my leo hasnt pooped in about a week and is lethargic...

[schaffier58]

The infections were just white pockets around some of her legs and toes. The vet poked one and got some out and showed me. Looks just like little white chunks. I'm going this antibiotic will get rid of these infections because my poor Leo's making me pay alot of money to the vet >.< ill let you know what antibiotic it was exactly when i get off work

 

[JessJohnson87]

Animals are like children, they get sick faster than us adults do. I had to shell out $250 earlier this year because my dog managed to rip one of his nails off completely. Hopefully this will get her out of the woods and it will just be routine visits after this.

 

[schaffier58]

She already got me over 200 as of yesterday ive paid a little over 300 in total for her visits/treatments and she's just over a year lol. I hate putting my animals down :/

 

[JessJohnson87]

It's no fun when that has to happen

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

She already got me over 200 as of yesterday ive paid a little over 300 in total for her visits/treatments and she's just over a year lol. I hate putting my animals down :/

That's tough, I know.

We share what we can to keep our geckos in the best shape possible. That's a benefit of forums.

 

[schaffier58]

Yeah hopefully it will be just routine check ups after this

 

[schaffier58]

so the swollen spots on her look painful :/ she has one on her wrist that looks like it needs to be drained. She also puked her food up last night-_- she hates the taste of the antibiotic so it's difficult to administer, it's called baytril i believe. going to give the vet a call today.

 

[JessJohnson87]

Antibiotics can make them sick, it can also suppress appetite. Baytril is a good one, they hate taking anything that they don't want to eat on their own.

Poor thing =/

 

[schaffier58]

I know it makes me so upset like stop fighting me i just want to make you better ! she is a fighter though, just went through another full shed yesterday. Hasn't been going in her moist hide at all though

 

[JessJohnson87]

Depending on the amount you have to give, you may be able to put some on your finger and put it on her mouth. They usually always lick something off her mouth. If she's still puking, just hold off on food for now and make sure she's hydrated. Mine has gotten to where he just sticks his head in his moist hide and lets the rest of his body hang out. They're weird sometimes.

 

[schaffier58]

Well today at work she passed away.. i appreciate all of your help and good wishes. Just gave her a proper burial. the infection finally got to her.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

I'm so sorry to hear about this!! I know you fought hard to help her. Unfortunately it sounds like the infection was too much for her to fight. But that's what she was, a fighter. You both fought a hard battle together. May she rest in peace with all our scaly babies past.

 

[muffin_song]

Well today at work she passed away.. i appreciate all of your help and good wishes. Just gave her a proper burial. the infection finally got to her.

I'm so so sorry to hear this - I was rooting for you guys. I know you really gave it your all in helping her. Thinking good thoughts your way.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Trust me it had me very excited seeing it haha. Well the results are in and my poor baby has mbd.. further examination of her bone density and her emflamation showed the deterioration of her bones. She gave mw a calcium glubionate to give her every day on top of 3 ccs of carni care. Check up probably back in 7-14 days to see her improvement. But her poo came back negative for parasites so im still thankfull and hopefull that she will pull through. I really appreciate your empathy and hope for my leo, all of you . Everythings a learning experience, im hoping i caught it early enough!

Yeah i hear ya, i just wish i would have caught it the first time i went to the vet with both my leos. The vet told me she was in healthy shape decpite her enlarged knee at the time. but now i have a vet that knows what shes talking about and has had geckos herself for years.

Update : she gained 5 grams She does seem to have infections around her joints the vet actually extracted some and gecko puss is thick and chunky. Weird. But anyways i got her on antibiotics now too so hopefully the infection hasnt made it to her bloodstream.

so the swollen spots on her look painful :/ she has one on her wrist that looks like it needs to be drained. She also puked her food up last night-_- she hates the taste of the antibiotic so it's difficult to administer, it's called baytril i believe. going to give the vet a call today.

Well today at work she passed away.. i appreciate all of your help and good wishes. Just gave her a proper burial. the infection finally got to her.

Thanks for sharing your loss. I'm sorry too. I'm glad you gave her a proper burial.

Here's a rose for you both: @}--;- -

Last night I read over this thread. So your new vet diagnosed MBD. In this case too much D3 caused that. Then you mention an "infection" in her joints. For that the vet gave her Baytril.

I'm confused. Did your vet believe these issues were separate?

 

[schaffier58]

I'm going to verify that today but from what i remember that's what she believed. Her knee was enlarged for quite some time before anyone even mentioned an infection. which if i would have gotten the ability to treat that sooner she might have made it.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I'm going to verify that today but from what i remember that's what she believed. Her knee was enlarged for quite some time before anyone even mentioned an infection. which if i would have gotten the ability to treat that sooner she might have made it.

Please share any info you receive with us.