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maiba

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She’s worse than I thought. Just picked her up. She definitely has a respiratory infection and progressed mbd. We’re taking her straight to the vet
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CooperDragon

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I was afraid of that. They are often in worse condition when you see them in person. Hopefully the vet can help get her hydrated and get her on the road to recovery.
 

Aaradimian

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Poor thing! I am so glad you rescued him/her. Looking forward to seeing plump beardie pancake pics in 6 months!
 

maiba

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She’s doing this thing where she is putting her head back as far as it goes and anytime I try to readjust her she goes back to the same position. Does anyone know what this is? What can I do??
 

CooperDragon

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Stargazing. Possibly related to atadenovirus. Probably worth testing for at the vet visit. Focus on the basics for now though. Hydration, sunlight, heat, etc. Go easy on solid food (especially protein) for a while. If she drinks and holds down water, that's a good sign and a place to start.
 

AHBD

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I see that I was typing at the same time as Cooperdragon. That is a neorological condition either from severe calcium deficiency [ because calcium affects ALL body function including the nervous system] or it could be " stargazing " which is a symptom of the deadly Atadenovirus . Is your vet experienced with beardies ? That is a MUST or they can do more damage than good. Poor little babe. :(

Well, keep the uvb close to her , she needs every advantage she can get. Use a short [ as opposed to tall ] plastic tote if you need to in order to place the uvb right over top of her. Here's an example of one that's about 14" tall that I used to raise babies in. :

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29953/full


If it's warm + sunny, take her outside, that's the best uvb. Be very gentle with everything you do. Offer water dripped on her snout. Get some Repashy grub pie + add a pinch of calcium powder to it after you follow the package directions for preparing it.
 

maiba

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Would it be better for me to use the 10 gallon tank she comes with temporarily just so she can have the heat and uvb closer to her? Or should I keep her in the 29 gallon and mount lights on the inside? She is fairly mobile though. Definitely does not have full mobility anymore but she can get around
 

AHBD

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That's good that she can get around ! Have you offered her a drink via syringe or anything ?

Is the 29 gal. a long or a tall ? If it's long then the height will not be a problem but if it's tall then you'll have to attach the uvb underneath right away. Otherwise you should get a plastic tote that is no more than 14" tall from Walmart , Dollar store or Home Depot . They are only about $8 . A 10 gallon tank is a bit too small for a heat gradient.
 

maiba

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It’s tall. I’ll find something the hang it inside her cage as soon as we get home. I didn’t want her to have to go back in that 10 gallon anyways
 

Claudiusx

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Poor thing. I would be led to think the arching backwards is MBD related but it won't hurt to test for adenovirus if that's an option at your vet. She very obviously has about as sever a case of MBD as you can get. Not to mention she is basically starved to death too. Definitely make sure you go slow on the feedings.
Much worse than I thought :(

But this is her best chance at survival and we are all here to help you and her with that.

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maiba

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At the vet right now. After inspecting her (Fiona is her name now) they told us she was seriously deprived of calcium and that the MBD was also pretty severe (she said she pushed a little on her snout and it felt like rubber). Today they’re giving Fiona a calcium injection, and they are giving her viatamind as well as rehydrating her. Next step is to take her hone once they’re done and support her as much as we can.
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 4
Thank goodness you got her in--- w/ the help of everyone here on this board maybe she can recover and grow to be a normal dragon-- did you find out how old she was?
Karrie
 

maiba

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Just got her home in her cage and got her lights set up. The vet gave me liquid calcium to give her once a day and a multivitamin injection that I will have to give her every 3 days. She seemed really eager to start basking when we put her in there so we’re hoping for the best. Thank you all so much, I couldn’t have done this without you
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AHBD

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So far so good ! And although it's pretty bad, I've seen much, much worse cases. Beardies with half formed jaws, huge hunchbacks and legs that don't work at all. This little one has a chance. :)

How close is the uvb bulb, I can't see from the picture .?
 
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