I am scared out of my wits right now....

Hopefully whatever the 'swelling' is will subside on its own. At least she's comfortable and happy. I do hope she eats soon.

But you have her back home with you? I hope this all turns out to be bacterial and is solved soon. Good luck Beth. You deserve a break.

Originally Posted by wade

But you have her back home with you? I hope this all turns out to be bacterial and is solved soon. Good luck Beth. You deserve a break.

She stayed the night at my friend Karen's, because I had to go somewhere immediately after work and didn't get home til late.

But I am getting her back today.

(((Wade)))

Id really like to know what happened? Did you decide on the vet? Any changes??

So Keeper came home last night. I gave her her antibiotics (I thought the vet said she would put her on amoxicillian, but Keeper came home with endroflaxin).
This morning, when I went to medicate her, the ENTIRE cage looks like someone has dripped white paint in it. Keeper was not in her hide, but under the papers (unlike her), and even her body had this weird white stuff on it. I'm thinking the antibiotics are affecting her. She seems alert, still.

The lump is still there.

(Thank you Nanci, I am using the IV tubing you sent. Makes things go MUCH easier...)

Aw- now you know what I deal with every day at work! Poor baby!!! (We always tell the parents- what goes in white comes out white!)

Originally Posted by Nanci

Aw- now you know what I deal with every day at work! Poor baby!!! (We always tell the parents- what goes in white comes out white!)

*HUGE sigh of relief*!

(It's the barium that the vet used for the "follow-through" that is getting pooped out now. It goes through completely unabsorbed, undigested).

Thank you, Nanci

As a person who has had bowel problems all my life, I could tell you a great deal about barium and the “white in white out" syndrome. But I won’t.