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every time my lizrd eats he gets a puffed out throat thn starts liek choking. the throat get bigger and bigger and he keeps opening his mouth to swallow. when he does some very samll bubbles apear by his nose and he rolsl around on his bak in agony. its killing me to see the lil guy do this and i really cant afford a vet. i work at rocky roccocoos and dont make much money. my parents made the lizard my responsbilty. they dont have the money to sopport a lizard. what should i do. also after about 5 min after e eats he pushes on his throat and it goes down and thnhe gets better and goes to lay on a branch

It probably would only cost $30 or so for the vet to look at him, and the medicine might only be a little bit more. You should at least call around and see what people charge for office visits. It might not be as much as you think.

You have 2 choices, take it to a vet, or give it to someone who will.
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Sounds a lot like a respitory infection with the puffing and bubbles and all. Definately only a vet could help with that, it will not go away on it's own

When my babes were sick I worked with the vet to set up a payment plan. I wrote several post dated checks that they deposited every 15 days. If you dont have a checking account, another option may be to disucss it with your parents, see if they have the means to help you care for this pet. Explain that it means alot to you and that WD's are not disposable just because they are reptiles. You can pay them back with each paycheck you earn. There are options if you want to investigate them. Personally, I could not just sit and watch my reptile get progressivly worse without intervening in some way.

Good Luck.

Each time we adopt or buy a pet we take on all the resposibilities of that pet....especially when the animal is sick.
You have to find a way to get the money for the vet...work and get a loan (from a relative or friend) or go to the vet and work off your bill....it's not your WD's fault you adopted him with absolutely no forethought....he has no clue of knowing that you care on the other side of the glass....nor does it matter.
No one on this forum is a vet and even they were they can't diagnose over the net or perscribe meds...you pet needs meds.
Go to the vet.
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Yours,

NiCoLE

"Trying to save someone from their own stupidity is like trying to teach a pig how to dance: it wastes your time, and annoys the pig."

- Robert
Heinlein

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If your not going to go to the Vet, kick the heat up and hope for the best.

i went to the vet and hes not sure but he said it seems liek a throat infection. but he doesnt no wh hes having mucus out his nose. but resperatory problems usaully dont give lizards problm with swallowing liek my lizard has. so he gave me some boyzinberry medicine tth i have to give my lizard every day for 14 days. he sed he should be ok which is good