Sick axie (no clue what to do)

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Ok, so i have an axolotyl that got her head stuck behind one if my hides. It had a sharpe edge and she tore herself up a bit. I threw it away. I wasnt sure what to do with her and from what ive read, she was going to possibly get the gill fungus. Now, here we are a few days in, fungus is in full swing. I started salt baths about 2 days in. Shes not getting better. Yesterday she actually bled. Im assuming salt mix was too much. Im cutting back but im at a loss. I dont want to get anything for her because i know a lot of otcs can be harmful. I dont want to just go on a whim with pet shop advice and do even more harm. If i continue salt baths will this clear up? Thank you in advance!!

 

[Donna001]

Hi Widget.
Sorry to hear that your axie had quite a bad accident. I don't have a great deal of experience with these situations, but I noticed that you hadn't got a response yet, and when you're in a panic sometimes that can be even more worrying.
I had a look on a site that I'd used previously and found this:
Axolotls - Health & Diseases
I hope that it helps.
Is your axie still eating? Apart from the wound & fungus is it ok? How is the water it's being kept in? Temp & parameters?
Please keep us updated on progress and we will try to help.
Best of luck.
:happy:

 

[Skudo09]

What concentration of salt are you using and how often were the salt baths given? Have you followed the thread on salt baths on this forum? Here is a link to the thread and also another thread on fungus.

http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...-axolotl-general-discussion/96018-fungus.html

http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...axolotl/72698-salt-bath-picture-tutorial.html

Has your axolotl been in a separate tub since this began or in your aquarium? Is your aquarium cycled and have you tested parameters? For best recovery, I would ensure optimum water quality so you may want to keep him in a separate tub for now so you can ensure water quality and monitor closely. Make sure you change 100% of the water in the tub every day using dechlorinated water of the same temperature. Keep your axolotl somewhere cool as the cooler temperatures will help the healing process.

 

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Thank you guys for the responses. Sorry for the lack. Had an emergency today....ok so she has been seperated with daily water changes. salt baths were 1x a day but that was not helping at all. Someone suggested doing black tea baths. I started that last night and took her out of the fridge. She is not acting interested in food yet. its been about a week and a half or so since she last ate. I just did a tea bath, went back in to check on her about an hour after it was done and theres a quarter size of blood in the bowl. My heart is breaking for her and in this situation. I dont know what is right and nothing seems to be helping her.