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Soo my problematic axolotl has now developed dark brown/black veins along her spine. What the hell is it? Or is it just like how we have blue veins for deoxygenated blood? I've never ever seen them on any axolotl before. She's eating pretty much everyday and putting on like no gains :(
 
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Are you able to take her to a herp vet? There's only so much you can do for her, and I think it would be in yours - and her - best interest if you found a vet soon.
 
Like I stated before unfortunately no vets in my area treat axolotls, or would help in partners with an exotics vet who treat them and I don't have my license to go further vets, public transport in Australian heat would be too much. I was just hoping someone with experience might have an idea about this. I'm doing my best to keep her comfortable and treat her well and with the care that I can provide.
 
hayleykahnita said:
Like I stated before unfortunately no vets in my area treat axolotls, or would help in partners with an exotics vet who treat them and I don't have my license to go further vets, public transport in Australian heat would be too much. I was just hoping someone with experience might have an idea about this. I'm doing my best to keep her comfortable and treat her well and with the care that I can provide.
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Are there no friends that you could ask to assist you in getting to a vet? I'm not trying to annoy you with this, just trying to help, so sorry if I'm being a bother.
 
Friends/family work during the day, the exotics close up early. And they don't understand my love for axolotls, they think they're ugly creepy things lol and they're just "fish". And I never stated you were a nuisance patchworks, I just stated in a different post that the vets wasn't an option, she's not bothered by the spots at all just thought someone on here might know what they were, that's all :)

And Sharon - she's been deteriorating over 12 weeks, stopped eating completely for one week (about a week or two ago), she became very veiny last month and slowly they've been turning that weird blackish color, she photo doesn't show it but they actually look part of the circulatory system I just have never seem it before and thought it could be linked to her illness?
 
Well, I'm not really sure what the veiny things could be, but the fact that she's continuing to lose weight despite eating could be due to a stomach parasite. I'm not sure how you would go about treating it, and I'm also not 100% certain that's what it is.
 
If your axie has lost weight it may just be that the veins are now visible where your axie is thinner. They are dark beacuse, as veins, they carry dark deoxygenated blood, and they look darker on a pale axie.

What's your temperature like? My leucistic had some similar visible veins in the summer, I put it down to heat, and shes fine now.

As for a vet you might have some luck with a webcam consultation if you contact a vet school - are you able to do that? It's worth looking in to.
 
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If your axie has lost weight it may just be that the veins are now visible where your axie is thinner. They are dark beacuse, as veins, they carry dark deoxygenated blood, and they look darker on a pale axie.

What's your temperature like? My leucistic had some similar visible veins in the summer, I put it down to heat, and shes fine now.

As for a vet you might have some luck with a webcam consultation if you contact a vet school - are you able to do that? It's worth looking in to.
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That's what I thought, like our blue veins I have just never seen it, even in near death leucistic petshop axolotls.

It has been quite hot in sydney, our fifth heat wave for SPRING is ending Monday (tomorrow is 33 degrees Celsius and Monday will be 19. Sydney weather is crazy) but I have managed to keep in between 19-21 with ice bottles and a fan, they are also in the coolest room on the floor to help. Still eating fine, just not gaining weight or growing back filaments, but the other one is nice and plump with fluffy gills not affected by the heat whatsoever. I sometimes catch my leucistic hanging off the ice bottle or right under it. My poor girl.

Any chance you know how to find them? Do I google it? Yellow-page it? Thanks auntiejude!
 
Hey there-
What are your water parameters? Ammonia toxicity can cause purplish streaks in veins..... Just a thought.
 
Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate hardly anything, it's a pale orange deep yellow (the redder it goes the higher numbers, I've lost the reader). Ph is 7.6 temp is 20.
 
Have you tried calling the RSPCA?
I recently had some problems with mine & they were very helpful. I live in Newcastle & yes it's incredibly hot; I lost a few to heat stroke so maybe try some fridge treatment? That's where Charles is until I get a chiller for the tank on Tuesday.
It slows their metabolism right down though & he hasn't eaten in over a week but looks otherwise happy & healthy.

Might be worth a try
 
What do they provide?
 
If you did end up having to go out to a vet, by public transport, if you have a cooler box, it might be insulated enough... especially if you put some cooler blocks (ice blocks?) wrapped in towels around the tupperware the 'Lotl's in. It would also be nice and dark inside. You might look a bit goofy on the bus, but with a cooler you could just pretend you were going on a picnic!

It's how I've transported my fish in the car for ~7 hours (though they have heat packs in the cooler box.) It's simply for insulation purposes.

But then I wouldn't know if the Australian heat is really too much for that to be a viable option. =( And this one doesn't need the stress if a video consultation can be arranged instead!

Best of luck.
 
Well I think someone mentioned there I a free check up, but you should probably call first. My local store took all my guys for a few days before diagnosing them with heat stroke, & te ones that survived are doing so much better. She also did an autopsy on my little boy Throttle when he died to see do there were any further problems.
I don't know if you're local one would be able to do anything though t is definitely worth a shot.
 
I've thought about that option, today was 34 degrees Celsius it's only a month into spring... and public transport is a joke here, buses can be up to half hour - 40 minutes late and require two buses, not sure how it'll go. Perhaps I'll try on a cooler day. Thanks :happy:
 
Wow really for free? I didn't think the RSPCA covered amphibians.. Definitely will give them a call thanks!
 
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