RobbieDiesel92
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I want to start by saying that my water quality is good and within the required parameters. I keep my tank between 60-67°F (avg. 64°F), I clean their water every 1-2 weeks depending on how dirty it is. They are and always have been on a very fine sand. There are two adult female axolotls in this 55 gallon tank and the other axolotl is completely fine. Their diet is strictly Canadian nightcrawlers.
This started with my 2.5yr old Axolotl Olive about 3 months ago when she stopped eating with no other apparent signs of health issues. She maintained a healthy weight throughout. About 3 weeks ago she started getting larger and over the course of 1 week became extremely large. At first I thought it was eggs, but it was much larger than normal and very irregularly shaped. Only her abdomen swelled, no swelling in head, legs, feet or tail. No other signs of illness, no curved gills, no fungus tufts, no lesions or wounds. I took her to my exotic vet who performed two x-rays and saw no tumors, blockages, or foreign bodies. The vet then proceeded to withdraw roughly 50-70ml of a translucent fluid that was full of small brown clots. It was a syrup consistency. We sent the fluid to a lab and they determined it was a low cellular, low protein fluid. No apparent signs of cancer or infection in the fluid itself. The specialist at the lab stated that she usually sees this type of thing with Heart disease, Kidney Disease, Sepsis, or Reproductive Organ Disease. They did state with heart and kidney disease the fluid is usually quite thin and less viscous and usually clear. They think the clots may be red blood cells that broke up or clotted in the fluid. The vet wants to do an ultrasound and take blood. She currently has her on Baytril and Metacam, administered transdermally. With that being said it doesn't seem like she's gotten bigger since the vet saw her on Tuesday and she ate for me on Wednesday the first time in 3 months.
Any advice or experience will be appreciated! Thank you.
I want to start by saying that my water quality is good and within the required parameters. I keep my tank between 60-67°F (avg. 64°F), I clean their water every 1-2 weeks depending on how dirty it is. They are and always have been on a very fine sand. There are two adult female axolotls in this 55 gallon tank and the other axolotl is completely fine. Their diet is strictly Canadian nightcrawlers.
This started with my 2.5yr old Axolotl Olive about 3 months ago when she stopped eating with no other apparent signs of health issues. She maintained a healthy weight throughout. About 3 weeks ago she started getting larger and over the course of 1 week became extremely large. At first I thought it was eggs, but it was much larger than normal and very irregularly shaped. Only her abdomen swelled, no swelling in head, legs, feet or tail. No other signs of illness, no curved gills, no fungus tufts, no lesions or wounds. I took her to my exotic vet who performed two x-rays and saw no tumors, blockages, or foreign bodies. The vet then proceeded to withdraw roughly 50-70ml of a translucent fluid that was full of small brown clots. It was a syrup consistency. We sent the fluid to a lab and they determined it was a low cellular, low protein fluid. No apparent signs of cancer or infection in the fluid itself. The specialist at the lab stated that she usually sees this type of thing with Heart disease, Kidney Disease, Sepsis, or Reproductive Organ Disease. They did state with heart and kidney disease the fluid is usually quite thin and less viscous and usually clear. They think the clots may be red blood cells that broke up or clotted in the fluid. The vet wants to do an ultrasound and take blood. She currently has her on Baytril and Metacam, administered transdermally. With that being said it doesn't seem like she's gotten bigger since the vet saw her on Tuesday and she ate for me on Wednesday the first time in 3 months.
Any advice or experience will be appreciated! Thank you.
