This is the third thread, sorry. I'll link to the second which was dedicated to too many words about my Maize (and here's the first). She's still gaping. And here's a video of it:
Doesn't seem particularly telling, but maybe y'all can see something helpful.
I did feel her crop just now, late in the day, and it does feel empty. When I squeezed it, it caused her to gape, a lot -- she'd sink down into the earth while I was kneeding it and then rise up and open her mouth large, then sink back down. That's when I decided I needed some advice here! What can I do for her, should I do?
She is better than before, has been slowly gaining back weight. But that tail remains tucked down most of the time -- she actually looks a little better in the mornings I'd say. Though the hunched tail is still there.
Should I soak her in epsom? Should I feel for an egg inside? I don't feel anything from outside. She hasn't laid an egg in months, really. She does seem pretty unhappy, she pads around and complains to me sometimes. She used to not seek me out to discuss things.
I'd appreciate any help anyone has.... thank you!
Posting a still of her hunched up tail too... I can post a better without the netting if needed...
Thanks for your help! She had a 5d course of fenbendazole recently and it may have helped a bit but not a lot. I think I read somewhere once that worms resident in the throat might need different dosing? Those would be a different kind of worm than those resident in the gut, and perhaps ivermectin or a different helmintic or different dose of fenbendazole?
I haven't noticed what her poop is like recently, been trying but failing to catch her at it. I could keep her inside to force an event if necessary?
@Wyorp Rock @casportpony
Doesn't seem particularly telling, but maybe y'all can see something helpful.
I did feel her crop just now, late in the day, and it does feel empty. When I squeezed it, it caused her to gape, a lot -- she'd sink down into the earth while I was kneeding it and then rise up and open her mouth large, then sink back down. That's when I decided I needed some advice here! What can I do for her, should I do?
She is better than before, has been slowly gaining back weight. But that tail remains tucked down most of the time -- she actually looks a little better in the mornings I'd say. Though the hunched tail is still there.
Should I soak her in epsom? Should I feel for an egg inside? I don't feel anything from outside. She hasn't laid an egg in months, really. She does seem pretty unhappy, she pads around and complains to me sometimes. She used to not seek me out to discuss things.
I'd appreciate any help anyone has.... thank you!
Posting a still of her hunched up tail too... I can post a better without the netting if needed...
Thanks for your help! She had a 5d course of fenbendazole recently and it may have helped a bit but not a lot. I think I read somewhere once that worms resident in the throat might need different dosing? Those would be a different kind of worm than those resident in the gut, and perhaps ivermectin or a different helmintic or different dose of fenbendazole?
I haven't noticed what her poop is like recently, been trying but failing to catch her at it. I could keep her inside to force an event if necessary?
@Wyorp Rock @casportpony
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