BryanP
Avid Member
Luckily other than the hand issue he's moving, and drinking, and eating what I give himYour guy has multiple things going on and you definitely need vet intervention as he is on a downward spiral and may have been hiding it for quite a while to get to this point. I didn’t see pics of your setup. Is it bio? Make sure you take a good fecal sample with you to the vet. Use a baggie turn it inside out put your hand in then pick up the sample while holding it, turn the baggie the right way, zip it up and put it in the frig till its time to go. I hope I explained that technique so you understand it. Take a syringe with water in it and keep a cup of water near. I do this while lying back on my bed so I can see when the tongue takes the water. I set him on a towel on my chest and let the water drip over his mouth once he knows it’s water I do one drip at a time and make sure he is getting it with his tongue. If yours will cooperate it is a quick way to hydrate them. I would say infection and parasites need to be treated to get him to this point. The kidneys may be shutting down which is why you are seeing signs of gout. You need to get the kidneys functioning right before you can see if it’s permanent. When you call tomorrow get him in right away as I would say this is emergency status. I wish you the best. Please let us know the status.
Update for everyone
I've really gone in and re-rvaluated my setup and husbandry and I am going to commit to being ON TOP of my gut loading and hydration with razor sharp focus for awhile to try to get him back
On track.
I'll be taking weekly weight measurements as well.
What's 2yo panther supposed to weigh? Length measured nose to vent?