He has made an incredible bounce back. Last night I heated him up with a heat pad and held him all night. Once warmed up he started eating a bit of his salad i made up. This morning he is very alert and jumping around his tank. It seems as if he is feeling a LOT better. But now I’m worried about impaction since he hasn’t pooped the whole time I was gone and he ate that paper towel I told you about. What can I do for this?Drache613":13osjyw7 said:Hello,
Oh dear, I am so sorry to hear this. How sad, he is probably very critical right now. How old
& big is he?
Do you have any pictures of him along with your tank setup?
If he is that critical, you will definitely need to intervene & get him warmed up slowly, overnight
so that he can boost his metabolism. Do you have a ceramic heat emitter to keep him around
80 or so overnight? Or, a heating pad, set on low you could put him on it to sleep? If you do
use a heating pad, be sure to place a towel in between him & the pad to keep it from getting too
hot.
Do you have any baby foods in the house? If not, I would recommend getting some chicken
or turkey baby food, mixed with sweet potatoes & squash baby food, to get into him. You can
use a dropper to drip some onto the end of his nose to see if he will lick that off.
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
He also seems very dehydrated but won’t take water from his nose. The only thing I can think to do other than that would be to give him baths?Drache613":jmk2d5my said:Hello,
Oh dear, I am so sorry to hear this. How sad, he is probably very critical right now. How old
& big is he?
Do you have any pictures of him along with your tank setup?
If he is that critical, you will definitely need to intervene & get him warmed up slowly, overnight
so that he can boost his metabolism. Do you have a ceramic heat emitter to keep him around
80 or so overnight? Or, a heating pad, set on low you could put him on it to sleep? If you do
use a heating pad, be sure to place a towel in between him & the pad to keep it from getting too
hot.
Do you have any baby foods in the house? If not, I would recommend getting some chicken
or turkey baby food, mixed with sweet potatoes & squash baby food, to get into him. You can
use a dropper to drip some onto the end of his nose to see if he will lick that off.
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
He still hasn’t pooped in 5 days and he normally goes every day. I’ve been giving him baths but don’t know what else to do. Other than that he is great, and seems happy. Eating fine. But I’m afraid he might be impacted. My mom won’t let me take him to a vet because of how far it is.. what do I do?Drache613":1au9ijsl said:Hello,
It sounds like he is doing a lot better pretty quickly then once you got him warmed up
& his body started functioning more optimally, too.
How is he doing today?
That's a great thing he is eating his greens & salad. Were you able to get more oral fluids
into him?
Let me know how he is doing.
Tracie
RyuksMama":3sp2n67h said:He still hasn’t pooped in 5 days and he normally goes every day. I’ve been giving him baths but don’t know what else to do. Other than that he is great, and seems happy. Eating fine. But I’m afraid he might be impacted. My mom won’t let me take him to a vet because of how far it is.. what do I do?Drache613":3sp2n67h said:Hello,
It sounds like he is doing a lot better pretty quickly then once you got him warmed up
& his body started functioning more optimally, too.
How is he doing today?
That's a great thing he is eating his greens & salad. Were you able to get more oral fluids
into him?
Let me know how he is doing.
Tracie
Thank you all so much for your great suggestions! Ryuk is doing great now. He is basking and moving around his cage like normal. He has eaten fine, and he has finally had a bowel movement. His beard is clear and he is alert and responding to stimuli. After two nights of staying up all night with an unresponsive beardy on my chest on a heating pad because I was sure he was going to die, now all he wants is cuddles. His tank is right next to my bed and he has a new behavior where he will sit and scratch at this side of his tank until I pick him up, then he makes his way to my chest and snuggles up falling asleep. Thank you all again, he is back to his normal self. He made his mama very scared!Drache613":1onchbzp said:Hello,
How is your baby today?
Is he actively basking for a good portion of the day & does he have a clear beard, or, has it
been darker in color?
As suggested, a nice warm bath, letting him swim can promote GI tract motility along with the
extra hydration. The sugar free applesauce & canned pumpkin, mixed with a drop or two of
olive or coconut oil can help a lot also.
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
Drache613":3vqyhtoc said:Hello,
That is excellent news to hear! I am so glad that he recovered now. It sounds like he is on the
road to a full recovery too & really wants the attention.
Let us know of his progress & you can post pictures as well if you would like.
Tracie
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