HugeGenes&LoLa
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Here's the story:
About a month and a half ago, our gecko Spectre, started having eye issues. After about a week of trying different things, we decided it was time to take him to the vet. She prescribed an antibacterial eye ointment to be given 3 times daily, and an antibiotic shot to be administered once every 3 days. After doing all of this for over a month now, the fogginess in his eyes has cleared up but he's still closing them and they still don't look back to normal.
On a second note, he has not eaten on his own this entire time. We have been able to force feed him one meal worm every few nights, but we all know that won't do the trick. He not only has lost over 10g, he also looks TERRIBLE. His tail is very thin, and the skin is hanging loosely all over his body. He just looks weak altogether.
So, down to our question, what do you guys think is the next step? Taking him back to the vet would cost us another $70, and after all this, we want to avoid taking him back there if possible. Here are the options I can think of:
-Gatorade soak
-Feed baby food or slurry, (which to my understanding won't help him gain weight?)
-An appetite stimulant? I see "Jurassifruit", Fluker's Liquid Electrolyte Spray, and Fluker's Repta-aid Critical Care Formula?
We really need a way to get some weight back on this guy so we can attempt to continue fixing the rest of the problems
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
About a month and a half ago, our gecko Spectre, started having eye issues. After about a week of trying different things, we decided it was time to take him to the vet. She prescribed an antibacterial eye ointment to be given 3 times daily, and an antibiotic shot to be administered once every 3 days. After doing all of this for over a month now, the fogginess in his eyes has cleared up but he's still closing them and they still don't look back to normal.
On a second note, he has not eaten on his own this entire time. We have been able to force feed him one meal worm every few nights, but we all know that won't do the trick. He not only has lost over 10g, he also looks TERRIBLE. His tail is very thin, and the skin is hanging loosely all over his body. He just looks weak altogether.
So, down to our question, what do you guys think is the next step? Taking him back to the vet would cost us another $70, and after all this, we want to avoid taking him back there if possible. Here are the options I can think of:
-Gatorade soak
-Feed baby food or slurry, (which to my understanding won't help him gain weight?)
-An appetite stimulant? I see "Jurassifruit", Fluker's Liquid Electrolyte Spray, and Fluker's Repta-aid Critical Care Formula?
We really need a way to get some weight back on this guy so we can attempt to continue fixing the rest of the problems
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
