Breathing concern

[TheDragonKeepers]

Mocha's been with us for about five years. She's always made little "pop" noises, and the vet's not been concerned - it's normal for her. She's also a terrible one for infertile gravid-ity (it's a word now) - usually four clutches a year, between 18 and 22 a time, despite her being a petite little lady at the best of times.

Anyway, she's been puffing, flapping and clicking a bit more than usual, and has a heavy belly on her. She did the odd bit of furkling around a few weeks back, but didn't get down to digging in the box - she's a sod for changing her mind and getting round to it later, so again, that's not been a concern. It's been a bit longer than usual though, this time.

She's been consistently in good tempers, there's no grumpiness or greyness to her beard, and her appetite is as good as ever - she's off her greens, but again, that's not particularly unusual for Mocha; she's still yomming on any locusts or grubs that are presented to her with joyful abandon.

I don't know - there's just not something quite right. She's happy enough to all intents and purposes, but something's bothering me, if not her.

Eh. I'll send her in to the vets if I can get a space on Friday.

 

[AHBD]

Hmmmm.....it's good to know when a pet seems" off" and if you have a trusted vet like you do then taking her in will ease your mind. Beardies are world champion egg layers though, that's for sure. Such amazing creatures !

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

Like I say, I'm not quite sure I can put my finger on it, but something just doesn't seem quite right.
Michael's seeing her at 11am tomorrow, my fiance Rich has kindly offered to take her whilst I'm at work. It's probably nothing, but I'd rather be sure, you know?

(Bad timing though, I've just swapped jobs - my old job failed to pay me my last lot of wages, and I haven't earned a full lot of wages in my new one yet - it's another month until proper pay... Ah well, this is what savings are for, right?)

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

Turns out she's just fine. She had a nice massage and a few tests, and she's just peachy - she's just added a few more pops, licks and flaps to her usual repertoire of odd little habits.

Vet was slightly concerned about a mass in her stomach, but it turned out to be a huge poop she was brewing.

 

[CooperDragon]

That's a relief. They do like to keep us on our toes, don't they?

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

No kidding me - if it's not one, it's another.

I found Tsam sitting like this - looking a bit grey round the chops.

I asked him if he was okay, and he looked at me morosely... then put his head down and horked up an entire blackberry.

Apparently he got a bit excitable at seeing his favourite food, and swallowed it whole a few hours before. Never mind, he clearly feels a lot better now, though he went to bed early. But not before eating it again...