Just to share with you our recent experience in our wildlife carer antics - we only take reptiles, of course ! :?
This is an eastern water dragon, a male as you will see from his red chest. Attacked by a dog, he had been left at the vets for a number of days and was very dehydrated when he came to us. As a semi-acquatic lizard, obviously water is essential to these critters.
We gave him fluid resuscitation as 0.9% saline intra dermally, and he soaked in his water bowl for 24 hours.
He responded very quickly, and rehdration was rapid.
He was released back into the Brisbane river system without even a thank you card! (Though I will remember 'Godzilla' for some time with deep scratches up my arms!)
This is an eastern water dragon, a male as you will see from his red chest. Attacked by a dog, he had been left at the vets for a number of days and was very dehydrated when he came to us. As a semi-acquatic lizard, obviously water is essential to these critters.
We gave him fluid resuscitation as 0.9% saline intra dermally, and he soaked in his water bowl for 24 hours.
He responded very quickly, and rehdration was rapid.
He was released back into the Brisbane river system without even a thank you card! (Though I will remember 'Godzilla' for some time with deep scratches up my arms!)