Hi Guys!!
So Sunday I gave my bearded a bath. He was kind of huffing a bit after that and I started to panic thinking he had a URI. Sunday night he ate like 15 crickets etc. I brought him to emerg vet (no reptile specialist) on Monday. They act like a real emergency so he wasn't seen until Tueaday morning. Vet called and said he doesn't appear to have an issue breathing, lungs are clear. Said it could be a URI or pneumonia, but because she isn't a reptile vet and they couldn't xray she couldn't be sure. I picked him up Tuesday, he was fine at work with me all day. Get home and give him his meds they prescribed. Enroflovaxin and 4 ml every 24 hrs, 60 ML total bottle. He ate the first dose and a few crickets, but went black beard. Pooped this morning (kind of normal consistency) still black beard. Pooped a few more times and it was pure water. Cleaned him up, still black beard and won't eat anything. I gave him a bath tonight and swaddled him for a bit and he is still black and now basking. Now I'm wondering if he has an infection at all, and with that amount of antibiotic sis he just go black because of the meds and it made him feel yucky?? Should I stop giving to him and monitor? I have a teleconference next Thursday with reptile vet and in person apt Oct 13. He isn't having issues breathing, opens his mouth a bit while he basks, which is somewhat normal for him anyway. I'm at a loss as to what do to, but can't get into specialized vet any sooner and it seems the vet I took him to has no idea about beardies. I'm a panicked Crackers Beardie mom right now!! Enclosure is proper Temps, proper humidity, 12%arcadia desert linear UVB (new) 4 x 2.5 ft enclosure
So Sunday I gave my bearded a bath. He was kind of huffing a bit after that and I started to panic thinking he had a URI. Sunday night he ate like 15 crickets etc. I brought him to emerg vet (no reptile specialist) on Monday. They act like a real emergency so he wasn't seen until Tueaday morning. Vet called and said he doesn't appear to have an issue breathing, lungs are clear. Said it could be a URI or pneumonia, but because she isn't a reptile vet and they couldn't xray she couldn't be sure. I picked him up Tuesday, he was fine at work with me all day. Get home and give him his meds they prescribed. Enroflovaxin and 4 ml every 24 hrs, 60 ML total bottle. He ate the first dose and a few crickets, but went black beard. Pooped this morning (kind of normal consistency) still black beard. Pooped a few more times and it was pure water. Cleaned him up, still black beard and won't eat anything. I gave him a bath tonight and swaddled him for a bit and he is still black and now basking. Now I'm wondering if he has an infection at all, and with that amount of antibiotic sis he just go black because of the meds and it made him feel yucky?? Should I stop giving to him and monitor? I have a teleconference next Thursday with reptile vet and in person apt Oct 13. He isn't having issues breathing, opens his mouth a bit while he basks, which is somewhat normal for him anyway. I'm at a loss as to what do to, but can't get into specialized vet any sooner and it seems the vet I took him to has no idea about beardies. I'm a panicked Crackers Beardie mom right now!! Enclosure is proper Temps, proper humidity, 12%arcadia desert linear UVB (new) 4 x 2.5 ft enclosure