TwiggyFish
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EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone. Two days ago my boy Dino, approx. 5 or 6 years old, overdosed on Baytril. I was the one to administer it and I didn't realize my mistake until a day later and I then rushed him to the veterinary and was sent home saying there was nothing that could be done for him. I am wondering if anyone has had a similiar experience or can give me advice as I am desperate and feeling horrible for my beardie.
Some background
He is in a custom built 4x2 enclosure. Cermaic flooring and custom styrofoam background. Basking temp is 40c, humidity is 40% and a reptisun 10.0 uvb is along 3/4 of the enclosure and varies from 6-10 inches from him depending on where he is basking.
I got Dino off of a buy and sell website and although his tail is shorter than normal and he is missing some toes, I took him to the vet early on and he was in great health. At first he was always very active, wanting to come out of his enclosure and run around, eat salads, etc. About a month after having him he became lethargic, stopped basking altogether, stopped eating, no bowel movements.. very lethargic. He absolutely refused salad and would only eat insects but only 1 or 2 worms once a week or more. I gave him baths and he seemed to like them, always going back in when I would try and take him out. I also noticed around this time that his mouth was always slightly agap. He had a difficult shed but eventually it all came off and I thought he would perk up but he continued this lethargic behaviour. He wasn't losing any weight so I figured he we going through brumation.. after a couple of months I took him in for a check up as I started to become concerned that there was no improvement. I know bearded dragons can't cough, but one bath he started making these gagging coughing noises and I assumed he inhaled water so I turned his heat up a couple of degrees and it went away. Then a few days later there were little bubbles coming out of his one nostril so I took him to the vet and they said that he appeared healthy, although he had lost 50g in a month and he thought it odd his mouth was always slightly open as he didnt appear to have a respiratory problem, he also didn't feel compacted or backed up. As a precaution he was put on critical care and prescribed 0.12ml of Baytril once a day. This brings us to two days ago when I went to give him his first dose.
I know I am probably going to get a lot of hate for what happened, I know its going to seem SO obvious and like I am an idiot but I can't changed what happened. I feel sick to my stomach over what I did and am desperate for help as I am so anxious knowing he is likely suffering.
The syringe go 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, etc all the way to 0.10... so being the idiot that I am, I thought that 0.12ml meant I give him the full syringe of 10ml plus .02 extra ml to make it 12. Right away his beard turned very black and I could tell he was not happy but I figured it gave him a bit of a sore stomach based off of my research of it. Next day when I went to give more I realised I overdosed him 10x the amount.. i was instantly reeling realizing this and rushed him to the vet. Vet said that basically there is nothing to do. The vet is an exotic one and he said he could do blood work but because its an overdose I would have to do it every 3 days to monitor how his insides are doing and its $200 cad per bloodwork. He said he thought there was no point because it was luck of the draw when it comes to successfully getting blood from beardies. He said likely he would have bad internal damage and if that happened that he had a 50% chance of living or dying. He gave Dino subcutaneous fluids and sent him home and said to monitor him and still force feed him critical care once a day. Well the next day since the vet appointment, today, he seems to be worsening.. extremely black beard, covered in stress lines, grey discolouring limbs, stomach seems bloated and he is constantly pancaking. Won't bask, won't move, just lays in one spot. His eyes are glazed and if he does move he is running into things. I honestly am sick about it. I called the vet again because I am so anxious for him and the vet said if he isn't better by Monday, in 3 days, that he should be euthanized. He said there are no scholarly works on beardies od'ing on baytril so he doesn't have much to go off but he said that Dino is likely extremely sick and uncomfortable feeling.. which kills me even more.
I am constantly beating myself up and just distraught over this whole situation. Such a simple mistake and the effects are terrible. I am supposed to be his caretaker and I did this. I have not yet tried to feed him because I am worried it will make him feel worse. He is just super angry and sick looking and I can't bare the thought of force feeding him right now. I don't want to lose my baby boy and I know it is likely he will have permanenet damage.. but does anyone know if there is anything I can give him to help? I am desperate.
