We rescued Angel last March, she'd never had any UVB light & had severe MBD as a result. With advice from moderators on this forum (we just love this forum), and advice from our vet, we started Angel with liquid calcium and chicken & veg baby food; within a week she was eating supers and salad and started gaining weight. I also gave her a daily bath & encouraged her to try to jump out of the sink, resulting in stronger muscles to support her soft bones. She could only walk by shuffling along, her back legs & joints had no strength. Within 2 months she was running around our living room (We have 5 other beardies; our apartment is completely beardie-proofed) & we were amazed at her progress & so was our vet. Everything went well until we got to this winter, she had started a shed last September, then stopped eating and only wanted to sleep. I wasn't sure if this was a good idea, so only let her sleep a few days in a row, then got her up, realized how weak she'd gotten, so started to feed her babyfood and regular squash and resumed her liquid calcium again. She got better, except her eye sockets started to swell. I realized she was trying to shed her eyelids, which she did, yet her eye sockets were again swollen today. Her eyes tear up and she looks miserable. Does anyone know what this is about? We're taking her to the vet soon, but wanted to know if anyone else has ever come across this? Here are some pics:
Thanks for any help. The weird thing is within a couple of days the swelling goes down and her eyes are normal:
Thanks for any help. The weird thing is within a couple of days the swelling goes down and her eyes are normal: