Silv Update

[Ryachanira]

Just wanted to post a quick update on Silv's progress. Overall, he is doing.... about the same as always, haha. We are still tube feeding but I think after I feed him tonight I am going to try a week without food and then trying a fish again, just for old time's sake. His eye continues to be a problem. It looked pretty much totally cleared up before, but now it is pus-filled again, and his lips are flaring out pretty bad again. I still have some of the antibiotic drops the vet gave last time, so I have started administering those... hopefully that will help and we will not have to go to the vet again. Hopefully his eye also won't swell up like last time.

He also might have grown...? I measured his latest shed and I seemed to get about 16 inches. They have always been 14 inches before. So... I am not sure if I simply measured this one wrong or it stretched weird or something but we will see. After a year of no growth at all I would be a bit shocked if he started growing even at all now but I guess anything is possible?

Here is a cute pic from tonight - I came home and found him perfectly curled up on his log, it was too cute so I snapped several shots.

Silv Cute.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Awesome update.
I hope the drops help the infection.
Infections may be a way of life for Silv as the head/eye injury may have compromised his immune system.
I never get tired of hearing about and seeing Silv.

[EasternGirl]

I'm glad he is doing well...very cute pic!