I have definitely had my share of problems with this guy but he wants to live! Most recently he had worms in his fecal, and was prescribed Pancur. I think he still has worms b/c his feces is still not as solid as I hoped. After further consultation w/ the vet (who is not a reptile specialist but has dealt w/a few of these guys and is willing to help me as much as she can) I will give him Pancur again Monday. Previous to this, he had a battle w/ abscessts of the mouth/teeth......which I think I have pretty cleared up, but he is left with an area of permanent puffiness between the eye and nostril. No signs of abscests now when he opens his mouth...... In addition to all of this, when he was diagnosed w/ worms he also had this black discoloration under the chin that we are trying to get rid of. I forgot what exactly she calls it...... I give him the Chlorhexadine solution 2x daily for this and a bit of trauma around his mouth. He gets injections of Baytril every other day until we have this area around his mouth cleared up completely. He is almost done shedding now for the first time since the discoloration, most of the blackness pealed off resulting in hard yellow looking skin underneath, which appears to be getting better after a fresh dose of Chlorhex. He also has had/is having eye problems. The L eye gets goo in it and he is favoring it this morning. I am afraid that he has something else not diagnosed and the Baytril is just keeping it under control........ In our area FVS has a specialist Dr. Lightfoot, but I've had a bad experience w them and they are $$$$$ something I could not consider until I got insurance. I know their is a good vet in Orlando, but that is a trip and $$$$$. But to have all these complications, he is doing very well! I guess any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
