Dustie
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I'm taking any and all advice on this. My main question is...is there any antibiotic I should try to give Dustie? I've researched Baytril and Trimethoprin but I'm not sure which to try and how much to administer.
Our 2-yr-old Dustie is having multiple seizures a day for the last 5 days. He's in very poor health. Poor appetite, lethargic and confused. We live off the road system in Alaska with no exotic vet around. (Yes, I'm reconsidering our decision to getting a baby beardie two years ago but....we did and love him.) We have been giving him constant attention the last several days. We've been giving him a few baths a day and feeding him liquid food with a dropper (blended dandelion with a few carrots and blueberries and crushed Tums). He has some mouth rot on his mouth and the tip of his tail that we have been treating with betadine (this has gotten worse). I'm worried he has a bacterial infection in his bloodstream. I've consulted with an online vet via Just Answer. His prognosis was that (of course) this could be fatal and there are no meds without bloodwork through a vet visit. (The closest exotic vet is $1,000 plane ride. That's just the plane ticket.)
I've considered a calcium issue and this is our mistake: While has appropriate temps and UVB in his cage he's also received Calcium WITH Vit D 3 everyday. Of course, I know our error now. The online Just Answer vet told us to grind up Tums in his food but I'm wondering if this is right? Could he be getting seizures from too much calcium? What I've researched is that it often happens with too little calcium but maybe not from too much calcium.
I'm guessing Dustie has been having like 15-20 seizures a day. (If we step out of the room, we don't see them all) They subside at night when he sleeps. Changes in his environment trigger them. Like when the light turns on in the morning and he wakes up. Or when we walk up to his cage and he's been napping. Or when we take him to the kitchen for a bath. These changes trigger the seizures. I'm sure he's entirely stressed out and he definitely is confused. His eyes clear up and focus at times but often he has them closed or partially open. Occasionally he flips over with the seizures, which is horrible. We've removed all rocks and things from his cage.
I realize I probably should've been on this forum before this emergency moment. I don't have to tell you how hard this is on our family. I have hundreds of photos of my daughter with Dustie.
I'm attaching photos of him when he was healthy and now so you can see the change.
I have a video of him seizing up but I will spare you that trauma unless it's absolutely helpful. I know there are other videos online about that.
Thanks to anyone who has advice. I have ordered Reptaid and electrolyte bath but I'm guessing those won't be the same as actual meds. He's so poorly I'm okay with trying an antibiotic if 1) I could get it mailed 2) I could get advice about it. At this rate of his decline I'm not sure he'll make it anyway, even with our constant care.
Our 2-yr-old Dustie is having multiple seizures a day for the last 5 days. He's in very poor health. Poor appetite, lethargic and confused. We live off the road system in Alaska with no exotic vet around. (Yes, I'm reconsidering our decision to getting a baby beardie two years ago but....we did and love him.) We have been giving him constant attention the last several days. We've been giving him a few baths a day and feeding him liquid food with a dropper (blended dandelion with a few carrots and blueberries and crushed Tums). He has some mouth rot on his mouth and the tip of his tail that we have been treating with betadine (this has gotten worse). I'm worried he has a bacterial infection in his bloodstream. I've consulted with an online vet via Just Answer. His prognosis was that (of course) this could be fatal and there are no meds without bloodwork through a vet visit. (The closest exotic vet is $1,000 plane ride. That's just the plane ticket.)
I've considered a calcium issue and this is our mistake: While has appropriate temps and UVB in his cage he's also received Calcium WITH Vit D 3 everyday. Of course, I know our error now. The online Just Answer vet told us to grind up Tums in his food but I'm wondering if this is right? Could he be getting seizures from too much calcium? What I've researched is that it often happens with too little calcium but maybe not from too much calcium.
I'm guessing Dustie has been having like 15-20 seizures a day. (If we step out of the room, we don't see them all) They subside at night when he sleeps. Changes in his environment trigger them. Like when the light turns on in the morning and he wakes up. Or when we walk up to his cage and he's been napping. Or when we take him to the kitchen for a bath. These changes trigger the seizures. I'm sure he's entirely stressed out and he definitely is confused. His eyes clear up and focus at times but often he has them closed or partially open. Occasionally he flips over with the seizures, which is horrible. We've removed all rocks and things from his cage.
I realize I probably should've been on this forum before this emergency moment. I don't have to tell you how hard this is on our family. I have hundreds of photos of my daughter with Dustie.
I'm attaching photos of him when he was healthy and now so you can see the change.
I have a video of him seizing up but I will spare you that trauma unless it's absolutely helpful. I know there are other videos online about that.
Thanks to anyone who has advice. I have ordered Reptaid and electrolyte bath but I'm guessing those won't be the same as actual meds. He's so poorly I'm okay with trying an antibiotic if 1) I could get it mailed 2) I could get advice about it. At this rate of his decline I'm not sure he'll make it anyway, even with our constant care.
