Hi! This has been a very hard road with our poor girl Ori. We have been to the vet so many times with not much luck. As soon as we figure out how to fix one thing something else arises. We almost lost her after a throat flush under anesthesia because she wound up having horrible pneumonia that they could not diagnose months prior.
After a month of nebulizer with meds plus meloxicam and doxicyclin orally we rushed her to the vet ER last weekend due to a blister that popped above her lip and what seems like raw patches above her eye and back of her head.
We were sent home after waiting 6 hours with eye drops and ointment. All that seams to do is make her look oily. We finally went to see our regular vet for a follow up a few days later and he did a sonogram and thinks she has heart disease based on all her issues. So now we are not only trying to clear up her pneumonia and her skin but also have her on a diaretic shot in the back of her arm daily to help with the heart disease.
This poor girl is only 5 and it’s been so stressful for her. We are doing everything we can to keep her safe and healthy. Tank temps are good at 100 in her hot spot and 70-80 in her cool spot. She has water and food available, soaking her 3x a day due to injection may cause dehydration.
Her appetite has decreased to almost nothing due to the pain in her face. It’s like she wants to eat but it hurts to much.
The vet is trying he really cares and is doing what he can and even reaching out to others because he said he’s never seen so many issues in a bearded dragon.
Has anyone ever had issues like this. I saw one post of a 15 year old having a burn mark on his head but it eventually peeled off. Hers are to the point of scales are gone and it’s raw. I just want her to feel better esp in her face so we can get the rest of her healthy. Help.
After a month of nebulizer with meds plus meloxicam and doxicyclin orally we rushed her to the vet ER last weekend due to a blister that popped above her lip and what seems like raw patches above her eye and back of her head.
We were sent home after waiting 6 hours with eye drops and ointment. All that seams to do is make her look oily. We finally went to see our regular vet for a follow up a few days later and he did a sonogram and thinks she has heart disease based on all her issues. So now we are not only trying to clear up her pneumonia and her skin but also have her on a diaretic shot in the back of her arm daily to help with the heart disease.
This poor girl is only 5 and it’s been so stressful for her. We are doing everything we can to keep her safe and healthy. Tank temps are good at 100 in her hot spot and 70-80 in her cool spot. She has water and food available, soaking her 3x a day due to injection may cause dehydration.
Her appetite has decreased to almost nothing due to the pain in her face. It’s like she wants to eat but it hurts to much.
The vet is trying he really cares and is doing what he can and even reaching out to others because he said he’s never seen so many issues in a bearded dragon.
Has anyone ever had issues like this. I saw one post of a 15 year old having a burn mark on his head but it eventually peeled off. Hers are to the point of scales are gone and it’s raw. I just want her to feel better esp in her face so we can get the rest of her healthy. Help.