Regular Member Dolphinluver Posted July 3, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 3, 2007 I hope Comet is getting better! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lolafish Posted July 3, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 3, 2007 Whew! That's great news! Sounds like the road to recovery. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Day 8 of the medi gold!!!!! Comet's bulge is definitely looking smaller today. I massage her bulge gently every day and put some vaseline on after. All the redness is gone!!!! Yay I'm so happy I can cry!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pixiefish Posted July 3, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 3, 2007 Amazing news! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted July 3, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 3, 2007 YAY! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Day 9 of medi gold and Comet is the same as yesterday!!! I will try and keep everyone posted everyday about Comet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pixiefish Posted July 5, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 5, 2007 How's the bulge now? Is she swimming a little more? What an incredible story it is. Just goes to show one should never give up with a fish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted July 5, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 5, 2007 Im sure she'll be feeling good as new soon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) Day 11 of medigold. Comet is still the same. She seems to be swimming a bit more but when she stops swimming she floats back to the top, upside down. I still do the massage everyday before applying the vaseline. I hope I can help Comet recover as best as she can. Edited July 6, 2007 by fish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted July 6, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 6, 2007 Im sure that with a good owner like u Comet will feel better soon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I hope Comet can beat this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Day 14 of the medi gold. Comet and I are still fighting. The bulge looks a little bit smaller but Comet still cannot stay down in the tank. Also today I noticed long, very thin translucent strings coming out of her. She also is pooping fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lolafish Posted July 11, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2007 I know Metro-Meds can be given for a full 30 days if I remember correctly...so maybe you should extend the treatment with Comet for a little longer until you see marked improvement? I don't think you can OD on the meds right now, when you are still fighting an infection. Plus, the antibiotic food is usually very nutritious as well, so if anything, better than going back to regular food. Glad you are hanging in there. As long as you don't see worse happening, it's all good. Have you posted any pics lately? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pixiefish Posted July 11, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hello Fish "Also today I noticed long, very thin translucent strings coming out of her. She also is pooping fine." Could this be the eggs being reabsorbed and released? I'm just wondering, as I've been finding these loooooong whitish translucent threads, too. I'd thought that it was some kind of bacterial problem and haven't been able to diagnose it so far. But today I saw for the first time a long thread trailing one of my telescopes with a single bubble on the end. I just read Trinket on another thread saying that can indicate eggs. Sorry, don't mean to crash your thread!! How does she seem now? Able to swim a little more? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Comet seems the same as two days ago. She does seem to have more energy than before. I am going to continue the medi gold till she is much better. I will try and post pics soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted July 12, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 12, 2007 thats great news, lets hope she gets even better 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Today Comet has a few red spots on her bulge area. I am thinking it is because that area is above water most of the time so I have applied extra vaseline so it stays covered and can heal. Everything else seems the same. Will keep everyone posted about Comet everyday. Everyone on this forum has been a lot of support and help so I want to say THANK YOU for everything and helping me not panic and stay focussed to be able to help Comet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted July 15, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 15, 2007 any news about comet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Comet is still hanging in there. She is still floating on the top upside down. she is still on medi gold anh her bulge seems to be growing bigger again. I take care of her everyday but am at a loss for what else I can do to help her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Comet is still ok and alive. She seems to be swimming around a little more than before this morning. I hope that is a good sign. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted July 18, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 18, 2007 Im sure thats a good sign, if she's still alive today then it cant be something real serious, lets hope Im right 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hi everyone. Comet is still alive but still floating upside down at the top of the tank. Just wanted to update everyone about Comet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted July 20, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted July 20, 2007 maybe I was right about it not being anything serious otherwise she wouldnt still be with us, she's lucky to have such a caring owner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Hi everyone, Comet has some big red spots again on her scales where the bulge is staying above the water. I have applied vaseline as it has always helped before. I will be asking for help if this turns out to be something else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Today Comet's bulge is very red and big. I am very upset and sad . We have been fighting this battle for about 3 months now. It is day 28 of the medigold. I was hoping Comet was getting better. I dont know what to say or do now. I just had a good cry today . We have fought long and hard but today she is looking pretty bad. Does anyone have any suggestions for us to try to save Comet? Here are a few pics from today: http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x198/oo...t=Camera336.jpg http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x198/oo...t=Camera335.jpg http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x198/oo...t=Camera334.jpg http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x198/oo...t=Camera333.jpg 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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