Gravid Penny should i be concerned?

[slipknot711]

Lora ill post a poo pic in a few. Penny is still not herself. she has been flicking her tongue but not interested in food. i have done a few soaks which really seemed to help. her body looks just about normal now. no signs of a blockage or anything.

[slipknot711]

this is the last poo she had about a week or so ago. i had shown it to Steve Tommy and Albert. maybe someone can offer suggestions as to what the cause may be pennypoo.jpg

[d_virginiana]

Hm... Definitely not normal looking. That grey color reminds me of discharge I've seen that was slug-related (in that instance the connective tissues had been affected by parasites and that caused the slugs to develop improperly and kind of fall apart). But it caused her poo to look grey almost exactly like that for awhile. Do you think it's possible that something may have gone badly with the development of slugs and caused an infection of some sort?

When I've seen what I believe was kidney damage it usually made the urates look almost lime green and was accompanied by a noticeable increase in water intake.

[Albert Clark]

When I saw that the first thing I thought of was parasitic. Of course I hope not , but the consistency and color is suspicious. I know it was determined that a vet visit was not in the cards.

[slipknot711]

sadly not at this time. the only reptile vet is an emergency vet quite far away and the cost is just not gonna be obtained in time. but im trying to save for it

[d_virginiana]

If you think parasites may be the issue (didn't you say she was wild caught about a year ago? If so that's a definite possibility) then a regular vet should be able to do a fecal for you. Typically those cost under $30 and don't require an office visit. If it turned up as one of the more common parasites, you could probably treat fairly inexpensively at home with something like Panacur.

I thought I'd throw that out there as a possibility that's less expensive than an office visit to an exotic vet. I understand if that's still not an option though. If you're saving up, it's at least more likely that you'd be able to afford that in time to save Penny.