well, last november, i posted this thread:
previous thread on my sulcatas condition
i had found out that my 1 year old sulcata had 4 bladder stones. since november, i've soaked him a minimum of 45 minutes a day, but usually more like an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. i also removed the cuttlebone from his enclosure. (i know some say that this is not a source of bladder stones, but i did it anyway.) i have given him a varied diet and added miner-all and tnt with probiotics. and i also cut way back on the mazuri diet. he'd been eating a little every day with his greens, but i cut him back to about once a week. (i'd read some ideas about protein possibly having a play in bladder stones, but that was up for debate. to be on the safe side i cut the protein way back anyway.)
when we went back to the vet today for the follow up 2 month xray, the vet came into the exam room in shock. he'd previously told me that the only way to get rid of the bladder stones was expensive surgery, which he'd never performed. i told him to give me a couple months and see what i could resolve by soaking. after 2 months - he's stone free. the vet held up both xrays and said, "whatever you are doing ... keep it up." he was stunned.
a week ago, i posted about my sulcata passing what i thought might be a stone. the vet said it was for sure a bladder stone.
i was extremely excited about the xrays!! i'm so happy my sulcata, louis, is stone free!!
previous thread on my sulcatas condition
i had found out that my 1 year old sulcata had 4 bladder stones. since november, i've soaked him a minimum of 45 minutes a day, but usually more like an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. i also removed the cuttlebone from his enclosure. (i know some say that this is not a source of bladder stones, but i did it anyway.) i have given him a varied diet and added miner-all and tnt with probiotics. and i also cut way back on the mazuri diet. he'd been eating a little every day with his greens, but i cut him back to about once a week. (i'd read some ideas about protein possibly having a play in bladder stones, but that was up for debate. to be on the safe side i cut the protein way back anyway.)
when we went back to the vet today for the follow up 2 month xray, the vet came into the exam room in shock. he'd previously told me that the only way to get rid of the bladder stones was expensive surgery, which he'd never performed. i told him to give me a couple months and see what i could resolve by soaking. after 2 months - he's stone free. the vet held up both xrays and said, "whatever you are doing ... keep it up." he was stunned.
a week ago, i posted about my sulcata passing what i thought might be a stone. the vet said it was for sure a bladder stone.
i was extremely excited about the xrays!! i'm so happy my sulcata, louis, is stone free!!