Sorry if this is long I just wanna explain everything.
So I took my bearded dragon to the vet today thinking it had mouth rot due to the excess saliva and swelling. The vet opened her mouth and it turned out the gum on the left side of her mouth had somehow split open and the bone is exposed. My lizard hadn’t had any other symptoms besides a slight drop in appetite and didn’t really seem bothered by it and continued to act normally. He prescribed my lizard these antibiotics; Trimeth/Sulfa Oral, Metronidazole, Metacam. The vet said it would take up to a week for me to see any improvement. I also have to swab her wound with Betadine on a Q-tip.
I’m taking her to another vet for a second opinion just because I wasn’t satisfied with the care I received at the first vet but I honestly just wanted some of your guys opinions and if this has happened to anyone else, what helped your beardie recover? It broke my heart and I’m hoping for the best so whatever advise you have will help and I’ll honestly do anything if it means he’ll improve.
He is two years old
I’ve had him for the entire two years
I believe he is a male
Tank size is 40 gallon breeder
Substrate is newspaper (planning to switch to tile)
I use a Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 UVB Compact Fluorescent Mini Reptile Lamp, 13-Watt (Planning to change to a tube tomorrow so suggestions for what type would be appreciated)
UVB bulb is a week old
Basking temp is 95F
Cool side is 87F
I take temps with a digital thermometer
I feed him crickets, mealworms, waxworks, clover, kale, parsley (I’ve tried fruit but he doesn’t seem to enjoy it much)
I feed him twice a day (morning and night) with a mixture of everything
I gut load every insect
I started him on liquid vitamins last week and dust the insects with calcium
The brand of vitamins is Fluker’s liquid vitamins and the calcium powder is Exo-Terra Calcium
I dust them every other day but will reduce it to 3x
He’s having regular bowl movements
I bathe him every other day since he really only poops in the water
I do not mist him
He went to the vet today and is going again tomorrow to a different one. A fecal has not been done
He is in the enclosure by himself
So I took my bearded dragon to the vet today thinking it had mouth rot due to the excess saliva and swelling. The vet opened her mouth and it turned out the gum on the left side of her mouth had somehow split open and the bone is exposed. My lizard hadn’t had any other symptoms besides a slight drop in appetite and didn’t really seem bothered by it and continued to act normally. He prescribed my lizard these antibiotics; Trimeth/Sulfa Oral, Metronidazole, Metacam. The vet said it would take up to a week for me to see any improvement. I also have to swab her wound with Betadine on a Q-tip.
I’m taking her to another vet for a second opinion just because I wasn’t satisfied with the care I received at the first vet but I honestly just wanted some of your guys opinions and if this has happened to anyone else, what helped your beardie recover? It broke my heart and I’m hoping for the best so whatever advise you have will help and I’ll honestly do anything if it means he’ll improve.
He is two years old
I’ve had him for the entire two years
I believe he is a male
Tank size is 40 gallon breeder
Substrate is newspaper (planning to switch to tile)
I use a Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 UVB Compact Fluorescent Mini Reptile Lamp, 13-Watt (Planning to change to a tube tomorrow so suggestions for what type would be appreciated)
UVB bulb is a week old
Basking temp is 95F
Cool side is 87F
I take temps with a digital thermometer
I feed him crickets, mealworms, waxworks, clover, kale, parsley (I’ve tried fruit but he doesn’t seem to enjoy it much)
I feed him twice a day (morning and night) with a mixture of everything
I gut load every insect
I started him on liquid vitamins last week and dust the insects with calcium
The brand of vitamins is Fluker’s liquid vitamins and the calcium powder is Exo-Terra Calcium
I dust them every other day but will reduce it to 3x
He’s having regular bowl movements
I bathe him every other day since he really only poops in the water
I do not mist him
He went to the vet today and is going again tomorrow to a different one. A fecal has not been done
He is in the enclosure by himself