[gecko]speaking of gout...
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Jessica ~
How are you and Peanut doing? Have you heard other particulars from the vet?
I am sorry about Peanut's gout. I don't know whether that is a one way
street.
Elizabeth
> Subj:[gecko]speaking of gout...
> Date:8/16/07 3:37:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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> I just got back from the entire crew's trip to the vet. First the good
> news: the girls all seem to be fine, just jumpy from the move. He took a blood
> sample from Carrots just to be sure, since she is the most subdued. Rocky is
> on the other end of the spectrum, waving her tail and running about
> frantically. On inspection they all look healthy so unless Carrots' tests show
> something it's back to business as usual with the girls. I'll have results on
> Monday. Someone (either Rocky, Ellipsis, or Smiley) regurgitated some worms on
> the way home though.
>
> Now the not good news. Peanut has a very high white blood cell count and
> major signs of kidney disease. The vet thinks it's a particular kind of gout
> where crystals enter the tissue (I forget the name he said). He also has
> pinworms. Vet prescribed Fortaz, with subcutaenous injections every other day,
> which I'm not looking forward to doing. Peanut's weight was down from 84g to
> 76g since Monday (he hasn't eaten anything in that span) so I'll also start
> syringe feeding him Carnivore Care. He's even more listless and I'm really
> worried about him by the vet was pretty optimistic. We go in for a follow-up
> on Tuesday. If he's not doing any better by then we will revisit crypto as a
> possibility. My vet doesn't like to test for it since he feels the test is
> unreliable enough to be useless. If the current treatment doesn't help I'm
> going to insist on the test anyway.
>
> In the meantime I will switch my mealworms to a different gutload (or at
> least start the transition since picking them all out of their current bedding
> is pretty impossible). Can they live in the Repashy diet or do they need to
> be taken out and gutloaded separately before feeding?
>
> Thanks to everyone for your helpful and hopeful comments. I feel much
> better knowing that I have a panel of experts helping me along.
>
>
Elizabeth
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m the vet? I am sorry about Peanut's gout. I don't know whether=20=
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<BR>Elizabeth
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<BR>I just got back from the entire crew's trip to the vet. First the=20=
good news: the girls all seem to be fine, just jumpy from the move. &n=
bsp;He took a blood sample from Carrots just to be sure, since she is the mo=
st subdued. Rocky is on the other end of the spectrum, waving her tail=
and running about frantically. On inspection they all look healthy so=
unless Carrots' tests show something it's back to business as usual with th=
e girls. I'll have results on Monday. Someone (either Rocky, Ell=
ipsis, or Smiley) regurgitated some worms on the way home though.=20
<BR>
<BR>Now the not good news. Peanut has a very high white blood cell cou=
nt and major signs of kidney disease. The vet thinks it's a particular=
kind of gout where crystals enter the tissue (I forget the name he said). &=
nbsp;He also has pinworms. Vet prescribed Fortaz, with subcutaenous in=
jections every other day, which I'm not looking forward to doing. Pean=
ut's weight was down from 84g to 76g since Monday (he hasn't eaten anything=20=
in that span) so I'll also start syringe feeding him Carnivore Care. H=
e's even more listless and I'm really worried about him by the vet was prett=
y optimistic. We go in for a follow-up on Tuesday. If he's not d=
oing any better by then we will revisit crypto as a possibility. My ve=
t doesn't like to test for it since he feels the test is unreliable enough t=
o be useless. If the current treatment doesn't help I'm going to insis=
t on the test anyway.=20
<BR>
<BR>In the meantime I will switch my mealworms to a different gutload (or at=
least start the transition since picking them all out of their current bedd=
ing is pretty impossible). Can they live in the Repashy diet or do the=
y need to be taken out and gutloaded separately before feeding?=20
<BR>
<BR>Thanks to everyone for your helpful and hopeful comments. I feel m=
uch better knowing that I have a panel of experts helping me along.
<BR>
<BR>-Jessica</BLOCKQUOTE>
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