----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, November 13, 2005 10:59 am Subject: [gecko]the armpit dilemma
> Thanks again for all your input-all of you have been wonderful. I can > tell you the original fluid they aspirated from her abdominal cyst was > clear like water and was not infected. Many is the time that I was surprised to find my culture on a crystal clear fluid was growing a pathogen. Well, OK - not entirely surprised - I did have it cultured for that reason . . . ;) Oh - and that should be aerobic *and* anerobic, sometimes a negative culture simply meansthe sample wasn't cultured for the right things. There is a reason we have microscopes and culture media - because visual examination is not accurate enough. >And the repeat ultrasound > seemedto be the same. We chose not to aspirate it because the vet > felt it > would only reaccumulate. A distinct possibility, however, if there is more to be learned by sending off for a fluid analysis, it would be worth it. I.e is the a transudate? Modified transudate? Are WBC present? How many? What's the protein content? Any bacteria? Specific gravity? Taste? > I do not think it is fat since it appeared > overnight and she has only eaten for about a week in the last 9 weeks. You are probably right. > I am fearful that it is not a good sign since she has stopped eating > again and does appear much more lethargic. I do have a call into my > vetwhich he should return on Monday. However, I really can not see > doinganything further invasive in nature to her. Both the vet and > I do not > think the chance of cure out weighs the negatives. Another US guided aspirate might be technically invasive, but the morbidity/mortality associated with the procedure is very very low, so aside from the money, there is little cost compared to the possible benefit. > I will keep up > supportive care but how do I know if she is suffering and if and when > she should be euthanized. Both my son and I will be crushed if it > comesto that although I fear it is only a matter of time. If the animal fails to eat again in the next week or so, and you have decided to persue this no farther, then you might want to start considering such now. Starving to death is decidedly unpleasent - regardless of what else is going on. > I guess > we really > got our hopes up after she resumed eating for a week. I do not > think a > necropsy is in the cards unless our vet offered to do it for free. We > have already spent close to $300.00 on vet bills and the vet has not > even charged us for some of her care. I would like to say that > money is > no object but I have to be realistic at this point. Do you have other geckos? I am not trying to be argumentative, but I suspect you may be working off of a set of assumption here that might strictly pply to this case. Keith PS: The "taste" thing was a joke. _______________________________________________ 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
