I agree, I tend to avoid meds if I can, but sometimes they are needed. It's hard to say in this case. It's kind of an unknown, we are still learning things about their health day by day. It would have been nice for only 1 variable to have been changed, that way you could have seen what worked. But, you could always go back to feeding dubia if blood work is going to be done again soon and see what happens. It would be a good test at least and it shouldn't cause any harm, but it's completely your choice and would be extremely irresponsible for me to try to persuade you one way or another.
Realistically, he should be able to flush his UA out himself through his urates as long as he is getting proper
hydration, and the dietary UA isn't at a level higher than his body could naturally handle.
Lmod738":33xq6qgu said:
Or do dietary changes alone correct the problem.
That's the question. I would believe that in a young dragon who still has decently functioning kidneys, that the dragon would be able to remedy itself once the source of the UA was reduced. In older dragons who have had a life long battle with high UA and kidney issues, its likely that enough damage had been done to the organs that medication would be necessary, and the body wouldn't be able to reverse it.
In your case, I think you got lucky in getting bloodwork done and happened to catch it very early on. I have a feeling many young dragons are in your same situation as far as the UA levels. It's not symptomatic until enough damage has been done. And by that time, it's likely too late, and enough kidney damage has occured that the kidney won't/can't recover.
-Brandon