start taking my cats there too lol. As of right now, they are both free of parasites (although Taz hasn't been checked yet, cross my fingers, he doesn't have any :? ) they are both healthy, they are both getting the care they need, and the right diet. I'm so relieved. I think the other vet was just looking for $$$, handing out meds way too quickly, not keeping up with the new information on beardies, and thought she was the only one with the answers. I still can't wait to call Monday and tell that office that I've found another vet that I'm more comfortable with providing care for my babies and that I need to cancel my appointment lol. Harsh, but whatever.
Abi