Anne Williams
Bearded Dragon Egg
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We brought our 2.5 year old male bearded dragon to a vet because he was opening his mouth and it looked like it was hard for him to breathe. His tounge was swollen and It looked like he had skin over both nostrils. Spike was given a pain killer and an anti-inflamitory, liquid by injection, Vit -B, liquid critical care and an anti-biotic by injection. Spike has had x-rays, blood work, which didn't show anything remarkable. His labs were fine 10 days ago, a little low on calcium, the reason why he was prescribed liquid calcium. Spike bounced back and we got him back from the vet after a three day stay.
But now, some of the intervention from us and the vet may have hurt him so I don't know what I can do right now to help him. The reason why I am posting here.
Possible Complications of Treatment:
1. Spike may have aspirated some of the critical care and/or water from a bath I gave him.
2. I let the Vet know that it looks like his nose was covered and while they had him, it looks like they cut that skin off, but his nose still looks inflamed and blocked
3. I may have had the heat on too long one day and he over heated as I was away all day.
4. He's receiving liquid calcium 2x a day and I wonder if he is being overdosed as his urate 2 days ago was large and solid as a rock.
Spike's Current Condition:
1. After we got back from the Vet yesterday, who gave him dewormer, more liquid food, intervenious hydration, anti-biotic, Vit-B....Spike vomited clear fluid 2 hours after we got home. My son said it seemed clear, like water /an orsaliva. My son tilted him downwards so the fluid came out. Spike gurgled and choked for the next two hours so my son repeated gently pointing him downward to get the fluid out which looked like some squash we fed him yesterday. We stayed up with Spike for 3 hours until his chocking stopped.
2. This morning I gave him a 15 min bath: 1/2 pedialite / 1/2 warm water.
3. I'm cleaned his nose with Q-tips but the damage done by the vet taking the skin off is more than unfortunate.
4. I'm moving the basking light 3 hours over him, 3 hours on the other side so he can cool down.
5. Spike is sill mouth breathing with mucus in his mouth so I am syringing small amounts of water / pedialite mixture gently into his mouth.
6. Spike isn't moving much at all so I am checking on him often to see how he is doing, I'm petting him and talking to him so he knows were trying to help him.
7. Spike isn't eating
Tank Conditions:
1. Yesterday I bought a new UVB 10 / 24" repitsun bulb.
2. 75 Watt basking light, basking area is 90 degrees., cool area 80.
3. I am going to buy a digital thermometer gun to test these areas to make sure.
ANY SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT WE CAN TWEAK< CHANGE TO HELP SPIKE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED> . THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.
But now, some of the intervention from us and the vet may have hurt him so I don't know what I can do right now to help him. The reason why I am posting here.
Possible Complications of Treatment:
1. Spike may have aspirated some of the critical care and/or water from a bath I gave him.
2. I let the Vet know that it looks like his nose was covered and while they had him, it looks like they cut that skin off, but his nose still looks inflamed and blocked
3. I may have had the heat on too long one day and he over heated as I was away all day.
4. He's receiving liquid calcium 2x a day and I wonder if he is being overdosed as his urate 2 days ago was large and solid as a rock.
Spike's Current Condition:
1. After we got back from the Vet yesterday, who gave him dewormer, more liquid food, intervenious hydration, anti-biotic, Vit-B....Spike vomited clear fluid 2 hours after we got home. My son said it seemed clear, like water /an orsaliva. My son tilted him downwards so the fluid came out. Spike gurgled and choked for the next two hours so my son repeated gently pointing him downward to get the fluid out which looked like some squash we fed him yesterday. We stayed up with Spike for 3 hours until his chocking stopped.
2. This morning I gave him a 15 min bath: 1/2 pedialite / 1/2 warm water.
3. I'm cleaned his nose with Q-tips but the damage done by the vet taking the skin off is more than unfortunate.
4. I'm moving the basking light 3 hours over him, 3 hours on the other side so he can cool down.
5. Spike is sill mouth breathing with mucus in his mouth so I am syringing small amounts of water / pedialite mixture gently into his mouth.
6. Spike isn't moving much at all so I am checking on him often to see how he is doing, I'm petting him and talking to him so he knows were trying to help him.
7. Spike isn't eating
Tank Conditions:
1. Yesterday I bought a new UVB 10 / 24" repitsun bulb.
2. 75 Watt basking light, basking area is 90 degrees., cool area 80.
3. I am going to buy a digital thermometer gun to test these areas to make sure.
ANY SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT WE CAN TWEAK< CHANGE TO HELP SPIKE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED> . THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.