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dehydration in reptiles
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Anonymous post on September 28, 2004
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this may sound like a stupid question but is there any vetanary method of helping reptiles with really bad dehydration , i don t mean cage methods i mean a realy bad dehydrated reptile.
what would a vet do to help.
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RE: dehydration in reptiles
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by paleoherp on September 29, 2004
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if it was a bad enough case of dehydration and it needed vetanary assitance the vet would usually give dextrose about 2.5% in 0.45% saline/lactated in a dosage of 1-25 ml/kg if i remember correctly, theres no reason a reptile should be very badly dehydrated if kept in good condition in captivity.
not realy a stupid question pretty good , i am also interested in diseases and disorders that reptiles suffer and try and learn as much as i can about them and how to treat them.
this might help if your local vets any good he should tell you any other methods used but this is the affective way of treating them so i read.
SHAUN
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by Phobos on September 29, 2004
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Shaun is right on target. There is some under lying reason the animal is dehydrated, most likely parasites.
If the animal is really dehydrated, ringers solution or normal saline can be given under the skin by injection. The membranes under the skin will absorb the solution helping to delay death and maybe allow you to save the animal. If it's a venomous reptile, don't expect ANY Vet to treat it...
Good Luck,
Al
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