Poorly axolotyl

[Deleted member 46454]

Hi, my axolotl, Guacamole, is a great favourite in my biology lab at school and comes home with me in holidays. We have done this for about 8years without any problems. She stopped accepting food about 5 weeks ago and I fridged her over the first uk heatwave as I couldn’t keep water cool enough. I also thought fridging might boost her appetite. She has been out of the fridge for a week and still not eating, have gone back to trying pellets but still not. Today I noticed her back leg looks very swollen, see photos ( she is leucistic with a couple of dark freckles) . Please advise, is she old and on the way out?

 

[Autistic Catholic]

Her gills look receded which could be a sign of age. Swelling could indicate a bacterial infection.

Is 8 years the exact age or was she older when you got her? 10-20 years is normal lifespan.

 

[Deleted member 46454]

Her gills look receded which could be a sign of age. Swelling could indicate a bacterial infection.

Is 8 years the exact age or was she older when you got her? 10-20 years is normal lifespan.

I got her from 10cm so she is correct. Her gills receded after she was fridged for constipation about 3 years ago. I do regular water changes and amazingly she has seemed fine even with the hill issue. If it is bacterial what can I do, no exotic vets locally ?

 

[Autistic Catholic]

This site suggests Furan 2 or Kanaplax treatment.

18 Axolotl Diseases: Identification, Causes & Treatment • Fantaxies

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Time is of the essence of it's bacterial. Hope she gets better.

 

[wolfen]

holtfreters or methylene blue may help but with the red area around the tail cloaca and leg it does look like an infection and although there is a possibility that water held antibiotics may help an injection may be required.
info on holtfreters etc.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity
info on methylene blue bath etc.. Tubbing and Safe Meds - Oregon Axolotls
info on antibiotics etc.. https://ambystoma.uky.edu/genetic-stock-center/newsletters/Older_archive/Issues-1-12/archive/Issue 3/09-16brothers.pdf
on a separate note although she is a good age once this issue has been dealt with I hope you have many more years with her.
I did try to attach two vet books that have details of amphibian disorders and treatment but they are too large so to get them go to Z-Library. The world's largest ebook library. and look for Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Reptile and Amphibian (section six is amphibian) also look for Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery (chapter 128 onwards is treatments and dosages)

 

[Deleted member 46454]

holtfreters or methylene blue may help but with the red area around the tail cloaca and leg it does look like an infection and although there is a possibility that water held antibiotics may help an injection may be required.
info on holtfreters etc.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity
info on methylene blue bath etc.. Tubbing and Safe Meds - Oregon Axolotls
info on antibiotics etc.. https://ambystoma.uky.edu/genetic-stock-center/newsletters/Older_archive/Issues-1-12/archive/Issue 3/09-16brothers.pdf
on a separate note although she is a good age once this issue has been dealt with I hope you have many more years with her.
I did try to attach two vet books that have details of amphibian disorders and treatment but they are too large so to get them go to Z-Library. The world's largest ebook library. and look for Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Reptile and Amphibian (section six is amphibian) also look for Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery (chapter 128 onwards is treatments and dosages)

Thank you so much for these, I will look through them and see what I can do, many thanks