Recent content by oatmeal

So, my beardie just turned 19 years old this week. Her behaviour has changed a lot in her old age over the last 5 years (she can move around fine, but she needs to be hand fed daily), but in the last few days she looks very different. Suddenly she seems veeery skinny; she is bright yellow and...

Oh, I misspelled your name! I'm sorry! I think it's actually worked out to 5mg/kg and the liquid concentration is 25mg/ml (I doubled checked the dosage, as I'm not confident in our reptile vet in town). I don't think it's too bad, as she's still pretty active and responsive during the day...

Hello, all! I haven't been on here in a long time as life has been super hectic, but I'm wondering: My nearly 15yo beardie, Ryu, has been diagnosed with a respiratory infection for the first time ever :( She was prescribed baytril 25mg/ml 0.14ml for 14 days every 24hrs, and her weight is 354g...

I'm so sorry about what happened to this guy, and that you're now in the position of taking care of him. I took in a severely malnourished dragon this year. I have a friend who does reptile and wildlife rehab for a living. If you'd like I can give you his contact information. He really...

Nothing helpful to chime in here, but I also have a 14 yo beardie who is doing the exact same thing with her food: She is happy to eat if I feed it to her, but will not go after anything on her own. Frustrating! It's awesome that your beardie rebounded after the RI though :) That's very...

Thanks, Terry and CooperDragon. Unfortunately because of his poor mobility he didn't really have a rock or other fixtures that he used. He was on towels/cloths in the tank, and outside the tank I'd give him some things to sit on, but nothing really felt like 'his'. I did wrap him in a towel...

Hello, all! So, unfortunately my recent rescue, Lazarus, passed away yesterday. I'm really heartbroken about it, as he appeared to be slowly improving over the past few months. It was very sudden, and I'm honestly still reeling about it. I'm going to bury him tomorrow at a property my...

I just read that entire thread. Beautiful.. I'm so sorry that he didn't make it, and that the end was so sudden. :( Heartbreaking, but his progress, personality, and your dedication were the beautiful parts. Did you ever find out what caused his sudden turn? Even though I knew the outcome...

Thanks for replying :) Sorry I didn't get back sooner. I've been dealing with the critters and working, so my agenda is full lol! I think, intellectually, I approach it like you do: I feel like I'm giving him a decent shot at having a comfortable life. I think it's his age that is making me...

So, I recently acquired a rescue (made a few posts about him) in very bad shape. I've been doing my best to help, but I believe he is starting to go downhill, and I'm having a hard time with it. I'm so angry and sad that someone could let an animal get so malnourished and dehydrated that...

Right? Doesn't look great! He's doing fine otherwise. I've been tubing him critical care daily with fluids. Right now he isn't pooping, so I'm holding off on crit care and just giving fluids. He seems to be doing pretty well though besides this mouth thing that's popped up. His...

Hello again! I know I said I wouldn't post anymore about my rescue guy (viewtopic.php?f=45&t=220260), but I noticed last night a yellow/orange discoloured spot on his gums. When I initially got him Nov10/15, I did check out his oral cavity and noticed that the teeth on his lower jaw seemed...