FullMETAL
11-22-2010, 04:24 PM
Hi everyone!
I'm guessing this post is probably way past due, but I'm hoping it could help out anyone who thinks their betta may be constipated and does NOT assume the worst. I hope I uploaded my pic correctly and you can view the attachment.
I thought my betta may have gotten constipated since I was just feeding him the betta pellets. I read a few posts on constipated bettas and fasted him for 2 days and started feeding him freeze dried blood worms. He started defacating. Problem is that his massive swollen gut has not gone down.
Now I'm assuming the worst... maybe dropsy! However his scales don't appear to be jutting out like some pictures I've seen. None the less I treated him for dropsy using maracyn-two like the instructions said and this bulgde has not gone down. I'm assuming that it has infected him beyond treatment.
The only other idea is that he may be dying of old age and this swollen abdomen is something of his termination. I only found out recently from researching this issue that they live up to 2 years. I can't remember when my wife bought him, but he was in her office for some time, then my office, then our home... I'm guessing he's at least a year and a half!
Any ideas of what this is? He is really fighting hard but I'm afriad he is just in pain and I'm wondering if he could talk he would tell me to put him out of his misery. :scry: If this is so, How can I do this "humanely"?
BTW He has been like this for about 3-4 weeks...
I'm guessing this post is probably way past due, but I'm hoping it could help out anyone who thinks their betta may be constipated and does NOT assume the worst. I hope I uploaded my pic correctly and you can view the attachment.
I thought my betta may have gotten constipated since I was just feeding him the betta pellets. I read a few posts on constipated bettas and fasted him for 2 days and started feeding him freeze dried blood worms. He started defacating. Problem is that his massive swollen gut has not gone down.
Now I'm assuming the worst... maybe dropsy! However his scales don't appear to be jutting out like some pictures I've seen. None the less I treated him for dropsy using maracyn-two like the instructions said and this bulgde has not gone down. I'm assuming that it has infected him beyond treatment.
The only other idea is that he may be dying of old age and this swollen abdomen is something of his termination. I only found out recently from researching this issue that they live up to 2 years. I can't remember when my wife bought him, but he was in her office for some time, then my office, then our home... I'm guessing he's at least a year and a half!
Any ideas of what this is? He is really fighting hard but I'm afriad he is just in pain and I'm wondering if he could talk he would tell me to put him out of his misery. :scry: If this is so, How can I do this "humanely"?
BTW He has been like this for about 3-4 weeks...