I have an adult pair of sulcatas. Approximately 17 to 19 years old. I have having some problems with my male. My male(90 pounds) has had to go to a well respected herp vet 2 times recently and I have not seen any improvement. I am not posting this to say anything bad about the vet, but instead, possibly someone has encountered this situation before and can give some advice.
He was taken to the vet on 8/16 due to not eating for about a week and him heavily favoring his front left leg. The vet took some bloodwork and prescribed some Metacam injections. The results of the bloodwork showed a slight elevation in the white blood cells and a slightly lower than normal liver enzymes. There were no signs of signs of any visible physical injuries.
I took him back to the vet on 8/24, where he has been precribed Amikacin. It is given every 3 days, so I have 2 treatments remaining to give. x-rays were also done which were negative for any breaks, gout or anything. I also requested an x-ray of the stomach and nothing abnormal showed up. Since he still had not been eating, he suggested I give him a Ensure type product(which I am still giving).
It has been close to a month of showing no interest in food and will not eat anything, including all his favorites. He still is heavily favoring his left front leg.
I have dealt with numerous sick reptiles over the last 12 to 13 years. From experience, I would think I would have started to see some improvement by now.
Anybody have any ideas.
He was taken to the vet on 8/16 due to not eating for about a week and him heavily favoring his front left leg. The vet took some bloodwork and prescribed some Metacam injections. The results of the bloodwork showed a slight elevation in the white blood cells and a slightly lower than normal liver enzymes. There were no signs of signs of any visible physical injuries.
I took him back to the vet on 8/24, where he has been precribed Amikacin. It is given every 3 days, so I have 2 treatments remaining to give. x-rays were also done which were negative for any breaks, gout or anything. I also requested an x-ray of the stomach and nothing abnormal showed up. Since he still had not been eating, he suggested I give him a Ensure type product(which I am still giving).
It has been close to a month of showing no interest in food and will not eat anything, including all his favorites. He still is heavily favoring his left front leg.
I have dealt with numerous sick reptiles over the last 12 to 13 years. From experience, I would think I would have started to see some improvement by now.
Anybody have any ideas.