Sick Leopard Gecko

Re: Sick Leopard Gecko

bongo — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:56:07 GMT

Sorry to hear that, Im sure u did your best for him. RIP

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Shelly vn — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:22:26 GMT

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]

[quote user="Shelly vn"] The vet thinks it might be some kind of intestinal parasite and that he might not survive it, but i'm trying the a/d and antib's. [/quote]

They are probably thinking it is cryptosporidiosis. This is common in leopard geckos and causes anorexia and wasting. There is loads of info about it on the internet - but unfortunately it is usually fatal. Supportive care etc can be successful though, so good luck!

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Thats what he called it! I couldn't remember before. Unfortunatly it did turn out to be fatal, he died this morning. Thanks for all your help.

RIP Rocky :(

Re: Sick Leopard Gecko

Gillian Mostyn — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:14:51 GMT

[quote user="Shelly vn"] The vet thinks it might be some kind of intestinal parasite and that he might not survive it, but i'm trying the a/d and antib's. [/quote]

Re: Sick Leopard Gecko

Selena Carnell — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:25:37 GMT

we used to dust all the reptiles food with reptoboost and a calcium supplement.

Misting them with water can help with any dehydration as can warm water baths.

Have you changed the Uv light recently? as i think they are supposed to be replace every few years.

Check his mouth and make sure there are no sores there too. Reptiles can be funny things to treat and often don;t show any symptoms untill they are really no too bright.

keeping my fingers x for you.

Re: Sick Leopard Gecko

bongo — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:06:03 GMT

have u tried the usual vitamins/ supplements such as reptoboost/ critical are etc? I think they are made by vetark. check out there website.

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Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:04:42 GMT

Glad to hear his sight is OK

Good luck!!

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Shelly vn — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:56:10 GMT

Thanks everyone! I have spoken to an exotics vet near me (thanks for the links!) and he's given me a couple of suggestions, apparently i can syringe feed him a/d! Beth - i didn't know about the blindness thing, i tried to test to see if he can see and i think his sight is ok. The vet thinks it might be some kind of intestinal parasite and that he might not survive it, but i'm trying the a/d and antib's. Thanks for you help, i knew i could rely on this forum for help!

Re: Sick Leopard Gecko

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:32:48 GMT

We had a gecko a few years ago that died relatively young (they can live for years). Took it to vets; nobody knew what to do with it!

It stopped eating too and lost a lot of weight. As it would be unethical to prolong it's suffering (and nobody knew what to do with it) we arranged for PTS but sadly it died before we got to the vets. A few months later, a different vet said blindness is a cause of anorexia in geckos - if they can't see their food, they don't eat it. I don't know if this is true but might be worth seeing if it responds to you in the same way we check with cats and dogs?

Hope your gecko improves x

Re: Sick Leopard Gecko

Vicky RVN — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:04:26 GMT

We use John Chitty...here is his site http://www.jcexoticpetconsultancy.co.uk/ if you're down south.

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Steph Worsley — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:04:00 GMT

I agree find an exotics vets (hope the link works) this is a list of vets that has been posted on Reptile Forums UK, hope there is one nearby!!!

Re: Sick Leopard Gecko

Vicky RVN — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:01:11 GMT

If i were you i'd find an exotic specialist in the area to go to, or at least speak to asap. What area are you in?