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I thought about it but I honestly couldn't bring myself to do it. I had a hard enough time not sobbing infront of the Vet. It's amazing how attached you get. I kind of expected this but it was still very hard. Thanks for the help.

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I lost Sulley today. I already miss him very much. Thanks to all of you who have been helping me to take care of him. I appreciate the advice, the knowledge and the kind words.

Woke up this morning and I thought I had lost him. He is still alive but his breathing is shallow and it looks like his mouth rot is back. His coloring is terrible, most a brownish green color, the darkest being his belly and his permanent white strip turned brown. I'm waiting to see the Vet...

He's getting a little color back. For anyone who's been reading this thread: For future reference the green stuff that Sulley coughed up is most likely digested blood....this also means that the food and liquids that he has been getting up came from his gut and it did not make it into his...

It's just one thing after another! The last two nights he's been sleeping with his head up and occasionally opening his mouth. Today, I woke up and he was very light in color and still opening his mouth. I showered him and watched him for as long as I could and he seemed to be doing a little...

Vet's diagnosis: Combination of large fecal build-up + hard urate deposit + 2 firm sperm plugs. He said "any one of these by themselves probably wouldn't have been a problem, but the combination was too much." Apparently the sperm plugs limit the size of the vent opening causing the obstruction.

This is what I woke up to. I'm not going to lie, it's been bothering all day that he is in pain, not sleeping and just all around miserable like this so I decided to act. I filled a syringe with saline, wet a cotton swab and got my tweezers and checked this thing out. Turns out most of it was...

I think I'm going to hold off on the food for now. His vent looks worse. It looks like he has a total obstruction and I'm not comfortable feeding him until he passes it. I've got him soaking it in warm water right now. Anything else I should do until I get him to the vet tomorrow morning...

His hemipene was out briefly, not even long enough to get a picture with my phone. It was probably the better part of a year ago. I've been reading up on what to do for a prolapse since his vent has been "swollen," I figured his straining to relieve this impaction could lead to a prolapse...

From the looks of Sulley, I think he has an obstruction (99% sure). It is clear that he is in pain when he tries to push and poop. It's actually making him bleed. Dr Bruce is the closest Vet in my area and the only one that looks at reptiles. He's been very helpful and was recommended to me...

First, I would like to say sorry if there was a tone or an attitude in my previous posts. I just want Sulley to get better. Now on to the questions... Oh and I will keep all of my problems on this posting. Sorry for the confusion/difficulty YES- This all started with an eye/sleeping...

Bikes, If I put food in his mouth he will eat it. He just doesn't do it on his own. For all others, I didn't NOT fill out the how to ask for help section because I originally posted this under "general discussion" and not health discussion. I have posted under the health section many times...

1-Thanks! the one thing the vet didn't tell me was how much liquids to give. I've been doing close to what is recommended for his weight but I was starting to think I was giving to much given his recent actions. I technically haven't been giving enough. (off by about 2-3 ml's) 2-Does he need...

No the vet did not clean out the areas nor did he do a culture and sensitivity. I'm not exactly sure how long he's actually had mouth rot for but he's been diagnosed for almost 2 weeks. The Vet was considering a fungal infection because Sulley has had some eye problems that looks like me may...