personpersonson
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I'm going to start this off by saying there isn't a reptile vet near me.
So about two weeks ago my 9 year old beardie's beard got really dark. Other than that he was normal. I just assumed he was about to go into brumation. After his bearded going black for a day or two, his eyes got really swollen, his body went pale, and he became incredibly lethargic. After this happened I created a forum on here asking what I could do. He was in that state for a couple days and then suddenly got a lot better. His swelling eyes went down but his beard was still black and he wasn't eating much. Eventually he started moving a little more and it seemed like it might have just been him preparing for a shed. When he didn't show any more signs of shedding I got suspicious but there wasn't much that I could do to my knowledge.
The other day all of his bad signs reappeared and he pooped a little stool that had faint signs of blood in it. Later that day he pooped a full bloody stool and he did the same today. I gave him several warm 15 minute baths just encase he was constipated but he didn't poop. I feel terrible because as his owner I should be doing more. He doesn't look like he is going to make it much longer. He has also been making weird hissing sounds from his throat every once in a while. If anybody has any home solutions I would greatly appreciate it.
Although it is disturbing, here is a picture of his last stool from several minutes ago. I cleaned the cage since I took the photo and washed him off so he is nice and clean.
So about two weeks ago my 9 year old beardie's beard got really dark. Other than that he was normal. I just assumed he was about to go into brumation. After his bearded going black for a day or two, his eyes got really swollen, his body went pale, and he became incredibly lethargic. After this happened I created a forum on here asking what I could do. He was in that state for a couple days and then suddenly got a lot better. His swelling eyes went down but his beard was still black and he wasn't eating much. Eventually he started moving a little more and it seemed like it might have just been him preparing for a shed. When he didn't show any more signs of shedding I got suspicious but there wasn't much that I could do to my knowledge.
The other day all of his bad signs reappeared and he pooped a little stool that had faint signs of blood in it. Later that day he pooped a full bloody stool and he did the same today. I gave him several warm 15 minute baths just encase he was constipated but he didn't poop. I feel terrible because as his owner I should be doing more. He doesn't look like he is going to make it much longer. He has also been making weird hissing sounds from his throat every once in a while. If anybody has any home solutions I would greatly appreciate it.
Although it is disturbing, here is a picture of his last stool from several minutes ago. I cleaned the cage since I took the photo and washed him off so he is nice and clean.