Things have taken a turn...for the worse

squeekz1992 said:
How is Isis??
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Thanks for asking Squeekz, Isis had a vet appointment Monday and the vet was pleased to see that Isis looked much better. An X-ray showed some bloat but not as much as last time. Her eyes were still slightly sunk in but he pinched her skin and determined that she is actually very well hydrated. Her lungs show a touch of pneumonia but he is not worried that it will be a problem. She had a slight shadow on her lungs after an x-ray in November as well, which was residual effects from her pneumonia in August. She hadn't eaten before Monday but Julia has since updated me that Isis has eaten two crickets AND had a poop with nice white urates. Overall he was happy and said she is doing very well! Also, yesterday Julia said Isis woke up very green and happy but looked a bit cranky after her misting! Overall I am extremely happy with her progress - she has been through SO much in the first year and has proved to be a strong little fighter!
Here is a picture from yesterday:
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Okay, it's upside down but I'm updating from my iPhone and don't know how to fix it but you get the picture!
 
This is great news, and am so happy for you. You care very much for her, and she will pull through for you
 
Isis is doing amazingly well! I can tell because now she is giving me a very hard time when I try to give her daily meds. She has been bright green for the past two days and has even started eating small meals everyday. She even hissed at me today when I went to mist her! This afternoon she had her stitches removed. There was a bit of an issue with it healing correctly. Apparently with reptile skin/scales if the skin folds over where it is stitched then it will not heal. Apparently this is common and with a few drops of glue and she was good to go. We are still keeping a very close eye on her but she is a fighter and I am very confident in time she will make a full recovery. Im getting so attached to this little girl, Lisa you are going to have to send ME updates after she goes home! :p
 
Sorry everyone - it has been my turn to be under the weather, dang pneumonia! Anyways, I am on the fence with Isis, but then I'm a huge worrier, so it might just be me! Her color is good generally, she ate 2 crickets on Jan 2nd and then 3 crickets yesterday but her breathing still seems to be a bit laboured and she is still somewhat 'puffy'. She had a final dose of Panacur on Jan 3rd and is still on 2 doses of 0.2cc's of Baytril every day so I am keeping her well hydrated but there is that fine line I don't want to cross with too much water as the doc said she had a bit of pneumonia on the last x-ray and I am super paranoid about dampness in her cage. She isn't exploring, or doing much climbing but she isn't looking unhappy or lethargic either. She is basking alot! I have also found her under her dripper quite a bit and for quite a long time, just letting the water drip over her back. It seems to soothe her! I have to keep reminding myself that she had major surgery involving her reproductive system 3 weeks ago and it takes time to recover. Her incision is still closed and clean so no problems there. All in all, she's well but I am keeping a close eye on her breathing. She will open her mouth to intake and you can see her body puff up but there is no sound or crackling noises like before when she had pneumonia.

Thanks for everyone's concern and I'll be sure to update soon! :)
 
It's sounding good, hope for more recovery for the both of you :)
 
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