First feed since regurge.......

jjmetro · #1 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 01:54 AM

Well fed the little guy yesterday, this time a fuzzy mouse. (believe it or not, it is the same size as his girth and there is a lump!) Hopefully the prescriptions the vet gave did the trick. I'll know in the next day or two if he is gonna keep it down. I hope he does, i dont think he could survive another regurge. As far as i know he's only kept two rat pups down since birth, and he's going on three to four months old. really skinny, i hope all will be well. Brought up the temps to low 90's on the hot and low to mid 80's on the cool with a heat lamp and UTH. dropped the water level in his bowl to just enough to drink out of so he cant overcool himself in the water again. Made sure the mites are gone and followed the vet instructions to the letter with the meds. Wish Archer luck! and keep him in your thoughts!

JD

onewyr · #2 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 01:57 AM

good luck, hope it works out for u

Rex322 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 02:15 AM

good luck!

louise · #4 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 02:23 AM

i will keep my fingers crossed.

Red-Tailed_mustang · #5 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 02:25 AM

Hope it works out for you.

jjmetro · #6 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 02:39 AM

I hope so too. when this guy gets bigger, he'll show if he's a true firebelly or a mainland honduran. i cant wait till he grows up......... (dont worry, i wont power feed.)

jjmetro · #7 (**permalink**) 01-24-2006, 04:53 AM

Looks like he's gonna be okay! 48 hours later and the lump is hardly visable! i do believe this meal made it! any recomendations on what to feed now??? i mean since he is soooooooooo skinny and i don't want to overload him, rat pinks are toooo big for this guy now, but it seems like mouse fuzzies are too small (this one showed a lump cause he folded it in half while he ate). any advice would be great!

thnx in advance
JD

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