Hi all,
My beardie, Javi, is about 3 years old. Beginning in mid-December, her left eye has steadily swollen to epic proportions. I have been to three exotics vets, who have run pretty much every test imaginable - sonogram, blood cancer test, X-rays, even a CT scan...
And still, there's no answers. The most recent vet (to whom I was referred by the second) says that, according to Javi's CT scan, she has two masses by her eye: one beside, one behind. She also has a small mass lodged in her nasal cavity. Neither she nor the radiologist can tell me what the masses are.
Javi was also found to be egg-bound, and therefore anemic/hypocalcemic. She needs to be spayed. Obviously, that can't happen until her eye issue is resolved.
Javi has been behaving normally, until today. Typically, she's a major diva who likes to jump off things. Today, she seems sluggish and floppy. Also, the other eye is starting to swell. I kid you not.
Both eyes exude a clear, viscous fluid which is free of parasites (according to vet #3). The more severely affected eye is purplish around the edges. There also appears to be some minor shedding going on. Javi's blood cancer tests were negative. She was treated twice with IV antibiotics, to no avail. Anti-inflammatories do nothing.
I know you're not exotics specialists, but if any of you have any idea what might be going on here, I'm all ears. Like I said: I've been to three vets, and all of them are stumped. The last test to do would be a contrast CT. I feel helpless.
Here's a quick rundown of diseases/ailments that have yet to be ruled out:
- Adenovirus
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Yellow fungus/CVT
- Cancer
- Aneurysms
I've attached pictures:
My beardie, Javi, is about 3 years old. Beginning in mid-December, her left eye has steadily swollen to epic proportions. I have been to three exotics vets, who have run pretty much every test imaginable - sonogram, blood cancer test, X-rays, even a CT scan...
And still, there's no answers. The most recent vet (to whom I was referred by the second) says that, according to Javi's CT scan, she has two masses by her eye: one beside, one behind. She also has a small mass lodged in her nasal cavity. Neither she nor the radiologist can tell me what the masses are.
Javi was also found to be egg-bound, and therefore anemic/hypocalcemic. She needs to be spayed. Obviously, that can't happen until her eye issue is resolved.
Javi has been behaving normally, until today. Typically, she's a major diva who likes to jump off things. Today, she seems sluggish and floppy. Also, the other eye is starting to swell. I kid you not.
Both eyes exude a clear, viscous fluid which is free of parasites (according to vet #3). The more severely affected eye is purplish around the edges. There also appears to be some minor shedding going on. Javi's blood cancer tests were negative. She was treated twice with IV antibiotics, to no avail. Anti-inflammatories do nothing.
I know you're not exotics specialists, but if any of you have any idea what might be going on here, I'm all ears. Like I said: I've been to three vets, and all of them are stumped. The last test to do would be a contrast CT. I feel helpless.
Here's a quick rundown of diseases/ailments that have yet to be ruled out:
- Adenovirus
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Yellow fungus/CVT
- Cancer
- Aneurysms
I've attached pictures: