Stubborn Stuck Shed, Won't Come Out

[Fatal_S]

Technically my vet used sterile equipment. But she also had no issue with me using stuff at home. She taught me how to do it so I could manage it myself, at home, if there was more stuck or it happened again. I had to remove small bits of gunk a couple times after the vet visit, but now he's been gunk-free for months.

I would never have messed with the eye before seeing her (when I worked at a pet store someone brought in a leo who's entire eye had been pulled out by the owner! It was sick and the gecko needed to be put down). But now that she's shown me how, I wouldn't have any issues trying to remove more gunk myself. And if I can't do it safely, right away, then I'd take it to her and let an expert handle it.

 

[katie_]

Unless she was scrubbed in, in a sterile surgery room, her instruments werent sterile. Clean? Yes. Sterile? No. The outside of your gecko, including its eye is not sterile and doesnt need an instrument thats been autoclaved/sterilized.

 

[Fatal_S]

A decent point, but it's as close to sterile as one can get without being in surgery or living in a bubble. Everything she used was new, fresh out of the package it came in. Rubber gloves, a small saline bottle she opened just for him, and the q-tip and forceps were both in sealed packages opened for the occasion. Do I think it was necessary or done on purpose because the procedure was delicate? No. That's just the equipment the vet has there.

She told me to get saline from the pharmacy, and use a wet q-tip at home to loosen any gunk. I can try moving it with tweezers or my fingers, but it's more peeling it away then pulling it out. And it's all about repetition and patience, working the gunk away very slowly, and having the gecko held safely and securely.

 

[SORROW89]

What vitamins are you dusting her bugs with?

 

[SORROW89]

What vitamins are you dusting her bugs with?

Did you ever read this? Vitamin A deficiency in Insectivorous Geckos | Gecko Time