Well it seems as though I was meant to get a taste of how my little guy is feeling, over that last few days I had a nice battle with the flu. I'm sorry for not getting to it sooner but I finally made it on here.
Over the weekend he seemed to be doing alot better he was uniform color and he looked to be having an easier time of breathing. Today was the last day for the turbinafine and yesterday the last of the chloro. He is still not breathing normally, he will for a while then he goes back to gasps. On a positive note, he is still eating well if I put it in his mouth. His tail function is still extremely strong and his grip as well. His hydration seems to be good, even though his eyes appear sunken, I am thinking form stress as they seem very full when he is sleeping but sink after he wakes. I have been giving him sub q fluids to make sure and I'll tell ya, his skin does not stay tented long at all.
Dr O, I appreciate your input. I am still working on getting access to the x-ray, its an old film style and it was sent out. It should be back shortly, and I am hoping to hear something tomorrow. In addition to the possible fluid in the lung, which I honestly couldn't see myself, there was a spot that looked my vet said was possibly air in the intestine or bowel. Thinking back I think it may have been higher up in the abdomen. As soon as I can I will post a pic of it here, I do have some of him as well to add tonight.
I could not get a really good pic of the split coloration because he has stopped doing it for the most part. The one pic of his head is the best I could do. They were taken right after "lights on", that is really the only time he has done it since he started the turbinafine. When he first started it it was much more defined. His left side looked relaxed and dark, and his right was bright like he was showing off. Now for the most part he keeps both sides of his body the same, just the head mostly does the split color.
The black spots on his side started as a little brown discoloration near the spine and progressed over a few days to that and had not changed much. **The coloration extends further up towards his spine than the camera is showing.
The last picture shows how he likes to stand, he can be straightened out, but slowly moves back to that position.
I dunno what else to go on now. One thing I noticed is he doesn't seem to expand his right side very much when he inhales. Given his fall initially, the black spots on his side, the x ray showing air in his abdomen and possibly fluid in his lung, I am really starting to suspect that his right lung is either fully or partially collapsed. His lean to the left would give the right lung as much room as possible to expand, but that wouldn't help much if air was trapped behind it. I know this condition can happen in human, Pneumothorax, just not 100% about reptiles.
Wiki article on pneumothorax
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumothorax
Alot seems to fit with what he has going on. I plan on talking with my vet about it tomorrow or Friday whenever she is in next, to see what she feels, and maybe catch the x-rays still at the expert and have him take a look for that as well.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts, prayers and input. I am feeling better again so if anyone has any more questions I should respond much quicker.
Over the weekend he seemed to be doing alot better he was uniform color and he looked to be having an easier time of breathing. Today was the last day for the turbinafine and yesterday the last of the chloro. He is still not breathing normally, he will for a while then he goes back to gasps. On a positive note, he is still eating well if I put it in his mouth. His tail function is still extremely strong and his grip as well. His hydration seems to be good, even though his eyes appear sunken, I am thinking form stress as they seem very full when he is sleeping but sink after he wakes. I have been giving him sub q fluids to make sure and I'll tell ya, his skin does not stay tented long at all.
Dr O, I appreciate your input. I am still working on getting access to the x-ray, its an old film style and it was sent out. It should be back shortly, and I am hoping to hear something tomorrow. In addition to the possible fluid in the lung, which I honestly couldn't see myself, there was a spot that looked my vet said was possibly air in the intestine or bowel. Thinking back I think it may have been higher up in the abdomen. As soon as I can I will post a pic of it here, I do have some of him as well to add tonight.
I could not get a really good pic of the split coloration because he has stopped doing it for the most part. The one pic of his head is the best I could do. They were taken right after "lights on", that is really the only time he has done it since he started the turbinafine. When he first started it it was much more defined. His left side looked relaxed and dark, and his right was bright like he was showing off. Now for the most part he keeps both sides of his body the same, just the head mostly does the split color.
The black spots on his side started as a little brown discoloration near the spine and progressed over a few days to that and had not changed much. **The coloration extends further up towards his spine than the camera is showing.
The last picture shows how he likes to stand, he can be straightened out, but slowly moves back to that position.
I dunno what else to go on now. One thing I noticed is he doesn't seem to expand his right side very much when he inhales. Given his fall initially, the black spots on his side, the x ray showing air in his abdomen and possibly fluid in his lung, I am really starting to suspect that his right lung is either fully or partially collapsed. His lean to the left would give the right lung as much room as possible to expand, but that wouldn't help much if air was trapped behind it. I know this condition can happen in human, Pneumothorax, just not 100% about reptiles.
Wiki article on pneumothorax
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumothorax
Alot seems to fit with what he has going on. I plan on talking with my vet about it tomorrow or Friday whenever she is in next, to see what she feels, and maybe catch the x-rays still at the expert and have him take a look for that as well.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts, prayers and input. I am feeling better again so if anyone has any more questions I should respond much quicker.
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