karolynmae
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Ok. So i am at my wits end now.
Hes been sick for 2 weeks now. He is extremely lethargic, wont eat or drink. He even sleeps in the bath. Ive been force feeding him critical care, as well as baby food with a bit of calcium. The vet prescribed him antibiotics as well as poop meds which ran out about 4 days ago. He still is on Metacam at 1.5 once daily.
Every test we could possibly run has come back normal. At first they thought he was just trying to brumate since he didn't over the winter. Then his leg swelled up and it was he needed to poop. He finally pooped but is still sickly and wont eat.
I'm at my end here. I don't want to lose my baby, but i don't know how to help him.
Background. He is 4 years old. Ceramic heat as well as uvb & uva properly spaced in his 50gallon tank. He is on finely crushed walnut substrate. Hot side temp is 99 degrees, cool side is 80. His diet is crickets daily, greens(usually mustard greens or kale) mixed with carrots or fruits. He also gets the occasional worm. normal baths are once a week but since he has gotten sick we have been doing every other day to try to help keep him hydrated.
His wifey is housed separately right next door. all the same foods and exposure but she is perfectly fine.
attached pictures are one of his xrays and his bloodwork panel from the vet. Any advice what this is or if im just crazy and hes brumating. Im worried if i just let him sleep he will die. but if i keep him up and force feed him i worry he wont get better.
his leg is usable from the swelling. it seems to have gone down. but he just doesn't want to move or eat.
sorry, i know this is long. i am in psycho mom mode. =/
doctors note is that his LDH is high due to an unclean stick. She had to send all his records and tests to a reptile specialist in California for feedback since she doesn't normally deal with dragons.
Hes been sick for 2 weeks now. He is extremely lethargic, wont eat or drink. He even sleeps in the bath. Ive been force feeding him critical care, as well as baby food with a bit of calcium. The vet prescribed him antibiotics as well as poop meds which ran out about 4 days ago. He still is on Metacam at 1.5 once daily.
Every test we could possibly run has come back normal. At first they thought he was just trying to brumate since he didn't over the winter. Then his leg swelled up and it was he needed to poop. He finally pooped but is still sickly and wont eat.
I'm at my end here. I don't want to lose my baby, but i don't know how to help him.
Background. He is 4 years old. Ceramic heat as well as uvb & uva properly spaced in his 50gallon tank. He is on finely crushed walnut substrate. Hot side temp is 99 degrees, cool side is 80. His diet is crickets daily, greens(usually mustard greens or kale) mixed with carrots or fruits. He also gets the occasional worm. normal baths are once a week but since he has gotten sick we have been doing every other day to try to help keep him hydrated.
His wifey is housed separately right next door. all the same foods and exposure but she is perfectly fine.
attached pictures are one of his xrays and his bloodwork panel from the vet. Any advice what this is or if im just crazy and hes brumating. Im worried if i just let him sleep he will die. but if i keep him up and force feed him i worry he wont get better.
his leg is usable from the swelling. it seems to have gone down. but he just doesn't want to move or eat.
sorry, i know this is long. i am in psycho mom mode. =/
doctors note is that his LDH is high due to an unclean stick. She had to send all his records and tests to a reptile specialist in California for feedback since she doesn't normally deal with dragons.