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Hello,

my axolotl has the mouth which has been swelling from under and she can not eat. Her gills almost disappeared as well. She is quite old.

Is she lost or can I save her?

Thanks in advance
 
bellabelloo said:
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Hi
Have you tried to look in her mouth. She could have one of those stones in there.
I'm amazed she lasted so long on those rocks to be honest as axolotls will try and eat almost anything, and if it fits in their mouth they will try to swallow it!

I think your axolotl needs to see a vet. I see no gills :eek: and her eyes are very cloudy.

Hope she makes it.

PS how old is she?
Mel
 
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Hi Tequila,

How long have you had this axolotl? I have seen another with a chin like this and it had - you're never going to believe this, but it's true - the chlamydia virus. I agree that you should take the axolotl to a vet for testing.

-Eva
 
I tried to open her mouth and there no stone. It is just inflated and white.

She refuses food, even if I insert it in mouth.

She is at least 8 years old, the axolotl was offered to my wife and it looked vague about her age.

The gills disparition and the bad colors around came progressively.

How could she get that kind of virus? she's been alone all the time
 
The axolotl I know was infected by a frog that shared its tank, although separated by a divided. Aparently the disease is or can be water borne (speculating here) because the infected animal must have all of its own equipment (feeding tweezers, siphon, etc.) to prevent spreading the disease.

I don't mean to suggest that your animal has this virus. I just mean that it should be taken to a vet for testing because you never know what could be the culprit.

-Eva
 
hmmm,

almost none exsistant gills
bulging eyes

almost seems mid morph - have the gills been reducing in size since you got her

as to the distended mouth - as suggested, a trip to a vet seems the best course of action
 
well... it looks like edema to me, possibly from a heart or kidney insufficiency? i would see the vet soon. let us know how it goes. :(
 
We go to the vet today. Not optimistic :(
 
Bad news. She died during the transport. :(

RIP Téquila :angel:
 
Oh I'm so sorry! Did you give her to the vet anyway, to find ot what the problem was?

I'm so sorry for your loss.

-Eva
 
sorry for your loss. did you find out why she was sick?
 
Actually she thought she was quite old and it could be the consequence of heart or kidney trouble. But she was not be sure.
 
yeah, I've heard that is common in older animals. at least you know it was just old age and there wasn't anything you could have done differently, just her time to go. I'm really sorry for your loss. :angel:
 
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