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Thank you so much. I'm seeing it often as well. I suspect it's because beardies cannot be exported from Australia, so the genetic diversity is really lacking, which makes them much more prone to diseases. I really don't know if I will be bringing another beardie into the family any time soon. I...

Good morning, This was not the update I wanted to give. Two weeks ago I brought her in for her ultrasound to see if it's poop or free fluid in her abdomen. The vet found that she was full of fluid and follicles due to never being bred. He believed those follicles became infected, so he told me...

Hi Tracie, Her beard is not dark and she is showing no signs of stress. She was actually quite active yesterday (for her, at least.) She held herself up well and moved around her enclosure a bit. The vet just started her on the cisapride last week, and he just called me to check in but I missed...

Tracie, She seems to be going downhill. The Cisapride, I believe, is to help her with her digestion. The vet said it's like a gastroprokinetic agent. I think the subcutaneous antibiotics helped the infection. I don't have a copy of her newest blood values, the vet just called me and told me...

Tracie, She looks fine. No signs of stress - no darkness to her coloration or beard, and no stress marks. She is just incredibly lethargic. She sleeps in basking all day. So I got her in 2021. When I got her, the enclosure she came in was too small (60 gal aquarium) and she was in sand. Her...

Hi Tracie, I have an update, and it's not what I wanted to hear. We finally had X-Rays done, and the third vet found that her abdomen is absolutely full of fluid or fecal matter. It's so severe that her lungs are being pushed up under her armpits - they're supposed to span down her ribcage, but...

Tracie, Thank you! Bringing her back in tomorrow to figure out what's up with her. I appreciate all of your help :)

Thank you for the insight, Tracie. I'll talk to her vet about potential hypothyroidism. How is that generally treated? I see that iodine supplements can be used for that, either orally or intravenously. Her energy levels lately have been much lower than before, but I suspect that's from her...

Tracie, I hope these show up well. She’s doing okay, she has her ups and downs. She’s moving around more but still only taking critical care. No interest in salads and will only eat super worms. She’s not interested in her BSFL or her silkworms. She has two subcutaneous antibiotics left before...

Hi Tracie, I was told the uric levels were okay but I don’t know what the blood work said specifically. Awaiting my copy of her blood work. I emailed them for it on Thursday so hopefully I get it back soon, I’ll post once I have it!

Tracie, I have some awesome news! Blood work came back yesterday. Here's what I've learned: - She is no longer anemic! - Her organ function is great. Kidney function is a little low but the vet was not concerned, she would have been more worried if it was high. - She does have a slightly...

Hi Tracie, We just had our second blood panel done. Full reptile panel, and it will be sent to a lab instead of being done in house. I will have the results in a day or two. She said she can fairly confidently rule out GNT because glucose levels were good and she didn't feel a mass or polyps in...

Hi Tracie, I seriously appreciate all of the advice. She’s still not eating on her own and is very lethargic. She spends every day sleeping in basking. I took her outside yesterday and she was a little perkier. Whenever I bring her out of her enclosure and hold her and watch tv with her or sit...

Hi again, sorry for over-messaging! I have scheduled an appointment for next week with her current vet to run a full blood panel and an X-ray. I can't schedule sooner, as we have a hurricane headed our way and Monday is Labor Day so their offices are closed until the storm clears up and the...

Currently trying not to stress over my anemic dragon....she is being treated, but I don't agree with her treatment plan and have been seeking out a second opinion from another vet. If anyone else has dealt with anemia, please let me know how it was resolved. I am losing sleep over this :cry:

Tracie, I just reviewed the back of the package and I do not see any value for iron :( Do you have any recs on dragon safe kelp that I can add to her hand feeding regimen, and do you know how often she should be getting it? I can't believe I overlooked the iron with an anemic dragon. I've been...

She’s been at 13 inches for a few months now, I had this magnetic ledge that was 16 inches away but I flipped it which pushed her up a few inches because the bottom part was lower and I never Re measured because it seemed like the same distance but it wasn’t. She does seem to be doing a little...

Thank you so much! She’s currently 13 inches away from her UVB - do you think she should be closer? It’s an Arcadia T5 12%

Definitely stuck shed! No biggie as long as they shed it off, but it does look restrictive which, if left alone, can necrotize the end of the tail. I use Shed-Ease when my girl used to get stuck shed when I first got her. She had stuck shed likely due to not being given a multivitamin by her...

Noted - I'll hold off on replacing until we're closer to 10 months. That saves us some money lol. But yeah, her UVB is reasonably new. I have a few UVB test cards from Arcadia that help you ensure that it's still producing sufficient UVB - is that reliable, or should I buy a solarmeter?