Drache613":3goo7plt said:Hello,
You can definitely use a steamer on the liner, no problem there, for cleaning!
What type of wood decor do you have in your tank? You can soak them & wash them
in hot, soapy water, then rinse them well. Then, you can sit them in the sun to bake for
a few hours or place them in the oven at around 250 or so for an hour roughly. Just don't
burn them! You can use cardboard boxes, etc right now instead of the wood items for a
short bit until you get the coccidia in check.
The blood tests don't look too bad, no infection seen. The wbc counts look normal. The
calcium is a bit low, so definitely work on trying to get that up some. Which medication is
she on now? The potassium levels can be off simply from stress, dehydration or higher
than normal loads of worms/parasites, etc. Your vet is getting some liquid calcium for her
now? If she is still having some problems with diarrhea, you could consider using a probiotic
for her for awhile.
Overall, her AST (liver enzymes) & Uric acid (kidney values) look good which is always a plus!
Let us know how she is doing.
Tracie
Drache613":3le0htus said:Hello,
So sorry she is still having diarrhea, her system sounds upset for some reason. Definitely
start her on the benebac since you already have that. Give a few hours apart of any food or
medication.
That is good you will be starting her on calcium glubionate then, she needs it. They normally
have low levels of coccidia or worms present in their normal flora. It is possible that she just
went through some stress which elevated her levels to the point of them affecting her health.
I'm glad you will be able to get her nice wooden tank cleaned up. That would be a shame to
have to throw everything out!
Keep us posted on her.
Tracie
Drache613":38bh9fc0 said:Hello Cori,
How is Ziva doing?
I am emailing you back, sorry, had a eventful day today.
Oh you are taking her into the vets on friday?
The video you sent was definitely not good at all. For now, I would discontinue all of the
meds at the moment, it looks like they are too hard on her for some reason.
She could be older than you have thought, absolutely. I am so sorry she is having so much
trouble, it is distressing! Just looking at the blood tests again, I don't think that she has eggs,
her calcium is too low for that & the albumin isn't high enough, either.
It is possible cancer could be involved, just not positive on that, as the blood test doesn't show
a lot of trouble in that area with the white blood cells. It seems like to me, that her system is
out of balance for some reason. Maybe try to just get some fluids into her first, along with a
vitamin & calcium booster before making any decisions.
Let us know how things go at the vets.
I will be thinking about you both.
Tracie
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