MissLissa
Avid Member
Hello again everyone!
While I've been busy dealing with some family things I haven't had the time to be on here much- mostly lurking here and there for the past two months or so. But I just had to share Vladislav's first birthday with everyone! We had a pretty bad scare with him back in early March- I wasn't sure he'd make it to his first birthday to be honest.
I'd taken in a fecal to my vet for a routine screen, and it came back with a moderate pinworm infection; likely something he picked up from some pet store feeders I bought when my silkworm colony crashed this winter. Unfortunately, he became extremely ill after his first treatment of Fenbendazole- within a few hours he turned black and was unable to perch, and lay twitching on the bottom of his cage. I rushed him back to the vet, where it was determined that what had been dispensed to me was not in fact Fenbendazole, but they were unable to identify what exactly the mystery medication was. Whatever it was, it was certainly nephrotoxic as his bloodwork showed significant kidney function issues. He was kept at the vets' for three days while receiving IV fluids to try and flush his system of whatever it was he'd been given, as well as other supportive therapies. Even after I was allowed to take him home I had a heck of a time getting him to eat, and anyone who's seen my previous Vladislav posts knows that eating has never been an issue with my green garbage can. He ended up losing quite a bit of weight, and my vet and I were very worried- she even came by my place a few times after work to check on him (my vet is amazing). They didn't charge me a single cent for the whole ordeal. Thankfully Vladislav is his old self again, begging for crickets, gulping his hornworms, and exploring the apartment like he used to. He is still a bit thin, and wobbly on one of his back legs (I'm not sure that will ever improve) but he has come leaps and bounds already. My little trooper!
Happy Hatchday, Vladislav. I'm glad you're still with me!
While I've been busy dealing with some family things I haven't had the time to be on here much- mostly lurking here and there for the past two months or so. But I just had to share Vladislav's first birthday with everyone! We had a pretty bad scare with him back in early March- I wasn't sure he'd make it to his first birthday to be honest.
I'd taken in a fecal to my vet for a routine screen, and it came back with a moderate pinworm infection; likely something he picked up from some pet store feeders I bought when my silkworm colony crashed this winter. Unfortunately, he became extremely ill after his first treatment of Fenbendazole- within a few hours he turned black and was unable to perch, and lay twitching on the bottom of his cage. I rushed him back to the vet, where it was determined that what had been dispensed to me was not in fact Fenbendazole, but they were unable to identify what exactly the mystery medication was. Whatever it was, it was certainly nephrotoxic as his bloodwork showed significant kidney function issues. He was kept at the vets' for three days while receiving IV fluids to try and flush his system of whatever it was he'd been given, as well as other supportive therapies. Even after I was allowed to take him home I had a heck of a time getting him to eat, and anyone who's seen my previous Vladislav posts knows that eating has never been an issue with my green garbage can. He ended up losing quite a bit of weight, and my vet and I were very worried- she even came by my place a few times after work to check on him (my vet is amazing). They didn't charge me a single cent for the whole ordeal. Thankfully Vladislav is his old self again, begging for crickets, gulping his hornworms, and exploring the apartment like he used to. He is still a bit thin, and wobbly on one of his back legs (I'm not sure that will ever improve) but he has come leaps and bounds already. My little trooper!
Happy Hatchday, Vladislav. I'm glad you're still with me!
