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  |  Sheryline86
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Apr 14 2012 : 12:06:53 AM   |
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Chibi was having diarrhea for a few days so I took him to an exotics vet. The vet says that he has worms and dewormed him. He gave some antibiotics but when I fed Chibi according to the instructions, he vomits multiple times and I saw brown things in it!! Just this morning, I found blood in his poop! What should I do? 
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 | Rowangel
Glider
 USA
149 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 12:19:25 AM  |
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Is he drinking water? By 'brown things' do you mean worms, food or something else that he vomited up?
The blood in the poo is quite likely from him having diarrhea for so long and the bowl tract becoming irritated and inflamed. My biggest concern would be making sure he stays hydrated.
Do you have access to Pedialyte? If so pick some up asap and try to get him hydrated till the morning, because if in doubt I would always choose to take him back to the vet first thing...and don't take no for an answer! If he starts acting lethargic or refusing to drink/eat I would go immediately to a 24 hour vet and get a 'camel-back' which is subcutaneous fluids. Just about any emergency vet clinic can do this and it may be what he needs to hold him till morning.
Just my thoughts...
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| JeremyLexie
Fuzzy Wuzzy
USA
1190 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 12:33:06 AM |
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We are not vets, please take her to the vets as soon as possible, this is an emergency!
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| Sheryline86
Starting Member
6 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 12:48:23 AM |
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The brown things came from his vomit. The vet asked me to feed him glucose water but Chibi would just vomit it back out. In Malaysia, there are little to almost no exotic vets and I'm worried that most of them are closed today :(
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| Sheryline86
Starting Member
6 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 01:00:02 AM |
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I called the vet and he said he wouldn't be back till Monday night. He said to feed him destrose powder. Is there any other thing I can do to help Chibi until the doctor returns?
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| Rowangel
Glider
USA
149 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 01:02:47 AM |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Sheryline86</i>
<br />The brown things came from his vomit. The vet asked me to feed him glucose water but Chibi would just vomit it back out. In Malaysia, there are little to almost no exotic vets and I'm worried that most of them are closed today :(
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I got that the brown things came from his vomit, but could you tell what they might have been, as in worms, food or totally unidentifiable?
Do you know the vet is closed for sure? Can you not take him back to the original vet? Don't give up. He at least can give him fluids and anti-nausea medication.
How long have you had him? Has he ever been to the vet before now? What do you feed him? How did he get the worms?
Lots of questions I know, but the better people understand the circumstances the better info can be given.
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| Rowangel
Glider
USA
149 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 01:05:41 AM |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Sheryline86</i>
<br />I called the vet and he said he wouldn't be back till Monday night. He said to feed him destrose powder. Is there any other thing I can do to help Chibi until the doctor returns?
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Do you have an emergency vet? This does not sound like something that can wait till monday. Dehidration can/will kill a glider if not taken care of quickly and the fact that he is vomiting is not helping matters. He needs help now.
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| kyro298
Glider Sprinkles
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15262 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 01:11:34 AM  |
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Call your vet back and see if they can refer an emergency very. You can also check the vet map here up top under Resources.
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| Sheryline86
Starting Member
6 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 01:13:08 AM |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Rowangel</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Sheryline86</i>
<br />The brown things came from his vomit. The vet asked me to feed him glucose water but Chibi would just vomit it back out. In Malaysia, there are little to almost no exotic vets and I'm worried that most of them are closed today :(
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I got that the brown things came from his vomit, but could you tell what they might have been, as in worms, food or totally unidentifiable?
Do you know the vet is closed for sure? Can you not take him back to the original vet? Don't give up. He at least can give him fluids and anti-nausea medication.
How long have you had him? Has he ever been to the vet before now? What do you feed him? How did he get the worms?
Lots of questions I know, but the better people understand the circumstances the better info can be given.
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I can't really identify them but they look like tiny specks of brown. He's been with my family and I for a month. No, he hasn't been to a vet before this. He eats baby food, worms and fruits. I'm not sure how he got the worms :/
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| Sheryline86
Starting Member
6 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 01:14:43 AM |
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There are not many emergency vets in Malaysia. And most of them have never even heard of a glider! :( The vet did not recommend any other exotics vet.
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| Rowangel
Glider
USA
149 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 01:31:24 AM |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Sheryline86</i>
<br />There are not many emergency vets in Malaysia. And most of them have never even heard of a glider! :( The vet did not recommend any other exotics vet.
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I hope someone with more experience can help you along, but their is not a lot I can think of for you to do. He really needs access to medical attention and all they can provide, like drugs. No emergency vets if any kind?
The best I could say is keep him warm and give him lots to drink. Pedialyte is good, if you can't get that you can flavor some water with gateraid or fruit juice to help encourage him to drink.
I don't know, I think I'd call the vet back and stress the emergency of the situation and see if the doctor can't make an exception for you. It's in their best interest to help you out both financially and in future patronage.
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| petluv15
Fuzzy Wuzzy
1500 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 08:40:29 AM |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Sheryline86</i>
<br />There are not many emergency vets in Malaysia. And most of them have never even heard of a glider! :( The vet did not recommend any other exotics vet.
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Even if they haven't heard of a sugar glider, they should be able to give him fluids.
Offer to pay for an international call to one of these consulting vets:
http://www.sugargliderhelp.com/links/pages/Sugar_Glider_Vet_Database/Vets_who_offer_Phone_Consults_to_vets/index.html
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| JazzNZoeysmom
Zippy Glidershorts
USA
5349 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 10:35:52 AM |
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Is this vet Glider knowledgable? I know they probably treat differently over there but I know when Kodah had worms he was given meds that I had to give him for 5 days, then repeat again in 14 days and they weren't antibiotics. Antibiotics aren't going to do anything for worms... they are for infections, not the killing of worms.
It sounds like this vet de-wormed him like they do dogs. One dose that pretty much can give them diarrhea to expel the dead worms.
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| Rowangel
Glider
USA
149 Posts
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Apr 14 2012 : 08:57:08 PM |
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How is he doing?
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| Sheryline86
Starting Member
6 Posts
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Apr 21 2012 : 12:16:19 PM |
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Sad to say, Chibi is gone :/
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| josiec
Super Glider
OR, USA
226 Posts
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Apr 21 2012 : 12:45:48 PM |
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Oh no! Im so sorry :o(
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| Rowangel
Glider
USA
149 Posts
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Apr 22 2012 : 08:39:01 AM |
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Did you ever take him back to the vet? How did he die?
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| TJones09
Goofy Gorillatoes
2001 Posts
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Apr 22 2012 : 09:21:41 AM |
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So sorry for your loss.
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