whirlybird Posted - Oct 07 2017 : 06:18:23 PM
Chitiri seemed fine yesterday, was eating and playing as normal. This morning he came out of the pouch during the day which is abnormal for any of them (3 total). He seemed very weak and lethargic, his nose was discolored. I picked him up and he could barely hang on to me. I had him on my lap for a few minutes and he vomited a fair amount (clear and white). I called the vet and took him down right away. They put him on oxygen which seemed to help a bit. They took an xray which was difficult to read but amounted to fluid build up in his lungs. I left him there for a couple hours for observation and took the other back home. He responded well to the diuretic they gave him to help get rid of some of that fluid. When I picked him up he was a bit more spry than before and had regained some strength. When we got home I offered him some water and food. He was happy to take the water, was not interested in the worm I offered. He is currently resting and we are worried that he may not recover from whatever this is.
The doctor says that heart disease is high on her list of concerns as is pneumonia. We will be giving him some oral diuretic for the next couple of days, just wanted to get some feedback from the community. This morning when I first picked him up he was making some small popping sounds but no other audible noises.
The other two seems completely normal. He is 6 years old, one of our gliders have ever had a medical problem. |
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