ASobbleMom
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Hey all,
I am at the vet now with My 10-month old panther, Ryan.
He was FINE this afternoon, but around 6pm he went towed the bottom of his enclosure to poop, which is normal for him, and somehow induced a HORRIBLE prolapse, with gas and poop visible in there I haven't seen any photos like this online, so I wanted to share.
Background: Ryan has been very healthy, no problems, I have a nice cage setup and mister and lights on digital wifi timers...no data there has been unusual. His diet and appetite has been great, I raise my own silks and dubias and always dust lightly.
The only thing I did differently that must have set him off and made him strain so hard his bowels are grotesquely protruding, is: I WATERED HIS PLANTS.
Right after I saw this, of course our two local herp vets had just closed. I called two more that were open til 7 or 8, but with no herp vet there at the time. Then I called four of the closest emergency vets that all take reptiles, and three of them didn't have their herp vet on call tonight! So we are at the one that did.
I also texted our wonderful breeder Brian and Gram's Chams and he got right back to me with great advice about reducing the swelling with sugar water and lubricating the area, which the vet said was perfect to do. If you are reading this, Thank you, Brian!!!
The sugar water (I couldn't really soak him so I just poured warm water over his rear end) seemed to help quite a bit, but not enough.
For the vet, I did ask them about their Cham knowledge, if they knew how sensitive they are and what the procedure is to get him seen and checked on quickly (it's a very busy night tonight at the vet). They seemed to be fairly experienced enough to make me feel good about coming here.
I also gave the triage nurse a laundry bin with a fecal sample I showed her, a heat lamp and anti-move spring clips, various lengths of bamboo and some zip-tied smaller branches, my reptile spray bottle, Neosporin, Mason jar if sugar, kitchen gloves, two tea towels, and other stuff I was using. Probably all but the first three things didn't need to go in with him, but I gave her everything, just in case!
Wish us luck at the vet. I'm in the car and Ryan is in triage. Anyone ever seen anything like this? Any additional advice?
I am at the vet now with My 10-month old panther, Ryan.
He was FINE this afternoon, but around 6pm he went towed the bottom of his enclosure to poop, which is normal for him, and somehow induced a HORRIBLE prolapse, with gas and poop visible in there I haven't seen any photos like this online, so I wanted to share.
Background: Ryan has been very healthy, no problems, I have a nice cage setup and mister and lights on digital wifi timers...no data there has been unusual. His diet and appetite has been great, I raise my own silks and dubias and always dust lightly.
The only thing I did differently that must have set him off and made him strain so hard his bowels are grotesquely protruding, is: I WATERED HIS PLANTS.
Right after I saw this, of course our two local herp vets had just closed. I called two more that were open til 7 or 8, but with no herp vet there at the time. Then I called four of the closest emergency vets that all take reptiles, and three of them didn't have their herp vet on call tonight! So we are at the one that did.
I also texted our wonderful breeder Brian and Gram's Chams and he got right back to me with great advice about reducing the swelling with sugar water and lubricating the area, which the vet said was perfect to do. If you are reading this, Thank you, Brian!!!
The sugar water (I couldn't really soak him so I just poured warm water over his rear end) seemed to help quite a bit, but not enough.
For the vet, I did ask them about their Cham knowledge, if they knew how sensitive they are and what the procedure is to get him seen and checked on quickly (it's a very busy night tonight at the vet). They seemed to be fairly experienced enough to make me feel good about coming here.
I also gave the triage nurse a laundry bin with a fecal sample I showed her, a heat lamp and anti-move spring clips, various lengths of bamboo and some zip-tied smaller branches, my reptile spray bottle, Neosporin, Mason jar if sugar, kitchen gloves, two tea towels, and other stuff I was using. Probably all but the first three things didn't need to go in with him, but I gave her everything, just in case!
Wish us luck at the vet. I'm in the car and Ryan is in triage. Anyone ever seen anything like this? Any additional advice?
, Assuming they would charge $120.00-150.00 an hour and surgery would take max. 4 hours, how can they charge you 3-5K??!! unbelieveable)
