LeyannaVeryll
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My bearded dragon named Zippy is about 10 years old, and relatively small for his age, because his previous owner kept him in a waaay too small vivarium together with another male. I got them when they were 4. The other male died about 1,5 year ago from an impaction even the meds couldn't solve.
Now, Zippy is showing likewise symptoms; he's lethargic, doesn't show interest in food and refuses to lick babyfood from his nose. His hind legs are NOT paralyzed, though.
I've tried giving him some oil, babyfood, daily baths and prume juice, feeding him with a syringe. He poops occasionally, but his feces are mainly a bright white urate and runny poo with a grey-ish colour. No bad smell. I already tested him on parasites with a homekit; he doesn't have any untwanted passengers.
One thing I notice is when I try to bathe him, he seems to be extra ill. His beard and back become black-ish, and he sometimes even closes his eyes and kinda stops responding, like he's dying.
A few days back I felt a big lump in his belly. It was hard and trying to massage it to the vent was somehow very unpleasent to him, as he just scratched me with his back legs, wiggling himself loose from me. It almost like he's telling me to let him go .
He's losing weight rapidly and I need to help him out ASAP.
My vivarium was built by a proffesional reptile breeder, but it does contain very coarse sand. He also fitted an Exo-Terra Reptile UVB coil, because the vivarium isn't big enough for a tube. It has a basking spot where temps are roughly 40 degrees Celcius. The guy owns 7 perfectly healthy bearded dragons so I know he knows what he's doing.
I hope this is enough info to work with!
p.s. I can't go to a vet because the only reptile vet nearby is on holiday for two weeks, and I can't really travel very far.
p.p.s. I also live in the Netherlands where getting drugs for animals without a consult is awfully hard, but my dog's vet said he's willing to help.
Now, Zippy is showing likewise symptoms; he's lethargic, doesn't show interest in food and refuses to lick babyfood from his nose. His hind legs are NOT paralyzed, though.
I've tried giving him some oil, babyfood, daily baths and prume juice, feeding him with a syringe. He poops occasionally, but his feces are mainly a bright white urate and runny poo with a grey-ish colour. No bad smell. I already tested him on parasites with a homekit; he doesn't have any untwanted passengers.
One thing I notice is when I try to bathe him, he seems to be extra ill. His beard and back become black-ish, and he sometimes even closes his eyes and kinda stops responding, like he's dying.
A few days back I felt a big lump in his belly. It was hard and trying to massage it to the vent was somehow very unpleasent to him, as he just scratched me with his back legs, wiggling himself loose from me. It almost like he's telling me to let him go .
He's losing weight rapidly and I need to help him out ASAP.
My vivarium was built by a proffesional reptile breeder, but it does contain very coarse sand. He also fitted an Exo-Terra Reptile UVB coil, because the vivarium isn't big enough for a tube. It has a basking spot where temps are roughly 40 degrees Celcius. The guy owns 7 perfectly healthy bearded dragons so I know he knows what he's doing.
I hope this is enough info to work with!
p.s. I can't go to a vet because the only reptile vet nearby is on holiday for two weeks, and I can't really travel very far.
p.p.s. I also live in the Netherlands where getting drugs for animals without a consult is awfully hard, but my dog's vet said he's willing to help.