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My 3-year-old sulcata, Mercury, had bubbles on his nose, so I took him to the vet 3 days ago, knowing it could be a URI.
They looked him over and said it "indeed looked like a URI". They gave him a injection of Fortaz, and deworming. They also took some of his poop. yummy I was told that I needed to come back up to 3 times, every four-five days for another injection of Fortaz.
I got a call the next morning saying that his fecal exam showed pinworms, so he'd need to come back in two weeks for a repeat of deworming.
My vet mentioned that if Mercury's symptoms went away, that I might not need to come back for the shots, so I am here asking for opinions on whether I should bring him back. His nose is completely cleared today... but is it too soon to tell? the shot is a whopping $50 and its a thirty minute drive. I wouldn't let that stop me though if it was really necessary. What do you think?
I am planning on returning for the deworming and another fecal sample in two weeks for sure... but are the Fortaz shot(s) necessary? I've never had to treat a URI before, so any information is welcome!!!
They looked him over and said it "indeed looked like a URI". They gave him a injection of Fortaz, and deworming. They also took some of his poop. yummy I was told that I needed to come back up to 3 times, every four-five days for another injection of Fortaz.
I got a call the next morning saying that his fecal exam showed pinworms, so he'd need to come back in two weeks for a repeat of deworming.
My vet mentioned that if Mercury's symptoms went away, that I might not need to come back for the shots, so I am here asking for opinions on whether I should bring him back. His nose is completely cleared today... but is it too soon to tell? the shot is a whopping $50 and its a thirty minute drive. I wouldn't let that stop me though if it was really necessary. What do you think?
I am planning on returning for the deworming and another fecal sample in two weeks for sure... but are the Fortaz shot(s) necessary? I've never had to treat a URI before, so any information is welcome!!!