Hello everyone! New here, my bearded dragon ever since I got him at a young age has had a his back where the tail meets extremely swollen. I’ve taken him to the vet twice in the last 6 months and all they said was give him doses of liquid calcium and hope the swelling would go down if the bone was fractured.
Did these vets even bother to take xrays , how did they diagnose MBD or a broken bones in the hips/ pelvis ?
Or were they guessing and did no more than just look at your dragon.
A these vets even REPTILE VETS ?
Yes these are reptile vets. Ive never heard them mention they have taken xrays. He proclaimed it could possibly be just a fracture that happened when he was younger.
Well it hasn’t gone down since I’ve gotten him and I just came back from a trip to have a tiny hole that goes about 3cm deep into the bump that was bleeding.
Was this from a biopsy or did the fissure happen due to the deteriorating state of the dragon ( rupture in the "abscess" or it burst ?
I think its from the fact its been swollen for so long. I Havent visited the vet in months since my last visit.
Is the liquid coming out yellowish with tinges of red excudate or blood or red / brown pus ?
I sadly was away when this had to have happened. My roomates were feeding them while i was away for 3 days. But prior to me leaving that wasnt there. So as of right now its just a red hole. Dont see any blood or discharge from it.
The bump is constantly shedding aswell. I just don’t know what could be causing the swelling at this point