I believe my gecko is dying..

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LostTogether

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I only gave him water and medicine. The crickets that I gave him in the morning, he swallowed after I rubbed his throat last night. When I give him his medicine, it sticks in the.back of his throat and he opens his mouth because it covers up the back of his throat so I gave him water in hopes that the medicine would go down easier.
 
JIMI

JIMI

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Handling and forcing anything into their mouths is generally considered stressful to the leo. I think that what LostTogether is saying is that Porkchop was not fed or given antibiotics recently so his breathing can't be due to that:scratchhead:
 
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Completeleopard

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LostTogether said:
I only gave him water and medicine. The crickets that I gave him in the morning, he swallowed after I rubbed his throat last night. When I give him his medicine, it sticks in the.back of his throat and he opens his mouth because it covers up the back of his throat so I gave him water in hopes that the medicine would go down easier.
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What medicine is it? I don't know why your vet has given you something so thick your Gecko won't swallow the medcine,
 
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LostTogether

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I give him both liquid medicines around the same time. Enrofloxican (.005) and Medicam (.003). He doesn't have trouble with the medicam, just the antibiotics probably because its a higher dosage.
 
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Yeah, I put it on the crease of his mouth and when he breathes, he sucks in right onto his mouth. I don't think he likes the flavor of the antibiotics because he always squirms in my hand when it goes into his mouth. I wait for him to calm down before I try it again.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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LostTogether said:
I can't find my 3ds :\

I think I gave Porkchop too much water .. ever time he opens his mouth, I can hear the water bubbling like he's trying to spit it up :\ He opened both of his eyes though for a couple minutes and walked around for those couple minutes.
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LostTogether said:
He's breathing I think is back to normal. He isn't making the gurgling noises anymore. He still gapes open his mouth a few times a minute. He just started breathing heavy again opening his mouth, then he stopped again.
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LostTogether ~

One symptom signaling death is near in humans is a death rattle/gurgle. Perhaps there is a parallel in leos.

Click: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_rattle

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Fixed link.
 
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LostTogether

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Okay, I'm terrified at this point. So, he was in the humid box, and I decided to put the heat lamp on it in case Porkchop was cold. I went to the bathroom and came back and saw he moved towards the middle of the box, sleeping still. I sat down on my bed and checked him a minute later and he had flipped upside-down on his back. He's still breathing right now and I am holding him on my lap. I know one person on here commented before that if he flips on his back, its definitely not a good sign.

Can someone tell me what could possibly be wrong and what I could do?

Never mind, why am I even asking such a silly question like that? If he's ready to let go, then ill let him. If he's in pain, I don't want him to suffer.
 
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LostTogether

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I'm still holding him right now on my stomach while I'm petting/gently massaging his neck. Every 5-10 minutes he always tries to walk forward a couple steps and lift his head up like he doesn't want to give up or something.

I'm afraid to put him back in his cage because I feel like he's going to flip himself over again and I'm going to find him dead that way when I wake up.
 
Yuk

Yuk

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I'm sorry about your gecko. :( I don't know what to suggest, but I hope you both the best. I've had a gecko die before (it wasn't a leopard gecko) and it was a very sad experience. She also flipped on her back during the night and we buried her in the morning. She was in a lot of pain so I was just glad the pain was over for her.
 
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LostTogether

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Thank you.. ill be watching him for a little bit longer to see how he does. I'm sorry for your previous loss.

I stuck him back in his tank about 25 minutes ago and I've been watching him to see why he does. He moved in the tank a few steps forward to get more under the log. His breathing I'd say is normal. Sometimes it slows down to a very shallow few breaths. When his breathing quickens, he starts walking a few steps.
 
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