Hi Tracie,
He seems pretty much the same today. There might be improvement, but not as drastic as in the past two days. He doesn't gasp for air (although he sits with his mouth half-open a lot, so that may indeed mean a bit too hot..). The temperature in the cooler side is about 89-90, which is lower than the vet told me, but higher than usual. He wouldn't lick Repta-Aid today, so I had to inject it all into his mouth. One thing I noticed is he seems to have most trouble with liquids and softer foods like squash. He'll eat it, but then does the same weird sucking, gulping and head shaking, as if it may be stuck in his throat and he tries to free himself up. I also noticed that his pupils were pretty big at that, as if it might hurt, or he is in a panic. They went back to normal after a while. He doesn't have these problems with solid foods like crickets or collard greens.
His eyes seem bright and alert; I can not decide if they are sunken in... I know I've wondered that in the past too, and always tried to give him extra water. I'd say they are at least as usual. I am pretty sure now that there is mucus in his mouth, which I first confused with saliva. There is just too much moist clicking and gulping going on. Wonder if there is a way to clear it up.
As for falling over, what I meant, is he tries walking, but his legs are too weak, so one of the front legs sometimes collapses and he falls to that side, but gets up right back. He does seem to walk more today, which makes it harder to feed him. I fed him on the bed today, and he walked the entire length of it away from me.
I can't seem to find a way to edit the topic name, I may not have enough privileges for that...
I think I caught the flu myself, wonder if I got it from him.. reptile flu - now that would be something! Hope it's just the stress of the past few days.
He seems pretty much the same today. There might be improvement, but not as drastic as in the past two days. He doesn't gasp for air (although he sits with his mouth half-open a lot, so that may indeed mean a bit too hot..). The temperature in the cooler side is about 89-90, which is lower than the vet told me, but higher than usual. He wouldn't lick Repta-Aid today, so I had to inject it all into his mouth. One thing I noticed is he seems to have most trouble with liquids and softer foods like squash. He'll eat it, but then does the same weird sucking, gulping and head shaking, as if it may be stuck in his throat and he tries to free himself up. I also noticed that his pupils were pretty big at that, as if it might hurt, or he is in a panic. They went back to normal after a while. He doesn't have these problems with solid foods like crickets or collard greens.
His eyes seem bright and alert; I can not decide if they are sunken in... I know I've wondered that in the past too, and always tried to give him extra water. I'd say they are at least as usual. I am pretty sure now that there is mucus in his mouth, which I first confused with saliva. There is just too much moist clicking and gulping going on. Wonder if there is a way to clear it up.
As for falling over, what I meant, is he tries walking, but his legs are too weak, so one of the front legs sometimes collapses and he falls to that side, but gets up right back. He does seem to walk more today, which makes it harder to feed him. I fed him on the bed today, and he walked the entire length of it away from me.
I can't seem to find a way to edit the topic name, I may not have enough privileges for that...
I think I caught the flu myself, wonder if I got it from him.. reptile flu - now that would be something! Hope it's just the stress of the past few days.