Possible diseases?

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I noticed my younger dragon wasn't eating so I gave it a bath incase it has impacted. I went to scrub it's underside and I noticed all around it's back legs on its underside and a little on its side was turning black. He did poop a little in the tub but not much. I took him to the vet when I first got him and they said he looked fine just a little dirty. He's about a month and a half or two months old. What could it be?
 

TrainerRuby

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sorry it took so ling I couldn't figure it out on my phone so I had to borrow a computer
 

destiny1998

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Hi. That looks fungal to me. You can put yeast cream like monastat on it and no baths as that will cause it to spread. You definitely want to find a good vet that can and knows how to treat it.
 

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I agree....sad to say it looks like yellow fungus which is very deadly to beardies, especially small ones. I hear that some do survive but they need a medication called voriconazole prescribed by the vet and may still not survive. Did it look like that when you took it to the vet ? If so, he should have immediately done a skin scraping to test. If he didn't,they obviously do not even know what Y.F. looks like on a dragon.

It would also be good to put the cream on that Destiny mentioned.
 

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When I first got him it was yellow so I took it to the vet as I thought it was yellow fungus as well but they tested it and it wasn't. Could it have gotten it scence then? Or could it be something else?
 

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I'm not sure I wasn't there when they did it I had my roommate take it for me cause I had to work. The most I know is they took it in the back and I assume scraped some off and tested it but Im not 100% sure what they did. The vet I go to is one of the best reptile vets in my area tho so I assume he knows what he's doing when it comes to that but this was also two months ago
 

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Maybe your friend misunderstood.....I think they have to send the scraping out to a specialized lab.
 

EllenD

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Yeah, they didn't test for Yellow Fungus if they didn't send it out to another lab, and I'm sorry to say that he most definitely has Yellow Fungus, and unfortunately it's very advanced now because that vet doesn't have a clue what he's doing, no reptile specialist would see even beginning Yellow Fungus and not do a Skin Scraping test and send it out...Is he an "Exotics Vet"? He may be the only vet in your area that will see reptiles, but he's not a reptile vet...I'm so sorry.

Yellow fungus grows internally as well as externally and that's why it's usually lethal, especially to young beardies. The oral Antifungal medication Voricozanole is 100% necessary, plus an additional prescription antifungal cream and injections. You also must use either F10 disinfectant or bleach and hot water to disinfect EVERYTHING in his tank, inside and out, his lights and fixtures, everything at least once a week, and remove anything from his tank that isn't necessary, no plants or extra rocks or hammocks. Just his basking spot platform. And only use paper towels in the bottom and change them out whenever they get dirty and then once a day on top of that. Wash your hands every time before and after you touch him or anything in his tank, he can't get an additional bacterial infection, and you can keep spreading the Yellow Fungus to other parts of his body if you touch him and don't wash your hands in antibacterial soap. It's an awful disease...

No more baths at all for him, it will only spread Yellow Fungus, he must be completely dry all the time. He needs to get to an experienced reptile specialist vet or a certified reptile vet immediately, before the disease starts to cause the need for amputations. I'm sorry, this isn't going to be easy, and young dragons typically don't live, I'm not trying to upset you but rather prepare you. I've seen them lose limbs at the stage he's at, and you may want to think about what's best for him, it's quite a painful disease at this point for them. Either way he needs a Skin Scraping test to absolutely confirm it ASAP, but that's pretty clear as to what it is. Then you need to decide whether or not to try to put him on the Voricozanole and external prescription meds, but keep in mind that most dragons are on the meds for 6 months to a year, with month long breaks in between because the meds are so harsh, so please think long and hard about what you want to do. Had it been caught earlier by that "vet" I'd not hesitate to treat him, but unfortunately it's pretty advanced...
 

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I took it to an exotic vet and he said he can't rule out the fungus but it's probably not it and he gave me an ointment for it to try and see if it helps. He doesn't want to treat for the fungus as it's so young it may be too dangerous for it with all the side effects. I asked him what all he could tell me about it and he told me he spent time in the UK studying it and that the majority of the time it'll form a yellow scab and will have puss around it. I've got another appointment in 10 days to see how the ointment is doing and we'll go from there
 
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