Okay I am going to try to describe exactly whats been happening over the course of two years with my bearded dragon. Please help.
whats happening, in short: BUBBLES FROM HER RIGHT NOSTRIL, OCCASIONAL CRUST AND ISSUES WITH RIGHT EYE THAT HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS SINCE Jan of 2017.
I took her in January because her eye was crusted and she also had a problem with her nose on the same side, they gave me Ofloxin?? and told me how to give it to her over the course of two weeks. Since that first vet visit her eye and nose problems have been on and off for months. I read all about the nostril and last time it turned out she had a stuck shed in her nose that was causing discharge and damage, I took her to the vet in August, 2017 and that is when they told me that she was fine and to go home.
DISCLOSURE: yes I have taken her to the vet, the last time we went in August she made a sound (which beardies do not make) it was terrifying so i rushed her to the emergency vet and they charged me $80 to tell me to go home and that she's fine...
About Suki: approx 2 and a half years old, just got out of brumation a few days ago, prior to going into brumation she hadn't pooped and i read that they need to poo before going into brumation bc it is likely to rot in their stomachs... as far as I know she has not passed ANYTHING since before Thanksgiving.
She recently has developed an appetite and I have been responding to her by giving her her usual diet, greens daily, superworms as her staple bug a couple days a week, etc. I have bee pollen, probiotic powder, stuff to take the chlorine out of our tap water for her, and almost everything under the sun. She is very loved by me, I have had her for two years, she just had her 2nd birthday (get-me-day) in September...
Yesterday, I was hand feeding her some butternut squash and it was going all good and well, and then her nose (right nostril) started to bubble again. I hadn't noticed this happening in a few months since she had been brumating every day and was sleeping and not interested in food. My heart sank when I saw the bubbles come from her nose again, no she is not shedding anywhere on her body, so its not about to shed. I do not let her drink out of the tub as I'm afraid she will go under as I've seen other beardies do, so I give her water from a small drip bottle by hand once or twice a week until she doesn't want anymore.
HER TANK: her tank is a 40 gal, her hot side is high 95F during the winter but in the summer it can kick up to 104F range. I had issues with it being too hot during summer last year and made some adjustments, she does have a UVB bulb (I just bought a 24"UVB bulb and fixture to upgrade her a few days ago) she sleeps in her tank if im not home to take her out to sleep in her bed next to mine, our house does tend to cool down at night and maybe gets to the low 60s but it's not freezing. She is not on substrate, is on the REPTICARPET.
medicating: Given by the vet in January of 2017, we recieved "Ofloxacin" which I was told pretty much was a rinse for her nose, it didn't seem very effective. I believe it was after the August visit when my vet did nothing for me, I turned to the internet bearded dragon communities, and someone suggested to try "Terramycin" for her eye problems (completely different subject and story than her nose) and that actually was a blessing because it cleared up her eye in no time, thank God for that person.
I recently (today) looked up how and what medications are for beardies when this happens, and im 90% sure its an URI infection, and I found that "Baytril" was a common remedy for these sorts of things.
Last time I got her approx weight was in August and she was 480 some grams (excluding her tail bc their weigher was too small for her) its January now and I'm sure shes gained weight, I am considering to go buy some Baytril but I'm really terrifyed to self-dose her... I don't want to kill her and if this goes on untreated I'm not certain she will make it.
whats happening, in short: BUBBLES FROM HER RIGHT NOSTRIL, OCCASIONAL CRUST AND ISSUES WITH RIGHT EYE THAT HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS SINCE Jan of 2017.
I took her in January because her eye was crusted and she also had a problem with her nose on the same side, they gave me Ofloxin?? and told me how to give it to her over the course of two weeks. Since that first vet visit her eye and nose problems have been on and off for months. I read all about the nostril and last time it turned out she had a stuck shed in her nose that was causing discharge and damage, I took her to the vet in August, 2017 and that is when they told me that she was fine and to go home.
DISCLOSURE: yes I have taken her to the vet, the last time we went in August she made a sound (which beardies do not make) it was terrifying so i rushed her to the emergency vet and they charged me $80 to tell me to go home and that she's fine...
About Suki: approx 2 and a half years old, just got out of brumation a few days ago, prior to going into brumation she hadn't pooped and i read that they need to poo before going into brumation bc it is likely to rot in their stomachs... as far as I know she has not passed ANYTHING since before Thanksgiving.
She recently has developed an appetite and I have been responding to her by giving her her usual diet, greens daily, superworms as her staple bug a couple days a week, etc. I have bee pollen, probiotic powder, stuff to take the chlorine out of our tap water for her, and almost everything under the sun. She is very loved by me, I have had her for two years, she just had her 2nd birthday (get-me-day) in September...
Yesterday, I was hand feeding her some butternut squash and it was going all good and well, and then her nose (right nostril) started to bubble again. I hadn't noticed this happening in a few months since she had been brumating every day and was sleeping and not interested in food. My heart sank when I saw the bubbles come from her nose again, no she is not shedding anywhere on her body, so its not about to shed. I do not let her drink out of the tub as I'm afraid she will go under as I've seen other beardies do, so I give her water from a small drip bottle by hand once or twice a week until she doesn't want anymore.
HER TANK: her tank is a 40 gal, her hot side is high 95F during the winter but in the summer it can kick up to 104F range. I had issues with it being too hot during summer last year and made some adjustments, she does have a UVB bulb (I just bought a 24"UVB bulb and fixture to upgrade her a few days ago) she sleeps in her tank if im not home to take her out to sleep in her bed next to mine, our house does tend to cool down at night and maybe gets to the low 60s but it's not freezing. She is not on substrate, is on the REPTICARPET.
medicating: Given by the vet in January of 2017, we recieved "Ofloxacin" which I was told pretty much was a rinse for her nose, it didn't seem very effective. I believe it was after the August visit when my vet did nothing for me, I turned to the internet bearded dragon communities, and someone suggested to try "Terramycin" for her eye problems (completely different subject and story than her nose) and that actually was a blessing because it cleared up her eye in no time, thank God for that person.
I recently (today) looked up how and what medications are for beardies when this happens, and im 90% sure its an URI infection, and I found that "Baytril" was a common remedy for these sorts of things.
Last time I got her approx weight was in August and she was 480 some grams (excluding her tail bc their weigher was too small for her) its January now and I'm sure shes gained weight, I am considering to go buy some Baytril but I'm really terrifyed to self-dose her... I don't want to kill her and if this goes on untreated I'm not certain she will make it.