Rhiannon11
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Hi my name is Rhiannon and I have a 4year old horsefield named Clyde and have been having some issues with his health for the past few months now. A few months ago I began to notice that he was not as active as he would usually be and as the weeks went on I noticed he wasn’t eating a great deal either. I tried giving him his favourite foods like blueberries and watermelon but all he wanted to do was to dig and sleep in his corner (his eyes were closed most of the time but I thought this was just due to him sleeping a lot). It had been maybe a month his eyes were very puffy and I’d not seen him open them once so I began getting more worried as this ment he was not eating either; I assume because he could not see the food. I took him to the vets and they said that it was most likely an infection as they tend to close there eyes when they have one and gave me antibiotic injections to give to him every 2 days, they also give me food supplement to tube feed him every day with (well we’re also bathing him once everyday and cleaning his eyes with cotton buds). After finishing the course of injection he was noticeably stronger and had more energy but still preferred to just dig in his corner and his eyes were still closed but slightly less swollen. When we took him back to the vets they said that they notice his nose was a little bit runny so it was A respiratory infection and gave me another corse of antibiotics to give him once every 3 days as well as telling me to continue with his tube feeding and bathing. We have almost finished with this course and I have not seen anymore improvement from him. He’s still peeing and pooping every 2/3days, his pee is usually clear with white in which I have read is healthy and comes from the calcium. We have been monitoring his enclosure closely keeping the temperature at 30C and keeping the soil damp. I have Tried hand feeding him solid food a few times but he never takes, so I have been told to carry on the tube feeding until he is able to eat on his own but I think he doesn’t want to as he can’t see what he’s eating.
I’m begin to become warry of the situation now as I do not feel like it is an infection, or perhaps it was but after the first corse he seemed much better it was just his closed eyes that worried me the most. I feel like they have been fused shut for a while now as we have been trying to gently open them
With the cotten bud with no success - I fee that what I take him back to the vets they will just give me more injections? Any suggestion or advise would be great.
Thank you, Rhiannon.
I’m begin to become warry of the situation now as I do not feel like it is an infection, or perhaps it was but after the first corse he seemed much better it was just his closed eyes that worried me the most. I feel like they have been fused shut for a while now as we have been trying to gently open them
With the cotten bud with no success - I fee that what I take him back to the vets they will just give me more injections? Any suggestion or advise would be great.
Thank you, Rhiannon.