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ChrissieJ

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I took her to the vet and the vet took xrays. The vet doesn't seem to know what is wrong either. She is not on Baytril and Prednisolone every other day. She is tired all the time, cant hold on and not eating (I am feeding her baby food) she keeps opening her mouth and swallowing hard. Is there a way to upload a video? She is 6 and a half years old. We adopted her a year ago. I uploaded an image
 

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When did this start happening? Why did the vet prescribe those meds without diagnosing anything? The Baytril can be quite harsh on their systems in long doses. I'm not sure about the Prednisolone. I haven't seen that prescribed for a dragon yet. You can upload video to a hosting site like vimeo or youtube and then paste a link here with the URL button.

To post your photos use the XIMG button when you reply and it should add them to your thread. Can you provide some details about her setup and lighting etc? What was her typical diet before this behavior started?
 

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This all started happening about 2 months ago. It started when my daughter pulled out a piece of skin from my beardies ear and this caused it to start bleading. She then stopped eating (it probably hurt to eat). My vet put her on Baytril for up to 3 weeks. AFter weeks of the antibiotics, she seemed ok and started eating again. Then out of nowhere,she started acting weird. Not holding on, not eating, gulping and swallowing hard. I took her back to the vet and was given more meds. The P rednisolone is a steriod.
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ChrissieJ

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We have a basking lamp on one side of the cage with a ramp under it so she can bask. She hasn't been wanting to bask and was climbing down off the ramp - she is running very low on energy and is not climbing down any longer - I need to move her when I know she is on there too long. I have a tube light 10.0 repti sun T8 in the housing. We have unfortunately melted the roof of the light in some places when my kids moved the basking light onto the roof and left it there, to take her out. We have been using that hood for months but I have recently ordered a new hood and expect that to come tomorrow. She mainly ate super worms and once a week crickets and prior to this all happening she ate a lot of super worms in a sitting. She never really enjoyed her veggies. I would play with the peas and then she would sometimes eat them. I dust everything with calcium and vitamin powder (including the baby food now).
 

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That is kind of an odd gulping/burping behavior. One of my guys did similar but I never did get to the bottom of it. Ruled out a respiratory infection through a lot of testing. Possibly a reaction to swelling or irritation in the mouth or throat which would also go along with reluctance to eat. Do you see any signs of wounds or issues around her mouth, gums, tongue, inner beard etc that might be causing discomfort? Pulling the ear shed may have caused some pain but isn't necessarily related to this. I would be hesitant to medicate her without a solid diagnosis as the meds can do more harm than good. Do keep up with the baby food to try and get her some nutrients and hydration. You can mix your own by blending up a veg mix with things like collards, turnip greens, squash, green beans, bell pepper along with water. Blend it to a smooth consistency then strain it to get the big pieces out and then run it through some cheesecloth or similar to remove just enough water to get it to baby food consistency. You can store this in jars in the fridge for a few days to a week or so at a time. I would also try bringing her outside for some natural sunlight when you can and see if that helps perk her up.
 
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