sHEila Prolapsed Again :(

[irThumper]

Awww I'm sorry thumper, I hope he gets healed up and stays healed. It sucks to have sick babies.

Thanks, Amy. He's not any better I put more stuff on him before I went to bed around 2:30 AM, woke up at 8:30 AM and rechecked him, same so added more sugar. Was going to lay back down for half an hour (I turn the lights on at 9 AM and off at 9 PM generally) but I didn't even hear the clock and woke up at 11:30 AM! No difference... I finally put him in the Kritter Keeper to prepare him for his Pedialyte bath, and as I knew he would, he flipped out! I made up a 10% solution of Pedialyte and spring water and put that in with him in a dish. He didn't get in so I slowly dripped the rest of it down his back then applied more sugar slurry and coconut oil to the prolapse. Now I'm finally getting something to eat for myself, I'm diabetic so if I don't watch it sHEila won't be the only one in trouble I'm still getting over this blasted cold 1 week and a half later... why does this have to happen!?

[irThumper]

He's a lot worse since I put him into the small kritter keeper this morning He's so swelled he won't be able to retract unless it goes down a lot more. I'm confused because I tied the sugar first this time and it should have worked like last time (he wasn't as bed when I put it on him) but he just kept kicking it off... should I try a honey bath? I'll have to go to the health food store to get some natural organic honey...

[LilyPad]

I don't have the slightest idea how to treat a prolapse other than what I've read on here recently I have heard that sometimes it requires a vet visit.

[irThumper]

Unfortunately the vet is not an option. Maybe if we had a competent herp vet closer than an hour away... and I had the money to do so... very fixed income (caregiver for my senior folks) and lots of ongoing medical bills What would a vet do that I can't try here is the question, and the way sHEila freaks out just being in the small keeper, what would a trip in the freezing cold in the car with a malfunctioning heater do?

[elly]

Wow, sorry about that.