Seahorse - Pouch Evac? Meds?

[howdy20012002]

from the sounds of it with the description of the bubble under the skin, he definitely has GBD.
Seahorse.org is definitely the place to go.
They have some extremely knowledgable people there that respond with great advice very quickly with most questions
Good luck

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

It's difficult but possible to suck the air bubble from the tail. Puncturing the skin is a bit tough. Whether or not the female will also waste away after the male dies is hard to say. I had my two oldest ones (over 2 years in my 33g) pass away within a couple of weeks of each other. I've had others that didn't seem too phased by it, but they were in a tank with other seahorses as well. But for sure, check out seahorse.org for more pony info.

Anthony

[bulletsworld]

Thanks for the replys guys!

I'm going to check out seahorse.org. wish me luck.


thanks again guys,

[bulletsworld]

Well after reading like crazy on Seahorse.org. The unfortuate thing since I just signed up they dont allow me to post in the Emergency Forum until you 10 days after you signed up.

Today Male Seahorse is in rough shape. Floating up side down. Now he's not able to curve back right side up. Damn.

Read about performing a Pouch Evac.. Much debates with a catheral and others did a massage? Curious has any here had to do this method? What method did you used?

Also problem with using Seahorse.org is they list drugs to help this condition but since they are in the states I'm having problems finding these meds here.
(tetracyclin and diamox) Any ideas?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

For a pouch evac, I used the plastic tip of a Joe's Juice injector, gently nudged that into the pouch & then massaged the pouch to get the air out. All of this has to be done with the seahorse still in the water, of course.

Good luck. Tetracycline should be available at pharmacies or the LFS or at least it used to be. It's one of the old time broadspectrum anti-biotics.

Anthony

[bulletsworld]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

For a pouch evac, I used the plastic tip of a Joe's Juice injector, gently nudged that into the pouch & then massaged the pouch to get the air out. All of this has to be done with the seahorse still in the water, of course.

Good luck. Tetracycline should be available at pharmacies or the LFS or at least it used to be. It's one of the old time broadspectrum anti-biotics.

The tip of the Joe's juice injector..PERFECT idea! Thanks for clarifying the seahorse stays under water. So you use the injector under water as well and suck out air in pouch? Have you used your fingers to gently massage pouch?

I'm gonna check out a pharmacies for Tetracyline, as LFS here dont seem to carry. Does the stuff even work though? Any personal experience with it yourself? Any new product you tried?

Thanks a bunch, Anthony.

[marie]

Originally Posted by bulletsworld

The tip of the Joe's juice injector..PERFECT idea! Thanks for clarifying the seahorse stays under water. So you use the injector under water as well and suck out air in pouch? Have you used your fingers to gently massage pouch?

I'm gonna check out a pharmacies for Tetracyline, as LFS here dont seem to carry. Does the stuff even work though? Any personal experience with it yourself? Any new product you tried?

Thanks a bunch, Anthony.

Farm stores may carry tetracycline, I believe it's fed to turkey poulets

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by bulletsworld

Have you used your fingers to gently massage pouch?

When massaging the pouch, do not rub the skin as it will come off. To do a proper pouch massage, you put the outside of your thumb at the base of the pouch and let the thumb roll up to the top of the pouch. Sort of like if you are doing a total finger print of your thumb, is the best way to describe it. You should also see if you can get the pouch open a bit at the top, so when the air is pushed to the upper part of the pouch, it can escape.

I have lost males to air in the pouch, but have saved a few too. Good luck. Phone me if you need some encouragement, Lee.