Julie, Thanks for writing. The vet did not do a fecal because she has not passed a stool for at least 2 weeks. She did pass a little something after she ate her skin from shedding but for some reason she did it in her water dish so I was not able to save it. Do you think the procedure was not needed? Why would she have 5 cc of fluid on her abdomen. Her weights really are not accurate because of the fluid gain. Her tail is still fat and I don't see prominent hip bones. I have been offering her meal worms and wax worms but she shows not interest. She has not eaten anything for at least 3 1/2-4 weeks now. I have tried feeding her baby food from a syringe and she will lick a little off her mouth but mostly she just wipes her face on the cage to get it off. Not sure what else to do for her. Thanks, Lynn
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: gecko digest, Vol 1 #1032 - 2 msgs Send gecko mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of gecko digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: still not eating (Julie Bergman) 2. Re: update-strange medical finding (Julie Bergman) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:58:41 -0700 From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gecko]still not eating To: [email protected] Organization: Gecko Ranch Reply-To: [email protected] Hi Lynn, Did the vet do a fecal? Best advice is to offer mealworms or waxworms in a low dish and keep her quiet. No crickets. If she is having a problem, which I am not sure she is (many leopards slow down on eating during winter), you must keep her quiet and avoid invasive procedures as much as possible. Keep track of her weight and keep working with the vet. Julie B. Lynn Hall wrote: >I wrote in about a week ago for my leopard gecko. We have had her since >early april and she has been wonderful. She normally ate huge amounts. >But now she is eating nothing at all for over 2 weeks now. I do not >know her age but she had some of her juvenile stripes when we got her >but not anymore. I took her to the a herp vet. He looked her over and >said she looked okay at that point. She weighed 25 gms when I brought >her in a week ago. He said to watch her and see what happened in the >next week or so. Well she is still not eating anything and she >definitely seems more lethargic. She used to climb right up your hand >and crawl all over you. Now she just seems to sleep. The vet >recommended to increase her cage temp but I got a mercury thermometer >(as Julie always advises) and checked the cage temps and they seem just >fine. I gave her some powdered calcium in a dish an she did seem to >lick up wuite a bit of it at first. She even passed some urine after >that. But no urine or stool for almost a week now. There was some >watery white stuff about 10 days ago. Impossible to bring the vet any >samples as it soaked right into the carpet. She is not kept on sand. I >dusted her food with T-Rex gecko supplement. I feed the crickets T-Rex >cricket food and oranges. I clean and disinfect her cage with a >diluted bleach solution. What am I doing wrong why will she not eat. I >understand from my last posting that the change of season can reduce >food intake but I think we are way beyond that now. I have a call into >the vet but I just want to know if anyone has any suggestions. We have >become so attached to her and I do not want her to suffer at all. > >Thanks, >Lynn > >_______________________________________________ >Global Gecko Association >http://www.gekkota.com >Classifieds >http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi >gecko mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > > > > --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:00:48 -0700 From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gecko]update-strange medical finding To: [email protected] Organization: Gecko Ranch Reply-To: [email protected] Your vet is doing a good job. I have not heard of it, what did the vet say is the cause? Julie B. Lynn Hall wrote: >I have been writing about my leopard gecko who suddenly stopped eating. >I took her back to the vet today. He was going to xray her but he did >an ultrasound instead. He found a large fluid filled mass. He did a >needle aspiration and got 5cc of crystal clear fluid out. He feels this >was compressing her stomach making her unable to eat. It also explained >why she was not loosing weight. He says he has seen this only one other >time and what ever it was resolved after the aspiration. He wants me to >offer her food and it she still does not eat to give her baby food from >a syringe. We have to follow up on Monday. Has anyone ever heard of >anything like this? > >Lynn > >_______________________________________________ >Global Gecko Association >http://www.gekkota.com >Classifieds >http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi >gecko mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > > > > --__--__-- _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association - Digest Version http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko End of gecko Digest _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
