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LadyJ
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Well... just yesterday my blotched blue-tongue, Arby, passed away. Some of you may remember I posted a thread in the help section asking if the small scale damage was any cause for concern.
I can only guess but I think that the supposed mouth rot was the cause of his demise, as when I examined him body... his jaw was pushed out and inflamed on one side where the small blemish had been. It was heavily inflamed and when I carefully opened his mouth... I noticed petechia in the local area.
I'm not sure of the mortality rates of mouth rot or whether that was the true cause, but I was active in checking up on him... I thought the lethargic nature and loss of appetite were a result of brumation. Apart from the small odd-coloured scale on the mouth I didn't notice any worsening symptons... excluding when I checked him over after he'd passed.
I really did love him, he'd been my first reptile in years and this has been so hard on me... I know it's just a lizard but it was someone I'd cared for and given a home. I've been crying since it's happened and would take him to the vets to see if they could me an insight into what happened... but I don't want that. I don't like the thought of taking his little lifeless body to be poked and prodded by a total stranger (I never knew I'd be sentimental when it did happen...), so he's currently frozen and awaiting cremation.
The reason for my posting is to get this of my chest and give some advice... if you think anything is wrong with any of your animals, go with your instincts and get it checked. If I had have taken him for a check-up I may have saved his life... asking for advice on a forum took my mind off things, but if I hadn't been given this hope I would have surely taken him to the vets. I'm not taking a stab at anyone, but I'm just sending out a warning that you can't put all your concerns in the hands of non-proffessionls online, I made my and without a doubt learned the incredibly hard way.
Thank you everyone that did help and give advice, I know I should have taken him to the vets but as an ametuer keeper I made my mistake... trust me, I feel horrible for it and I have learnt. Any words of comfort or advice would be loved... Arby was loved and will be missed, my boyfriend and his mother that saw him after he'd passed said how perfect he looked apart from the mouth. I wish I could convince myself I took good care of him...
I can only guess but I think that the supposed mouth rot was the cause of his demise, as when I examined him body... his jaw was pushed out and inflamed on one side where the small blemish had been. It was heavily inflamed and when I carefully opened his mouth... I noticed petechia in the local area.
I'm not sure of the mortality rates of mouth rot or whether that was the true cause, but I was active in checking up on him... I thought the lethargic nature and loss of appetite were a result of brumation. Apart from the small odd-coloured scale on the mouth I didn't notice any worsening symptons... excluding when I checked him over after he'd passed.
I really did love him, he'd been my first reptile in years and this has been so hard on me... I know it's just a lizard but it was someone I'd cared for and given a home. I've been crying since it's happened and would take him to the vets to see if they could me an insight into what happened... but I don't want that. I don't like the thought of taking his little lifeless body to be poked and prodded by a total stranger (I never knew I'd be sentimental when it did happen...), so he's currently frozen and awaiting cremation.
The reason for my posting is to get this of my chest and give some advice... if you think anything is wrong with any of your animals, go with your instincts and get it checked. If I had have taken him for a check-up I may have saved his life... asking for advice on a forum took my mind off things, but if I hadn't been given this hope I would have surely taken him to the vets. I'm not taking a stab at anyone, but I'm just sending out a warning that you can't put all your concerns in the hands of non-proffessionls online, I made my and without a doubt learned the incredibly hard way.
Thank you everyone that did help and give advice, I know I should have taken him to the vets but as an ametuer keeper I made my mistake... trust me, I feel horrible for it and I have learnt. Any words of comfort or advice would be loved... Arby was loved and will be missed, my boyfriend and his mother that saw him after he'd passed said how perfect he looked apart from the mouth. I wish I could convince myself I took good care of him...
