Gout?

[Pluto_the_Panther]

Did you get a fecal?

No he keeps pooping after I'm at the vet. He also poops like once every week or usually even longer. I feel like there's probably a parasite issue on top of the RI.

 

[elizaann2]

No he keeps pooping after I'm at the vet. He also poops like once every week or usually even longer. I feel like there's probably a parasite issue on top of the RI.

Poor guy. I hope you can get it sorted out soon!

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

Poor guy. I hope you can get it sorted out soon!

If I don't soon I don't think he'll make it much longer.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

Thought I'd get RI results today but I still haven't heard anything so I'm just hoping he can make it a bit longer:

 

[elizaann2]

Thought I'd get RI results today but I still haven't heard anything so I'm just hoping he can make it a bit longer:

Ugh I’m so sorry. Keep trying.

 

[CalamityCrow]

As far as a fecal is concerned, ask the vet if you can drop one off. If you get a fresh fecal you can put it in a baggie and put it in the fridge for around a day or so and it should still be valid to bring to the vet the next day. I'd hope your vet wouldn't require ANOTHER visit to test for parasites.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

Still no call about test results.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

He looks bloated to me. Could this just be all the worms I'm giving him to make sure he's hydrated?

 

[Beman]

View attachment 353835He looks bloated to me. Could this just be all the worms I'm giving him to make sure he's hydrated?

I would just keep feeding him whatever he is willing to eat. The fact that he is eating on his own is a good thing.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

I would just keep feeding him whatever he is willing to eat. The fact that he is eating on his own is a good thing.

Yeah I definitely gotta put him on a diet once he's better though.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

He wouldn't get up but here's him eating a dubia.

 

[Beman]

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He wouldn't get up but here's him eating a dubia.

Like I said this is honestly a good thing that he is still eating. If he were in full shut down he would not even eat.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

Yay he got up.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

Still gaping though. And still no results from the vet.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

Should I try reptaid?

 

[elizaann2]

Is there another vet you could take him to by chance? I feel like you don’t have answers and maybe a fresh set of eyes may be helpful? Just a thought.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

Is there another vet you could take him to by chance? I feel like you don’t have answers and maybe a fresh set of eyes may be helpful? Just a thought.

Possibly but I'm not sure what they could do at the moment. They would just be guessing without a culture test too right? I am still waiting on the test results so idk what I can really do.

 

[elizaann2]

Possibly but I'm not sure what they could do at the moment. They would just be guessing without a culture test too right? I am still waiting on the test results so idk what I can really do.

Oh that’s true. Ugh I’m sorry.

 

[Pluto_the_Panther]

He fell asleep on his basking branch yesterday so he woke up and got going today. He's basically doing the reverse of what he did yesterday. He stayed up there for a while and is now doing his weird thing where he just hangs around the bottom and I catch him sleeping. No gaping but when I fed him he got mad and opened his mouth and I saw a bubble. I don't understand how the results for the test are not in. I was told around 5 days and that was last Tuesday. The lab is closed Saturday and Sunday but I still feel like they should be in. They are located in CA so shipping shouldn't have taken that long.

 

[Beman]

He fell asleep on his basking branch yesterday so he woke up and got going today. He's basically doing the reverse of what he did yesterday. He stayed up there for a while and is now doing his weird thing where he just hangs around the bottom and I catch him sleeping. No gaping but when I fed him he got mad and opened his mouth and I saw a bubble. I don't understand how the results for the test are not in. I was told around 5 days and that was last Tuesday. The lab is closed Saturday and Sunday but I still feel like they should be in. They are located in CA so shipping shouldn't have taken that long.

Follow up with the vet again.