azz123
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hi all my tegu had a pro lapse, noticed it and straight away put him in the bath. i managed to remove the blockage it was an undigested piece of meat and clumps of coco fibre (eco earth) substrate. he/she is about 9 months old about 18 inch long. after i bathed and removed blockage, it retracted back ( well most of it) then the next morning i noticed it again but about 3-4 cm out quite a way out for a chap or gal that is only 18 inch nose to tail, and it was coated in substrate. ouch!!!! so again put it in bath and bathed, could not see a blockage.
i called the vet immediately and within 1 hour was under anasthetic, he put the prolapse back and put a drawstring stitch over the vent, he is not an exotic/reptile specialist and was unsure of the outcome, also he wants to remove the stitch after 3 days.
any advice guys???
should the stitch stay in longer, as it can still pooh?
am i going to lose my tegu?
will it happen again?
what can i do to help?
can i insert the prolapse if it happens again?
are there any meds to reduce inflamation should this re occur?
are there any advisable tegu pick me up drugs to give him an energy boost?
are there any meats/meals a tegu struggles to digest?
is this the result of captive breeding/bad genetics?
my enclosure is now just lined with kitchen roll there is no substrate, it has been cleaned since, the vet gave him some baytril and anti inflamitary injections. to keep the humidity a plastic tub of water is over a heat pad.
i have heard sugar baths, and vaseline help if it happens again, also i am going to cut his meals up finer as i understand he had squeezed so hard and this is why it happened as well as the blockage. also i am considering vivarium carpet for substrate and a box filled with moss or calci sand for burrowing to reduce on impactions, and so should it happen again pieces of substrate dont stick to the pro lapse. makes you wonder how they deal with this in the wild.
i called the vet immediately and within 1 hour was under anasthetic, he put the prolapse back and put a drawstring stitch over the vent, he is not an exotic/reptile specialist and was unsure of the outcome, also he wants to remove the stitch after 3 days.
any advice guys???
should the stitch stay in longer, as it can still pooh?
am i going to lose my tegu?
will it happen again?
what can i do to help?
can i insert the prolapse if it happens again?
are there any meds to reduce inflamation should this re occur?
are there any advisable tegu pick me up drugs to give him an energy boost?
are there any meats/meals a tegu struggles to digest?
is this the result of captive breeding/bad genetics?
my enclosure is now just lined with kitchen roll there is no substrate, it has been cleaned since, the vet gave him some baytril and anti inflamitary injections. to keep the humidity a plastic tub of water is over a heat pad.
i have heard sugar baths, and vaseline help if it happens again, also i am going to cut his meals up finer as i understand he had squeezed so hard and this is why it happened as well as the blockage. also i am considering vivarium carpet for substrate and a box filled with moss or calci sand for burrowing to reduce on impactions, and so should it happen again pieces of substrate dont stick to the pro lapse. makes you wonder how they deal with this in the wild.