Cuttlefishh
Juvie Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Charlie
Hello, I decided to make a new post in regard to my 3y old female bearded dragon Taro as the vet has found the cause of the infection-
(My first post here: viewtopic.php?f=45&t=254189&start=15 )
They found a calcified growth in the stomach that showed up on the X-ray today. They said this is most certainly cause of the symptoms and the blood work indicating high amalayse.
Vet said it could be one of 2 things:
1. Could be she swallowed something she wasn't supposed to (I dont think this is likely as i dont ever leave her unsupervised out of her enclosure)
2. Could possibly be a calcified tumor or growth.
She said the next step is to repeat x-ray after fluid therapy tomorrow to see if the mass has moved. Then afterward tomorrow she will undergo major surgery to remove it, and further explorative surgery to check on her organs to see if its spread or caused further damage.
I'm terrified but the vet reassures me that while she cannot say for certain what the mass is, she thinks the surgery will have a good outcome either way and that shes had experience with stomach tumors in beardies before. She says that because the bloods dont indicate any other organ damage that it doesn't seem to show that it has spread or metastasized.
This is a huge thing for my poor Taro to go through she has already been under anesthesia before just about a month ago... But that was just for dental. This is much more massive.
I'm scared, because ive read about GNT and the poor prognosis.. and surgery is also not risk free, this one is considered high risk.
I pray im doing the right thing. I'm down $3,000+ in vet costs this year but if it means she will come out okay im willing to do it.
I just wished to ask, does anyone here have experience with gastric surgery on bearded dragons..? Did it go well? I'm really scared..
(My first post here: viewtopic.php?f=45&t=254189&start=15 )
They found a calcified growth in the stomach that showed up on the X-ray today. They said this is most certainly cause of the symptoms and the blood work indicating high amalayse.
Vet said it could be one of 2 things:
1. Could be she swallowed something she wasn't supposed to (I dont think this is likely as i dont ever leave her unsupervised out of her enclosure)
2. Could possibly be a calcified tumor or growth.
She said the next step is to repeat x-ray after fluid therapy tomorrow to see if the mass has moved. Then afterward tomorrow she will undergo major surgery to remove it, and further explorative surgery to check on her organs to see if its spread or caused further damage.
I'm terrified but the vet reassures me that while she cannot say for certain what the mass is, she thinks the surgery will have a good outcome either way and that shes had experience with stomach tumors in beardies before. She says that because the bloods dont indicate any other organ damage that it doesn't seem to show that it has spread or metastasized.
This is a huge thing for my poor Taro to go through she has already been under anesthesia before just about a month ago... But that was just for dental. This is much more massive.
I'm scared, because ive read about GNT and the poor prognosis.. and surgery is also not risk free, this one is considered high risk.
I pray im doing the right thing. I'm down $3,000+ in vet costs this year but if it means she will come out okay im willing to do it.
I just wished to ask, does anyone here have experience with gastric surgery on bearded dragons..? Did it go well? I'm really scared..