Recovering from prolapse surgery

[cricket4u]

yes he reccomended a few hot baths a day due to his wound. he had one today so far. I wonder if i will be able to get the shed off of his tail today hopefully he eats as good as he did yesterday.
This has really been some ordeal!! and i hate that i am at work instead of checking on him. my Boyfriend feeds him the turkey in the morning.
I just pray he bounces back quickly.

Here's a thought. Some vets forget that reptiles lack the ability to comprehend beyond a certain point which can end up with the opposite effect. First of all 3 soaks a day is a lot of moisture for a leopard gecko. If you are pulling him out of his warm comfort zone 3 times, he will obviously have trouble digesting due to temperature fluctuation. It will effect his appetite as well. I am not expecting you to take my word over the vets, but just think about how digestion works in reptiles.

You mentioned he looked thicker within a day. It can be bloat due to the fact he keeps getting pulled away from the hours he needs of digestion. Every time you soak him in water you drop his body temperature. To be honest it can cause him to become ill.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

U have a point there. I had a thermometor in his bath to make sure it was at 90 degrees like the vet said, I wondered if it was too hot?
I think after I feed him today ill skip his mid day bath. but the stuck shed on his tail concerns me. At least it is all off his toes. I bought him with 3 toes missing in the front. I promised him he would never lose another toe! lol

 

[XoVictoryXo]

HAPPY UPDATE!! Boyfriend has reported that Rex ate a couple mealworms and POOPED!! He is giving him the first bath of the day now.
I give him the invisible looking gutloaded mealworms that shed their hardshell they are pretty soft. He is not up to crickets yet. But hopefully soon.
Thanks so much for all your help thru all this cricket, I probably would have done everything wrong if it wasnt for you! I wish there was a way for me to repay you

 

[cricket4u]

U have a point there. I had a thermometor in his bath to make sure it was at 90 degrees like the vet said, I wondered if it was too hot?
I think after I feed him today ill skip his mid day bath. but the stuck shed on his tail concerns me. At least it is all off his toes. I bought him with 3 toes missing in the front. I promised him he would never lose another toe! lol

For a leo I believe 80-85 water temp is best. The problem is it does cool quickly. I know how you feel in regards to the toe loss. I have a 10 year old male I took in when he was 2. The previous owner had him on sand. He had a missing toe and his legs were shaky from low calcium levels. On top of that he had a bacterial infection in the colon. What some people don't realize is when these reptiles defecate, their hemipenes retracts and substrate gets pulled in their cloaca which can leads to infection.

 

[cricket4u]

HAPPY UPDATE!! Boyfriend has reported that Rex ate a couple mealworms and POOPED!! He is giving him the first bath of the day now.
I give him the invisible looking gutloaded mealworms that shed their hardshell they are pretty soft. He is not up to crickets yet. But hopefully soon.
Thanks so much for all your help thru all this cricket, I probably would have done everything wrong if it wasnt for you! I wish there was a way for me to repay you

Just take good care of him, research and ask questions from now on if ever in doubt and I'll be proud. :biggrin:

 

[XoVictoryXo]

Wow! I wonder how he got that infection? Did it clear up with antibiotics? I wish more people knew about the dangers of sand, I feel like such an idiot for not knowing, but now I do, thank god. I need a really good book on leopard geckos. I wonder why prolapses mainly happen for males?
Im not liking the repti carpet, they get dirty so quick and hard to clean, Im looking into getting slate tiles.

 

[cricket4u]

Wow! I wonder how he got that infection? Did it clear up with antibiotics? I wish more people knew about the dangers of sand, I feel like such an idiot for not knowing, but now I do, thank god. I need a really good book on leopard geckos. I wonder why prolapses mainly happen for males?
Im not liking the repti carpet, they get dirty so quick and hard to clean, Im looking into getting slate tiles.

Yes, it cleared up with antibiotics. To be honest I think you will find more accurate information on this website than in books. Females get prolapse as well. Repti carpet is known for harboring bacteria and their nails can get snagged. Slate tiles work best and are easy to keep clean.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

u will not believe how much of a drastic improvement today!! he attacked and ate crickets and mealworms today!! They were dusted in calcium. He looks very alert and healthy today!! I am so happy to see him back to normal!
I left him alone today, no baths and no liquid nutrients because I wanted to get him back on his insect diet... I havent given him the antibiotics today, because on the label it said 7 days only, and that ended yesterday. and i know it killed his appetite so Im not going to continue it.
Here is todays pic!

Still has shed skin covering his tail thats not letting up.... going to keep him moist and warm to get that off but if still there tommorow its bath time.

 

[cricket4u]

u will not believe how much of a drastic improvement today!! he attacked and ate crickets and mealworms today!! They were dusted in calcium. He looks very alert and healthy today!! I am so happy to see him back to normal! I left him alone today, no baths and no liquid nutrients because I wanted to get him back on his insect diet... I havent given him the antibiotics today, because on the label it said 7 days only, and that ended yesterday. and i know it killed his appetite so Im not going to continue it. Here is todays pic!

Still has shed skin covering his tail thats not letting up.... going to keep him moist and warm to get that off but if still there tommorow its bath time.

Very good! yes I see the difference already.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

im def going to get those slate tiles, sounds like they just rinse clean and they look pretty, Ill take a trip to home depot

 

[XoVictoryXo]

So proud of my boy, eating his insects like a champ! going to go get small crickets today and coat them in calcium, i think ill pull the back legs off of them to make it easy for him to catch it! I love watching him stalk his prey!
I gave him a soak last night and got all his shed off of his tail.
I noticed he had two stiches and one of them is missing? very weird! where in the world did it go??

 

[cricket4u]

Possibly just fell off, especially with all the soaks. As long as it looks healed he should be fine. Great to see their tails wiggle isn't it! :biggrin:

 

[XoVictoryXo]

He had a huge poop this morning that was kind of wet and brown. Not exactly runny, but not the normal dry long whitish poop either. Probably due to the fruit *slaps forehead*

 

[cricket4u]

He had a huge poop this morning that was kind of wet and brown. Not exactly runny, but not the normal dry long whitish poop either. Probably due to the fruit *slaps forehead*

:lol: Yes, now you get to see for yourself they cannot digest it.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

LOL Yes, I am a believer now. LOL

 

[XoVictoryXo]

ugh %$^%# I am so upset, I can see the tip of his hemipenes hanging out again, right where the second stitch used to be :*( I am calling vet first thing in the morning! I put vaseline on it for now so it does not dry out, I saw him licking it so it much be painful. how frustrating! It looked healed!!

 

[cricket4u]

ugh %$^%# I am so upset, I can see the tip of his hemipenes hanging out again, right where the second stitch used to be :*( I am calling vet first thing in the morning! I put vaseline on it for now so it does not dry out, I saw him licking it so it much be painful. how frustrating! It looked healed!!

Darn. Possibly due to all those soaks. The suture must of fell out to soon.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

So upsetting. I wish I didnt give him so many soaks but that was what the vet said and he also had a tough shed that got stuck around the stitches.. maybe it was from that large poo?
I hope the vet has time to see him tomorrow, will probably have to restitch him, and then start those stupid antibiotics again. Just when I though he was heading towards 100% healed.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

I wonder if they will consider amputating it now since it wont stay in

 

[XoVictoryXo]

Rex has an appointment today at 4pm. Wish us luck. I am so scared
the first surgery they gave him anesthesia two times because it fell back out with only one stitch.
they will have to redo both stiches I assume.
My poor baby. This is so frustrating and heartbreaking.