Recent content by Zeus85

My mistake, the Dr. we tried to contact was Ivan Alfonso, not Dr. Diaz. Dr. Bruce has treated my beardie on two occasions which is why I trusted his judgment. I think the nail in the coffin was treating the pin worms, he got exponentially worse after that (maybe kidney failure as another person...

I want to thank everyone for their outpouring of support and well wishes. Unfortunately, he didn't make the trip to the vet :(. A mile from the office he went on his side and stopped breathing. My girl and I are absolutely devastated; we cried all the way home. I have lost any bit of respect I...

Me too, he seems to have some fight left in him, he is climbing the side of the cage as we drove to the vets office. Afraid he might fall, but on the highway in rush hour traffic and can't pull over.

Tried to contact Diaz, but never got back to us. Taking him to a vet on the other side of town in the next few minutes. He drank some water today, but came home after work and found him on the floor of cage pretty much lifeless. This is what I came home to. I'm hoping they give him fluids and...

I thought it was strange that the vet treated the pin worms, but I defered to his professional judgment as I'm not experienced with chams. He didn't give any subcutaneous fluids. I had to ask for the nutrition supplement. I am almost certain I found his name on one of these forums, Dr. Bruce...

Never thought of it that way, thanks for the info. Will definitely aim for luke warm.

So sorry for your loss, losing a member of the family is never easy. It is so easy to grow attached to them, even if a short period of time. Thank you for the support, it is much appreciated.

Thank you for your reply. I agree, people can be so willfully ignorant and irresponsible beyond belief. Who thinks a cham is a good pet for a 9 and 5 year old? I'm an adult and was apprehensive of taking on such a delicate animal, but just leaving him there was NOT an option for us. They don't...

Thank you for the support, it means a lot to have people pulling for him as much as we are.

As far as the vet visit goes, I'm positive it never would have happened, the wife said so herself. My girlfriend and I are on the opposite side of that spectrum. We have three cats and two dogs and they go to the vet if they even look like they might be coming down with something. We are far...

Your reaction was mild compared to mine. My girlfriend's adult son was the owner. He has two boys and a newborn and there are issues of drug use in the home. They didn't seem to understand the gravity of the situation and we had to insist on taking him. We kind of snuck him out when the son was...

I was shocked he held on this long as well. Question: for the showers, I know we bounce the water off the wall and let the overspray drip on the plant, but what about water temp? Warm? Luke warm?

Will pick up pedialyte and a dropper and give it a go tomorrow. Thanks for the advice, really appreciated.

Vet said he has the neuro symptoms that precede MBD, but not bone issues yet; he was definitely on the way though. Vet gave us what he called "rescue nutrition" which is basically liquid food. He didn't seem to swallow it so we backed off. Wondering if the cool air humidifier is helping or...

We got a few drops of water in earlier today and the few drops of food. We tried a shower and my girl said he took a couple of drop in. He seems to have some fight left in him and we just don't want to give up if he wants to fight. Anyone have experience with severe dehydration? I have heard...