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Hi I have to give my beardie meds orally every day for gout. I let him sit in his enclosure and just move him so I can reach him easily. Some times he surprises me and just drinks it from the syringe if I squeeze the first drop out on his mouth. It helps if he is not too full from drinking a...

I'm sorry for the loss of your Fernie. Tracey

We now have the enclosure devided but while we were working on it, Stubs bit Dyrdek again on the tail this time. I did not see him do it or see a wound but I Did see some blood on his tail so I think that's what happened. I cleaned the tail with Betadine ointments I don't see any sign of...

Hi, I am glad you and your vet are trying the meds. Hopefully, they will bring some improvement. It soundS like you are taking very good care of him. Good luck! Tracey

Hello Our bearded also has gout and I'm glad Tracie posted because she had given us a lot of good advice. I hope you won't give up hope because our Dyrdek had a uric acid count of 29.8 and he is doing well on his treatment so far. He is receiving Allopurinol and colchicine for the gout...

I am sorry he didn't make it, I'm sure he would have had a great life with you. At least he was able to experience being cared for, even for such a short time. I think you you were meant to find him and give him that comfort.

Hi Tracie, We are trying to figure out the best way to set up the terrarium to meet both of their needs. It is a rectangle and we are dividing it long ways so each will have a rectangle instead of 2 squares. We think it will be easier to keep a warm end and cool end for them. But here's the...

Hi Tracie I never saw any wound or blood on him but a couple of days ago, I did see STubs grab his head with his teeth and hold him down when he went for a cricket and there was no blood then either. So it is possible. I'll call the vet Monday if the swelling is bad and see about a culture...

I am not an a very experienced beardie owner, I have had my boys about 9 months but I feel like I have to comment because we are in the process of dividing the enclosure that they have shared until now. It really is a very good possibility that the wound was caused by a bite, as hard as it is...

Honestly, I don't think they did a culture, they didn't mention one.I asked if the infection was related to the gout but she believes it is secondary. When she drained the infection the first time, she described it as looking like cottage cheese, the second time was blood with mucous. There is...

The blood panel I posted was the test they did the first time to the vet, she also did x rays. Prior to that he had no meds. He has been on Ceftiofur. She did say there was a class of antibiotics that had to be avoided because of the kidney problems. When he was tested again 2 weeks later...

Hi I have had beardies for less than a year and they are my first so I'm sure the more experienced people will all have good advice for you. But to share a similar story, when I first got them they were young and the pet store by me had crickets that were too large. So I bought can-o-crickets...

If you tap the picture, the video will play. One issue of worry. Dyrdeks tail seems darker than his body and kind of dried out. I've been reading people's posts about tail rot. I hope that's not the problem.

Hello Tracie I have the blood tests results, working on getting them on. Between the vet and the car repairs, we couldn't get the new light we are just using the tube light for now. Suddenly seems to be doing well, his feet still look bumpy but the vet said they may never look better. But he...

Hi Tracie I did ask for the copies of the blood work but left them at the vets office. My husband replaced the alternator on my van today so I can't go back to the vet until tomorrow or Monday but I will show them to you as soon as I get them. You asked about their light, we use a basking bulb...

It's amazing how much beardies understand and the bond they have with each other and with us. No wonder we love them so much. You and Jack are lucky to have each other.

Hello Dyrdeks appointment went well today. He has gained some weight (yay). One arm looked fine and the other did have some mucous in the blood which was infection but the last time it looked like cottage cheese so it is much better. With any luck it will be better by next week. When we got...

Wow that's bad news about the lights. We will replace them as soon as possible. I hope it has not done too much harm yet and hope it didn't help cause the gout. At least the vet said Dyrdeks calcium and bone density is good so far. I think I can at least replace the tube bulb, should I just...

The antibiotic is Ceftiofur his last dose is tomorrow making it 10 days. He already stopped taking the topical one. He will be seen by the vet Thursday. Do vets usually give people copies of blood work if they ask? I hope the infection is gone but the arms are still swollen. How does thev...