Hi everybody,
Salzedo got bit in the eye* by his latest meal. I took him to a herp-specialist vet the next morning (it happened late in the evening, and nobody was answering the emergency number - GAH! I'd have gladly paid the fees!) and he got a shot of antibiotics. In addition I am supposed to administer 0.5CC of of liquid oral meds for the next 10 days, as well as apply 1 drop to the eye twice a day.
Fortunately even with all the trauma and stress, Salzedo is a little champ and remains calm/still enough for me to hold his head and play with his lips while trying to get him to open up. But --- no success. I can sort of part his lips, but his mouth remains tightly shut. I'm positive I must be doing this wrong!
I know not to administer the liquid at the front of his mouth, because that might risk it going in his glottis so I've been trying to get it in the back of his mouth on one of the sides.
I had to quit earlier this morning after unsuccessfully getting him to open up. Hopefully enough residue liquid made it into his mouth via the open lips to be effective.
Any suggestions/instructions, or better yet, directions to a tutorial video, would be very much appreciated.
Thank you!!!!!
* I will be writing a complete thread about this experience in detail later. I've been too much of a wreck the past couple of days to do so.
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