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lele
at Thu Mar 24 10:27:59 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lele ]
Hi Eric,
Glad you are taking her in. Was wondering about your school situation, apparently you are still there. If your folks are caring for this cham when you go back they will most likely need to pay extra attention to her as well as feeind her the repta-aid (if still on it), making sure she gets plenty of water, etc. How long are you home for?
Be sure to bring a fecal with you. This is imperative. Even if you get one today put it in a plastic bag and keep in fridge until you go. Don't forget it ;-/
He should do a blood test to determine her white cell count, calcium/blood level, etc. But as I found with Luna, getting blood is really tough and may be next to impossible with your little girl. Considering her bad setup at the pet store MBD is probably a good bet. He might be able to determine this visually and give her the calcium injection without waiting for test results.
As for him seeing only iguanas, snakes etc. it should not be much of an issue. I like my vet a lot, and trust him, and other than Luna he does not see a lot of chams.
Since you are unsure about expiration date of the NCg you have on hand I would get some from him and be sure to get a small enough syringe to administer. If she is only 12g her dose will be quite small and may be difficult to get it into her. I sometime mixed the dose with a small amount of water and/or with the repta-aid. Luna doesn't mind the unflavored straight, but the last batch was apple flavored and she hates it! So if you have a choice go with the unflavored. lol!
hope this helps!
lele
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha
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RE: Taking the rescued cham to the vets tomorrow... Advice? - lele, Thu Mar 24 10:27:59 2005