How long is too long (for not pooping)

[fl_orchidslave]

Great news Sounds like she is on the road to recovery. It's good that you understand she will not have normal consistency poops until she is on a normal diet. Hope things continue to go well

 

[Spots]

thanks to everyone who has been following and giving me hope

The fetal came back (on both geckos) and it looks like there is also a case of pinworms. Not sure which one has it tho but we will be getting medication for that. I can't believe all of this is happening to the poor girl but good thing is that she seems to be getting better. Also, since we have to fed her and medicate her so much, she's getting used to being around people. I never handled her much before because she was so mean to me but it looks like she's calmed down now lol

Anyways, just wanted to say thanks. I'll keep you posted. I'll search up some old forums on pinworms though.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Anytime a fecal comes back positive for parasites, all other gex in a community tank must be treated. All their furnishings and enclosure has to be sterilized too. Otherwise you are never rid of the parasites.

 

[Spots]

Okay thanks. I found a forum about how to clean the tank. the tank mate used to be together but now they are in a large tank with a glass wall separating them but I will clean both tanks. I also read that is the other gecko shows no signs of being affected then I should give her the medications correct ? The one who is not eating will be given them tho.

 

[ajveachster]

Usually when you have one animal with a parasite all animals get treated. Advise your vet how many animals you have so you get the correct amount of medication.

 

[Spots]

Okay. So I have panacur for both geckos. I'm going to bleach the tank on Sunday as I have a graduation to go to on Saturday. Then after bleaching the tank I will give them the medication. Then the vet said to give them another dose in two weeks. Flash seems to be getting better. She has gained all her weight back and looks plump. She pooped on her own in the cage but it was really runny. We stopped with the stool softener but maybe it takes a bit to take affect, thus causing the stool to still be runny. She is still not eating on her own yet but the bad news is is that she vomited the other day while we were feeding her. We are going to stop feeding the cat/dog food for a day or so to see if she will eat solid food yet or not. Plus, I don't want to force feed her food after she just threw up. It was quite a sight to see though. She looked funny and I knew something was going to happen. She opened her mouth and whipped her head back and forth as the food flew out of her mouth. It was gross lol but I'll keep you posted

 

[Spots]

So the vet called for a follow up visit and I assumed that the follow up visit was free of charge but it wasn't. Gah. She is making me broke lol. Everything has been getting better except that flash does not eat on her own or poop by herself without us helping her out so the vet wants to do an enema so flash is staying at the vets today. It's hard to leave her there but hopefully it will help. Not completely sure what is going on tho.

Also an update, the tank was bleached and panacur was given for the worms.

Keep your fingers cross that this will be the last vet visit !!

 

[Spots]

Three enemas and no poop. I don't know what else to do. We have done every alternative so far and the last is surgery but she does not seem to be affected much by whatever she has. She just doesn't eat or poop by herself but she will let us feed her dog/cat food without fuss. Still very active too so is there anything to worry about besides the pain of having to hand feed her for the rest of her life ?

 

[Spots]

She's pooping a lot and on her own in case anyone is still following this not eating on her own yet but we are working on it

 

[PaladinGirl]

I found this post while looking for info about how often leos should poop and was wondering if yours is doing better

 

[Spots]

So 6months passed of handing feeding syringes of AD food and finally one day she saw my tinger move and she pounced on it ! So I finally saw her react to movement and put some meal worms in front of her and she ate them all ! Still no word on what happened but she's back to perfect health