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My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2444

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Hello everybody,
I came home from a trip and my Oscar is
laying on his side and he has a swollen rectum or
stomach. It is buldging very bad and I don't know what
to do. He swims for a second or two and then goes back to laying on the bottom once again....He is 5 years old and has been very healthy up till this time.
Thanks

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2445

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That sounds serious and sounds like a blockage to his digestive tract. Have you noticed him pooping at all recently? Watch for that as a good sign at least. has he been eating normally? Is he the only Oscar in the tank?
Do you know if its a male or female?
Ken, 51, NJ-USA (2 Tiger Oscars)
Need to give away one healthy 1 year old Oscar if you know of anyone interested. See the adoption thread for photos. Thanks!

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2446

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See the problem is I wasn't here...my Mom, was taking care of him.....so No he hasn't eaten lately...and not sure about the pooping thing. Yes, he is the only Oscar in a 75 gallon tank....he is a big boy for sure. He seems
to swim when I am near but, I wish I could do something for him. I can't believe he made it threw the night to tell you the truth.....

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2447

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Can you possibly post a photo?? How sudden did this bulge come on? When was he norrmal last and how quuckly did this bulge appear?
Ken, 51, NJ-USA (2 Tiger Oscars)
Need to give away one healthy 1 year old Oscar if you know of anyone interested. See the adoption thread for photos. Thanks!

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2448

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I also don't know if it is male or female.....

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2449

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I can take a picture of him.....just give me afew to download and show you....ok? I don't know about the swelling. My mother said he hasn't eaten for a day or so.

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2450

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OK, post good photos and you can upload here with a max pixel size of 400 X 400 or you can upload free to www.photobucket.com at a max of 1024 X 768 and then link here for bigger photos.

maybe Penn will have a suggeestion for you on this problem...
Ken, 51, NJ-USA (2 Tiger Oscars)
Need to give away one healthy 1 year old Oscar if you know of anyone interested. See the adoption thread for photos. Thanks!

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2452

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I will send two photos.......hopefully you will get them and see what i am talking about.....

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2453

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I can't get the photo to you...so I posted it in the gallery.....moby the big guy lying on his side....see the bulge..

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2454

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The photo is in the gallery.....

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2455

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My daughter just came in and said that Moby seemed fine on Thursday night....so this hasn't been going on for long. Can you look at the photo on the gallery....

Re:My Oscar has a swollen belly Help 4 years, 11 months ago #2456

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I'll cut straight to the chase, I think your Oscar is terminally ill. My very first Tiger Oscar had these exact symptoms. He stopped eating, started swelling and after around a week and a half, I decided enough was enough and I euthanised him. I did try him on a couple of medications that were supposed to treat internal bacteria infections but they didn't work. He was also lying on his side a lot. I could be totally wrong and he could be severely constipated. However, the fact that he is not eating is not a good sign at all. In cases like this, it is very difficult to treat the fish because if it won't eat, you can't put medication in its food, or feed them on things like peas that can help with constipation. You could try some kind of medication that treats internal bacteria infections, because that's what it sounds like to me. However, I'm not going to give you false hope.

I really think you should prepare yourself for the worst. What I think you should do now is get on to professional with it straight away, try and find one who knows a little bit about fish. We are not trained professionals on this site, nor are many other people on other forums. A trained vet will know of different medications that may be able to be used on animals that have stopped eating. A lot of these medications will probably only be obtained by prescription, they won't be off the shelf medications.
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