pocket has a prolapsed intestine! encourage me!

[LIZZIE82]

I feel just awful and I've pretty much crashed with feverbsince I got him home. He's still alive. He's hanging out in his bowl and I'm keeping the temp a consistent 80° instead of dropping at night. I haven't fed him. I also still have his cage lined with paper towels. I'm afraid substrate will irritate him. What do you all think? I plan on a liquid diet of of the repta boost for about a month so he wont have yo digest and pass crickets. Maybe give him some red wigglers or earthworms in about two weeks. Please give any advice you all have. The vet shoved it back in and stitched him up. That was it. No other advice after that. I'm still really sick and can't watch as well as I'd like.

[GrifTheGreat]

I feel just awful and I've pretty much crashed with feverbsince I got him home. He's still alive. He's hanging out in his bowl and I'm keeping the temp a consistent 80° instead of dropping at night. I haven't fed him. I also still have his cage lined with paper towels. I'm afraid substrate will irritate him. What do you all think? I plan on a liquid diet of of the repta boost for about a month so he wont have yo digest and pass crickets. Maybe give him some red wigglers or earthworms in about two weeks. Please give any advice you all have. The vet shoved it back in and stitched him up. That was it. No other advice after that. I'm still really sick and can't watch as well as I'd like.

You can buy canned cat/dog food for sick and malnurished animals. Royal Canine makes a good one. You can suck it up in a seringe. Make sure its a solid lump. Nothing shredded or chopped because you won't be able to suck it up in the seringe. Its soft and easy for them to digest. Once opened it only lasts a week in the fridge. Every time you get it out of the fridge for feeding suck some up in the seringe and suspend the seringe in some warm water to warm the food. You'll have to coax his mouth open like force feeding. Once his mouths open carefully squeeze the food in his mouth. Very easy for them to swallow. I've used it before. Works well for sick frogs. I don't know how it will be passed though until your frog heals. It doesn't make very solid waste though. Worms will work too.

[LIZZIE82]

Should I start the reptaboost for a week since he's used to it and switch to dog food later? I don't feel well enough to leave house.

[GrifTheGreat]

Should I start the reptaboost for a week since he's used to it and switch to dog food later? I don't feel well enough to leave house.

Yes you can do that. When you feel well enough then try the cat/dog food. If he is used to seringe feeding then you probably won't have much trouble.

[LIZZIE82]

What about substrate? Damp paper towels or the substrate?

[GrifTheGreat]

What about substrate? Damp paper towels or the substrate?

It might be best to use paper towels for a few days. Give him some places to hide so he feels more secure. Keep his water clean and changed so no infection occurs.

[LIZZIE82]

Well, I fed Pocket his repta boost. He opened up right away. He's kinda aggressive right now. Making me nervous. He wouldn't Let go of the Syria's one time. I cleaned his dish, added fresh water. He jumped out and was flinging him self at the walls of his container. He flipped himself over and I picked him up and put him back in water and how he's calming down. I have him in a green Rubbermaid container. Should I cover it with a towel to help him feel more secure? Put him under light to make him think it's day and he'll sleep??