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Beardie Rescue
Spike & Puff (an example of how improper care vs good care affects beardies)
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[QUOTE="Spider8ait1994, post: 2014854, member: 101939"] Thankyou! It’s definitely been a lot of time and patience to get them to where they are now but I can say that once you start to get them feeling good and healthy again they’ll often realise that you’re helping them and start to trust you more. It’s often beneficial to have a think about their health condition and consider what sort of effects they could have or what may have caused the issue in the first place. For example my younger dragon Puff had a dehydration problem and by observing him and thinking on possible causes I was able to determine that the root cause was his lip deformity which was causing his mouth and tongue to dry out constantly which in turn resulted in him drinking excessive amounts of water to the point his body couldn’t handle it all and would be expelling the excess water every few hours leading to the dehydration. By knowing the root cause of this issue I was able to efficiently address the problem by focusing on treating the lip deformity alongside temporarily limiting how much water he had access to each day. Sometimes you also have to work out a plan for their medicine. My eldest at one point needed intramuscular injections of an antibiotic and also oral anti-inflammatory pain relief so what I’d do was give him the oral pain relief first thing then about 10-20 minutes later I’d give his injection because that way the pain relief would have kicked in and the injection as a result wouldn’t have been so unpleasant for him. Rehabilitating a dragon is often a process of time, patience and consideration (not to mention $$$) It’s been 5 years now since these two were rescued and really it took around 4 and a half years to get them both to the point where all their issues were either solved or managed as best they can be. But it’s well worth the effort because they both have such a bond with me now and it’s definitely clear that they know I helped them to feel better. They both went from sick and scared to actively seeking affection and adventurous and I’m just glad that I was able to give them the chance at a decent comfortable life. [/QUOTE]
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