Re: Very Worried about my salcata!

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Posted by tcc on April 11, 2001 at 22:42:52:

In Reply to: Very Worried about my salcata! posted by Gary Bergeron JR on April 10, 2001 at 19:29:27:

gary,
What your doing sounds fine. I would sit him in a shallow saucer in the enclosure a cpoule times a day to remind him to drink and dry off good afterwards, (you dont want him to get a draft but do want him nice and hydrated esp when recently on meds)

Your not lowering the temps at night are you? They require an overnight drop in temps if healthy but i wouldnt do this with yours for a while. He isnt overheating on a heating pad or anything, right?
Its great that he is eating. Just keep an eye on him for changes. Sounds like your doing fine by him.
take care,
tcc :)

: Hello, I bought a baby salcata a month and a half ago and when I got him home I noticed he had a respiratory infection. I took him to the vet the next day and he game me antibiotic injections for him. Well this didn't work and I brought him back for another check up and he was given more antibiotic injections. Well this seemed to help him this time. I didn't notice any more bubbles coming from his nose. He had another check up so the vet could check him over again. Well the vet noticed a little wetness in the nose and said that he looks like he is on the road to recovery. Well he is still not better and I'm afraid that I may be doing something wrong.

: His cage is 100 degrees on the warm side and 80 degrees on his cool side.
: His substrate is repti-bark.
: I have a zoo med repti sun 500 bulb for lighting.
: He has a shallow dish for him to soak in.
: He is eating fine on dandelions, clovers, grasses, watercress, and a variety of flowers.
: I'm giving him vitamins on his food each day. And also giving him vitamin A eye drops once each day.

: Sorry for the long post but can anyone tell me if I�m doing something wrong. I feel so bad for the little guy. I couldn't imagine being sick for over a month. Should I take him back for more antibiotics? Or is there anything else I should be doing that I�m not? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
: Thanks
: -Gary

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: gary, : What your doing sounds fine. I would sit him in a shallow saucer in the enclosure a cpoule times a day to remind him to drink and dry off good afterwards, (you dont want him to get a draft but do want him nice and hydrated esp when recently on meds) : Your not lowering the temps at night are you? They require an overnight drop in temps if healthy but i wouldnt do this with yours for a while. He isnt overheating on a heating pad or anything, right? : Its great that he is eating. Just keep an eye on him for changes. Sounds like your doing fine by him. : take care, : tcc :) : : Hello, I bought a baby salcata a month and a half ago and when I got him home I noticed he had a respiratory infection. I took him to the vet the next day and he game me antibiotic injections for him. Well this didn't work and I brought him back for another check up and he was given more antibiotic injections. Well this seemed to help him this time. I didn't notice any more bubbles coming from his nose. He had another check up so the vet could check him over again. Well the vet noticed a little wetness in the nose and said that he looks like he is on the road to recovery. Well he is still not better and I'm afraid that I may be doing something wrong. : : His cage is 100 degrees on the warm side and 80 degrees on his cool side. : : His substrate is repti-bark. : : I have a zoo med repti sun 500 bulb for lighting. : : He has a shallow dish for him to soak in. : : He is eating fine on dandelions, clovers, grasses, watercress, and a variety of flowers. : : I'm giving him vitamins on his food each day. And also giving him vitamin A eye drops once each day. : : Sorry for the long post but can anyone tell me if I�m doing something wrong. I feel so bad for the little guy. I couldn't imagine being sick for over a month. Should I take him back for more antibiotics? Or is there anything else I should be doing that I�m not? Any help would be greatly appreciated. : : Thanks : : -Gary

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