Hi everyone. Two days ago my boy Dino, approx. 5 or 6 years old, overdosed on Baytril. I was the one to administer it and I didn't realize my mistake until a day later and I then rushed him to the veterinary and was sent home saying there was nothing that could be done for him. I am wondering if anyone has had a similiar experience or can give me advice as I am desperate and feeling horrible for my beardie.
Some background
He is in a custom built 4x2 enclosure. Cermaic flooring and custom styrofoam background. Basking temp is 40c, humidity is 40% and a reptisun 10.0 uvb is along 3/4 of the enclosure and varies from 6-10 inches from him depending on where he is basking.
I got Dino off of a buy and sell website and although his tail is shorter than normal and he is missing some toes, I took him to the vet early on and he was in great health. At first he was always very active, wanting to come out of his enclosure and run around, eat salads, etc. About a month after having him he became lethargic, stopped basking altogether, stopped eating, no bowel movements.. very lethargic. He absolutely refused salad and would only eat insects but only 1 or 2 worms once a week or more. I gave him baths and he seemed to like them, always going back in when I would try and take him out. I also noticed around this time that his mouth was always slightly agap. He had a difficult shed but eventually it all came off and I thought he would perk up but he continued this lethargic behaviour. He wasn't losing any weight so I figured he we going through brumation.. after a couple of months I took him in for a check up as I started to become concerned that there was no improvement. I know bearded dragons can't cough, but one bath he started making these gagging coughing noises and I assumed he inhaled water so I turned his heat up a couple of degrees and it went away. Then a few days later there were little bubbles coming out of his one nostril so I took him to the vet and they said that he appeared healthy, although he had lost 50g in a month and he thought it odd his mouth was always slightly open as he didnt appear to have a respiratory problem, he also didn't feel compacted or backed up. As a precaution he was put on critical care and prescribed 0.12ml of Baytril once a day. This brings us to two days ago when I went to give him his first dose.
I know I am probably going to get a lot of hate for what happened, I know its going to seem SO obvious and like I am an idiot but I can't changed what happened. I feel sick to my stomach over what I did and am desperate for help as I am so anxious knowing he is likely suffering.
The syringe go 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, etc all the way to 0.10... so being the idiot that I am, I thought that 0.12ml meant I give him the full syringe of 10ml plus .02 extra ml to make it 12. Right away his beard turned very black and I could tell he was not happy but I figured it gave him a bit of a sore stomach based off of my research of it. Next day when I went to give more I realised I overdosed him 10x the amount.. i was instantly reeling realizing this and rushed him to the vet. Vet said that basically there is nothing to do. The vet is an exotic one and he said he could do blood work but because its an overdose I would have to do it every 3 days to monitor how his insides are doing and its $200 cad per bloodwork. He said he thought there was no point because it was luck of the draw when it comes to successfully getting blood from beardies. He said likely he would have bad internal damage and if that happened that he had a 50% chance of living or dying. He gave Dino subcutaneous fluids and sent him home and said to monitor him and still force feed him critical care once a day. Well the next day since the vet appointment, today, he seems to be worsening.. extremely black beard, covered in stress lines, grey discolouring limbs, stomach seems bloated and he is constantly pancaking. Won't bask, won't move, just lays in one spot. His eyes are glazed and if he does move he is running into things. I honestly am sick about it. I called the vet again because I am so anxious for him and the vet said if he isn't better by Monday, in 3 days, that he should be euthanized. He said there are no scholarly works on beardies od'ing on baytril so he doesn't have much to go off but he said that Dino is likely extremely sick and uncomfortable feeling.. which kills me even more.
I am constantly beating myself up and just distraught over this whole situation. Such a simple mistake and the effects are terrible. I am supposed to be his caretaker and I did this. I have not yet tried to feed him because I am worried it will make him feel worse. He is just super angry and sick looking and I can't bare the thought of force feeding him right now. I don't want to lose my baby boy and I know it is likely he will have permanenet damage.. but does anyone know if there is anything I can give him to help? I am desperate.
