Kazi - RIP my special Wee monkey.

[MissT]

I can't answer your questions, but wanted you to know that I'm thinking about you and your scaley family.

Thank you Sara.

Serrapeptase is a proteolitic enzyme shown to have anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties, and it is found in silkworms (it is currently being extracted from silks for supplements for human use). The research suggests that it works quite well. It would be worth giving it a try, and see if it helps Kazi. Plus, silks are very nutritious so it can't hurt him to give them to him. If it doesn't seem to make a difference, or not enough of a difference, the vet can prescribe Meloxicam. Meloxicam is an anit-inflammatory and pain relieving med that is commonly used in animals (including reptiles), and can be safely used for short periods of time. However, as delicate as his system is right now, I would try the silks and see if they help him before using Meloxicam. If the silks don't seem to be helping after 3 to 4 days, then talk to the vet about the other to see if it could be used safely with his condition.

Thanks Sandy! Great info... Over the past 2 weeks, it seems to be every 6th day that he gets uncomfortable Il get some silkies ordered now and give him a couple every day to see if it helps him.

 

[MissT]

And of course, the one and only silkworm supplier over here is out of stock

 

[DragonMomSandy]

I don't know if any of the silk vendors here can ship overseas? Thats a bummer. I have a friend who may know of some other vendors. I'll send her a note and see if she has any info. If you can get them, it's certainly worth trying.

 

[MissT]

Just found some of ebay

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Good! I was going to tell you, I just checked http://www.coastalsilkworms.com they ship internationally too.

 

[puppytoes72]

we told her to go on to bed and started our usual routine for when this happens - a nice warm soak, a little soy yoghurt and a little bit of running around. He just wanted to sleep on my hand in the bath - he really was tired but of course, the minute I took him out of there he went into explorer mode - his beard and tail still dark. I put him back in his viv but he just stared at me so I took him out, sat on the chair, laid him on my chest and wrapped my cardi around him.... he snoozed on and off for about 20mins before his beard finally calmed down - at that point, I put him in his bed before he went into a deep sleep - I positioned his blankie so that his head is raised a little because thats the way he was lying on me... within about 10 mins of that, his tail had gone back to normal too.

I hate it when he gets so uncomfortable - I just dont know what to do to make him better! It really is hard - I might actually call the vet and try to move the visit forward.
T

MissT,you know EXACTLY what to do when he is feeling uncomfortable! Read your statement above,and you will see that you knew what to do to make him more comfortable and it worked! He is now sound asleep and his colors are back to normal. Don't ever underestimate yourself and the power of being a great beardie-mommy :wink: (((hugs)))

 

[puppytoes72]

How is Kazi doing today MissT?
Did he sleep ok? Did YOU sleep ok?

 

[MissT]

MissT,you know EXACTLY what to do when he is feeling uncomfortable! Read your statement above,and you will see that you knew what to do to make him more comfortable and it worked! He is now sound asleep and his colors are back to normal. Don't ever underestimate yourself and the power of being a great beardie-mommy :wink: (((hugs)))

Thanks, Michelle! I jsut feel bad that he gets so uncomfortable sometimes! I guess all the excitment of the previous few days had just taken it out of him! He seemed to sleep just fine once he calmed down and hes looking as tho absolutely nothing is bothering him today. I got a decent enough sleep - checked on him a few times throughout the night, of course, hehe!

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Here's a couple of silkworm sites in the UK for you that a friend of mine dug up:

These folks have them in 25 count mediums, and 15 count large..
http://www.butterworms.co.uk/silkworms.html

http://www.silkworm-supplies.co.uk/

Hope this helps. Although Coastal silks here in the US ships international, I'm sure the shipping costs are pretty high.

 

[zebraflavencs]

lol..Good thing Sandy knows "people"
Janie

 

[MissT]

Thanks Sandy - I usually use butterworms.co.uk but they are out of stock at the moment - it says they are available right up until you get to the checkout !! I had never come across that other link before so il give them a go now! I know I ordered some from ebay but I tend to find when i get anything from ebay it takes forever to be shipped! I looked into coastal silkworms but it was something like $42.50 for shipping and I wasnt sure if that included customs or not - if customs is not included in the shipping im likely to be sent another bill of $50 for that!

Thanks again Sandy!

 

[MissT]

lol..Good thing Sandy knows "people"
Janie

:lol:

Well, for the first night in over a week, I didnt get to see my Kazi man for bed time (Long story short - Kazi lives in my fiancés house, I spend 99% of my time there so it might as well be my house too lol)!! Of course I spent lots of time with him earlier today but had to go 'home' early this evening so my OH was on bed time duty - his mum refused to put him to bed tonight because of last night Anyway, Kazi had already put himself to bed by the time bedtime came so he just covered him with his blankie and let him sleep - I have been calling him every hour since then to make sure my little man is comfy! I miss my little monster - you know, I cant wait to go to sleep tonight, just so I can get up in the morning and get straight down there to see him!!

 

[vickson420]

Awhh I am sure he missed you BUT good news is he slept Your poor mother in law she is really nervous about this! She really has fallen for the little Kazi-man hasnt she?

 

[MissT]

Your poor mother in law she is really nervous about this! She really has fallen for the little Kazi-man hasnt she

She loves the little guy!! You see, Abu was her best friend - my mother in law had a stroke 13 years ago and since then she hasnt been able to get out as much as she would like to... she spends most of her time at home on her own while everyone else is at work... when we got Abu, she gave her a purpose - she would spend all day fussing over her, even taking her out to sit on the window ledge for a couple hours every afternoon while she played games on the computer. When Abu died, it literally broke her heart. It took her weeks to even pay Kazi any more attention than feeding him when noone else was there. But, over time, she did start to bond with him and he gets a cuddle from her every night. That night he got sick, she didnt even go to bed - she slept on the sofa because that was closer to him!! I told her 100 times, its not her fault that he was sore last night - that we all would have moved him because it would have been too cold on that side of the viv. Shes now just scared that she will hurt him! Hopefully, next time she has to put him to bed he will do a nice comfy wriggle for her!!

 

[vickson420]

Awwh poor thing.Tell her we all said it was nothing she did and not to be scared to cuddle him.