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hi all,

My ig is not eating is very lethargic, no bowel movements for 5 days.
I have been feeding through syringe baby food, water, and pedialyte. I have made sure the baby food is only vegtables with water.
I have taken her to a vet but he is at a loss. (we live in a small town and they are not very knowledgeable when it comes to exotics) We have done xrays her belly is full of gas no eggs. Her bone structure is good so we have ruled out mbd.
The vet did an internat exam and could not feel a blockage. However there is an unexplain something on the radiograph that is denser than bone. Could this possible be parasites? i don't know if they show up on a radiograph.
we are at a loss.
i realize that you all are not herp vets, however we are at a loss as to what to look for next. The vet gave her an antibiotic but there is no change. Im sorry i cannot remember the name of it. She regularly gets fluckers liquid vitamin. she has a uvb light however it may have been old as i do not remember when i bought it. (like an idiot i forgot to write it down) however i have replaced it just in case.
if hanyone has any ideas please let me know

thanks

did you ask you vet if he/she can do a fecal exam? that would show any parasites your ig has and could prescribe the right meds to get rid of them. if she is eating but not pooping you can try putting her in warm water and just rub her belly(underneath)and it might stimulate her to go to the bathroom. are there any other vets in your vicinity you could contact? oh and i just thought of something, what about JumpStart? i have never used it but i have heard good things about it. it comes in a tube(i think) and you can get it at most petstores. sorry i cant offer you anymore help.
good luck
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1.0.0 bearded dragon
1.1.0 green iguana
0.0.1 columbian tegu
0.1.0 knight anole(looking for male)
0.1.0 green anole
1.1.0 golden gecko
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.5 oriental firebellied toad
0.0.1 green treefrog
0.0.1 barking treefrog
0.0.1 cuban masked treefrog
0.0.1 gray treefrog
0.1.0 gulf hammock rat snake
0.1.0 eastern kingsnake
0.1.0 siberian husky

there is no other vet that would look at her. and because she has not pooped in so long there is no fresh fecal. I have been giving her baths to help with dyhydration but i haven't been rubbing her belly, I will try that. also what is qick start?

thankyou so very much for your help.

jump start gives her extra calories and stimulates her appetite. It works well.
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Indigo's Zooventory

3 Green Iguanas
1 Nile Monitor
1 Black-Throat Monitor
1 Leopard Lizard
2 Alligator Lizards
1 Armadillo Lizard
1 Brown Anole
1 Dove
1 Ferret Baby sitting him
5 Albino Clawed Frogs
1 African Clawed Frog
1 Solid White Koi
1 Eel
2 Pearl Gouramies
1 African Peacock Cichlid
2 Irridescent Sharks
3 Gold Fish

Hi there

Call this vet. Explain that you're in a small town with no exotics vet and your vet hasn't a clue.
Maybe he can help you. He specializes in reptiles. He's my reptile vet. He's the only vet in New York City here who's hospital only takes care of exotics.

I hope that helps.
I hope your ig gets better very soon
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Indigo's Zooventory

3 Green Iguanas
1 Nile Monitor
1 Black-Throat Monitor
1 Leopard Lizard
2 Alligator Lizards
1 Armadillo Lizard
1 Brown Anole
1 Dove
1 Ferret Baby sitting him
5 Albino Clawed Frogs
1 African Clawed Frog
1 Solid White Koi
1 Eel
2 Pearl Gouramies
1 African Peacock Cichlid
2 Irridescent Sharks
3 Gold Fish

Hi again
Herp girl is right. Get a fecal exam. Try jumpstart. I'm using that right now with my babies and it is a great tool and will certainly keep him going until you figure this out. Also get liquid stress ease. Spoon or syringe feed him that. Wet his body all over with the stress ease solution too. If you can't get to a rep vet go online and buy panacur and flagyl. Do both of those and that will illiminate quite a few possible internal parasites, but make sure you have him on the jumpstart and stress ease for a couple of days so the stress of the medication doesn't make him lose ground. Good jump on the feeding of pureed baby veggies. buy something called iguana dust and buy miner all calcium/d3 supplement. mix those two with the baby food liberally and give him that every day. You'll buy him tons of time until you can figure out the problem and you just might cure the problem in the process.

Good luck

I'm withya

email me if you need to icannw8@aol.com

hang in there, I've been there
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Indigo's Zooventory

3 Green Iguanas
1 Nile Monitor
1 Black-Throat Monitor
1 Leopard Lizard
2 Alligator Lizards
1 Armadillo Lizard
1 Brown Anole
1 Dove
1 Ferret Baby sitting him
5 Albino Clawed Frogs
1 African Clawed Frog
1 Solid White Koi
1 Eel
2 Pearl Gouramies
1 African Peacock Cichlid
2 Irridescent Sharks
3 Gold Fish

Thank you all for your help unfortunatly kermie passed away at about 8:00 pm last night. I will miss her however she is out of pain. Agian Thankyou

>>Thank you all for your help unfortunatly kermie passed away at about 8:00 pm last night. I will miss her however she is out of pain. Agian Thankyou

I'm so sorry!!! Hang in there. I wish that maybe we could have put our heads together on it sooner.

Hang Tough

Indigo
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Indigo's Zooventory

3 Green Iguanas(Napolean, Louie, Peanut)
1 Nile Monitor
1 Black-Throat Monitor
1 Leopard Lizard(Teddy)
2 Alligator Lizards (Gordo, and Junior)
1 Armadillo Lizard (Trickster)
1 Brown Anole (Elephant)
1 Adorable Loving Red Nosed Pit Bull (Nina)
1 Dove
1 Ferret Baby sitting him(Thomas)
5 Albino Clawed Frogs
1 African Clawed Frog
1 Solid White Koi
1 Eel
2 Pearl Gouramies
1 African Peacock Cichlid(Fin)
2 Irridescent Sharks
3 Gold Fish