Disembowled? cynops cyranus

[merk199]

My largest c. cyranus larvae is about 4 weeks old today. I noticed today his inners from his chest cavity are hanging out. His gills went from majestic to almost nill. At first I thought he was dead since he was listless so when I removed him he was in a large bucket of water change water and he began to move. Well subsequently he is in a tad cup by himself with some java moss. He seems to be do well except his guts are hanging out. He doesn't seem stressed....Anyways is this a hopeless case or is there a chance he will reabsorb his guts.

Its sad because he is by far the largest...Any advice is appreciated...

 

[gcollin]

I am very sorry to hear of this, if i may suggest send a couple of PM's to darkmavrik, Rayson is a brilliant man.

 

[Critter Mom]

I don't know anything about that, but I truly wish you the best of luck. That must be quite an experience!

 

[Greatwtehunter]

I had the same thing happen to one of my axolotl larvae, it was about 3 months old though. Anyways I ended up euthanizing it because it's condition kept detoriating.

 

[herpvet]

My largest c. cyranus larvae is about 4 weeks old today. I noticed today his inners from his chest cavity are hanging out. His gills went from majestic to almost nill. At first I thought he was dead since he was listless so when I removed him he was in a large bucket of water change water and he began to move. Well subsequently he is in a tad cup by himself with some java moss. He seems to be do well except his guts are hanging out. He doesn't seem stressed....Anyways is this a hopeless case or is there a chance he will reabsorb his guts.

Its sad because he is by far the largest...Any advice is appreciated...

Hi,

The obvious, and only advice, is get him to a vet, who would be able to assess properly and if feasible attempt surgical repair. I would say that internal organ hanging out needs to be dealt with, not leave the animal to suffer. I can't imagine any situation where significant true gut prolapse or external herniation has occurred where spontaneous resolution would be any sort of reasonable possibility.

Hope this helps,

Bruce.

 

[merk199]

Thanks. I am going to look into a vet. The only herp vet around that I know of only does frogs and lizards. I fear the inevitable will happen. I am guessing a bacterial or fungal infection will be next.

 

[merk199]

Sadly he passed on before I got home from work. In retrospect I probably should have euthanized immediately. Next time I won't be so hesitant.

 

[vistajpdf]

I'm so sorry, Rick. I know what lengths you go to for these animals and I'm sure there wouldn't have been anything you or anyone else could have done to save him.

Dana