Our bearded dragon had tail rot and needed surgery. Prior to the procedure, she was very active and had a healthy appetite. She was pooping normally (one bowel movement every day). Since we've gotten her home she has not pooped.
Here is some information on the timeline:
She did poop on Monday, the day before the procedure.
She had her surgery on Tuesday and they fed her a few meal worms while at the vet after her procedure. I am not sure if she pooped that day while at the vet.
Wednesday she did not poop. We fed her a handful of greens.
Thursday she did not poop, but when we took her out of her cage to administer medications, she was very active and hungry. We did feed some crickets since it has really been 3 days since she had a full meal.
It's Friday and so far she has not pooped. I know for humans and other animal species, anesthesia can cause delays in returning to normal poop schedules. I just don't now how long until we should be worried. The vet said as long as she poops by Monday she should be fine, but that seems like a long time (5 days) for a beardie who usually poops (a very large poop) every day since we have had her.
She does seem to be a little down, laying down in her cage more frequently since surgery instead of standing perked up. I'm sure it's painful and she is in a quarantine cage which is smaller than her usual set up.
Does this seem normal after surgery? Is there anything that we can try to do to stimulate her to poop. I am hesitant to do a bath because we are supposed to be keeping her tail dry and clean and shes been a little squirmy with all the handling the last few days. Any insight or advice is appreciated.
Here is some information on the timeline:
She did poop on Monday, the day before the procedure.
She had her surgery on Tuesday and they fed her a few meal worms while at the vet after her procedure. I am not sure if she pooped that day while at the vet.
Wednesday she did not poop. We fed her a handful of greens.
Thursday she did not poop, but when we took her out of her cage to administer medications, she was very active and hungry. We did feed some crickets since it has really been 3 days since she had a full meal.
It's Friday and so far she has not pooped. I know for humans and other animal species, anesthesia can cause delays in returning to normal poop schedules. I just don't now how long until we should be worried. The vet said as long as she poops by Monday she should be fine, but that seems like a long time (5 days) for a beardie who usually poops (a very large poop) every day since we have had her.
She does seem to be a little down, laying down in her cage more frequently since surgery instead of standing perked up. I'm sure it's painful and she is in a quarantine cage which is smaller than her usual set up.
Does this seem normal after surgery? Is there anything that we can try to do to stimulate her to poop. I am hesitant to do a bath because we are supposed to be keeping her tail dry and clean and shes been a little squirmy with all the handling the last few days. Any insight or advice is appreciated.