my beardie has gout and i wanted to give her something that lowered her uric acid levels. so i break the pills up and cover them in cherry juice but she just pits the pills out! she's only eaten 2 i guess she doesnt like the taste? so i searched it up but nothing on the subject people only give them liquid medicine :silent:
Can bearded dragons take pills?
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Hi there,
What exactly are you giving your dragon?
Has your vet ran blood tests to determine the UA levels? What were they?
And if so, did they not recommend a prescription for lowering UA levels? There is a med that we use for dragons for doing that, so I'm curious as to what you are using.
-Brandon
What exactly are you giving your dragon?
Has your vet ran blood tests to determine the UA levels? What were they?
And if so, did they not recommend a prescription for lowering UA levels? There is a med that we use for dragons for doing that, so I'm curious as to what you are using.
-Brandon
i dont really have the funds for a vet visit but i was able to tell what she had through a lot of research she's been having cherry juice with her food for about a month and the swelling in her fron legs have started to go down but a week ago i decided to get her these vegetarian supplements called "Uric Acid Support"
Couuld you post a link to the pills so we can see their ingredients?
The dark cherry extract tends to help quite well, but if it's really bad, she will most likely need additional support.
Could you post a picture of her for us? So we can see the swelling?
You can upload to the site here:
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/
What does her daily diet look like? Diet plays a huge role in UA levels.
Keeping her well hydrated also will help her flush excess UA from the body.
-Brandon
The dark cherry extract tends to help quite well, but if it's really bad, she will most likely need additional support.
Could you post a picture of her for us? So we can see the swelling?
You can upload to the site here:
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/
What does her daily diet look like? Diet plays a huge role in UA levels.
Keeping her well hydrated also will help her flush excess UA from the body.
-Brandon
She just finished off a jar of this https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/18304/full and now she's eating this
and these are her legs she still moves really well and runs around she just doesnt want me to touch them
https://alernakidneyhealth.com/ and these are the pills
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