The gecko starting eating on it's own after hydration. Then for some reason the vet decided that going one whole day off food was cause for a force feed? Not to mention that this improving leo just happened to die the night after the force feeding attempt.

1) The stress of force feeding a severly sick animal will cause more stress and problems than good 99% of the time.

2) Why stick a tube down a severly ill gecko's throat when you can just water down baby food with pedialite, sprinkle with vitamins/calcium and simply drip it on the leos nose. IF worse comes to worse you can squirt it directly into the corner gecko's mouth. I'm sure this powder you speak of could be administered the exact same way as the baby food.

Just relaying info that was told to me at Texam A&M's vet school, as well as many other legitimate reptile specialist.
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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

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• Final Vet Update: - lefty82, Fri Jul 28 11:47:54 2006
• RE: Final Vet Update: - lefty82, Fri Jul 28 13:31:50 2006
• RE: Final Vet Update: - Paradon, Fri Jul 28 13:37:39 2006
• RE: Final Vet Update: - LeosAnonymous, Fri Jul 28 13:40:40 2006
• Oh, things will be disinfected! (n.p.) - lefty82, Fri Jul 28 13:45:20 2006
• Wow... I Can't Believe - LeosAnonymous, Fri Jul 28 14:03:52 2006
• Especially Since It Ate on It's Own. n/p - LeosAnonymous, Fri Jul 28 14:05:45 2006
• Wow... - lefty82, Fri Jul 28 14:26:54 2006
• Vet supervised is ok... - sleepygecko, Fri Jul 28 19:41:40 2006
• I Disagree... - LeosAnonymous, Sun Jul 30 10:08:46 2006
• Still the right choice of vet - sleepygecko, Sun Jul 30 11:43:43 2006
• I agree with you there. - LeosAnonymous, Sun Jul 30 12:59:21 2006
• Thanks! - lefty82, Sun Jul 30 17:45:28 2006
• RE: Final Vet Update: - Ashbel, Fri Jul 28 23:56:37 2006