5 year old female trembling

[stephski]

Hi everyone,
About 9 months ago or so, my 5 year old female beardie was very lethargic, had poor appetite, and had no strength. She couldn't even hold her head up, so I took her to an exotic vet about 2 hours away from my home. She was diagnosed with liver disease and we had her on 3 medications, and we also had to syringe feed her food. She got much better since the medication she was prescribed, but ever since then, she's been trembling.
It's usually just her head, but sometimes I catch her whole body almost vibrating, it's really hard to describe it. It had been on and off for a bit but I thought maybe it was because she was stressed as we were in the process of moving. But now it's becoming more frequent.
The temps are in the correct range, and her UVB bulb was just recently changed, so I'm hoping it isn't MBD.
The vet is a long way away so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas before I take her to the vet next Monday. I appreciate any help.

 

[ShannyBeard]

Hi everyone,
About 9 months ago or so, my 5 year old female beardie was very lethargic, had poor appetite, and had no strength. She couldn't even hold her head up, so I took her to an exotic vet about 2 hours away from my home. She was diagnosed with liver disease and we had her on 3 medications, and we also had to syringe feed her food. She got much better since the medication she was prescribed, but ever since then, she's been trembling.
It's usually just her head, but sometimes I catch her whole body almost vibrating, it's really hard to describe it. It had been on and off for a bit but I thought maybe it was because she was stressed as we were in the process of moving. But now it's becoming more frequent.
The temps are in the correct range, and her UVB bulb was just recently changed, so I'm hoping it isn't MBD.
The vet is a long way away so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas before I take her to the vet next Monday. I appreciate any help.

My first thought would be calcium deficiency. Is she still on the 3 medications? If so, what are they?

What calcium and multivitamin supplements do you use and how often? What does she eat and when?

Do you have her under a linear tube UVB?

 

[snazzyglasses]

ShannyBeard said what I was thinking, questions and all!
Another thought is a vitamin B1 (Thiamin) deficiency, because sometimes it can look like a calcium deficiency. There's a bit of info about it in the first part of the 4th paragraph of this article- http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/vitamins/
Best of luck with your little lady! Human and beardie fingers & toes are crossed that nothing is too serious <3 <3

 

[ShannyBeard]

ShannyBeard said what I was thinking, questions and all!
Another thought is a vitamin B1 (Thiamin) deficiency, because sometimes it can look like a calcium deficiency. There's a bit of info about it in the first part of the 4th paragraph of this article- http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/vitamins/
Best of luck with your little lady! Human and beardie fingers & toes are crossed that nothing is too serious <3 <3

If it is B vitamin, good call it might be but that is a longshot...it could very well be related to gut flora. Normal numbers of beneficial gut flora is necessary for proper B vitamin absorption since B vitamins are absorbed in the gut. You can buy liquid B vitamins and also AcidolphiLiz, a probiotic. The probiotic will replace the beneficial gut flora and then the B vitamins can be absorbed.

From memory 2 things can contribute to B vitamin deficiency: feeding frozen veggies and ingestion of certain houseplants.

AcidolphiLiz http://www.beardeddragon.co/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=60
B vitamins http://www.beardeddragon.co/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=120
Liquid calcium http://www.beardeddragon.co/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=56

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Which UVB are you using & is anything in between her & the bulb?
Which medication was she on & is she still on them?

If you have some pictures, that would be great if you could post them.

Tracie

 

[ShannyBeard]

Stephski, you had a ReptiSUN 10.0 back in March when she was having problems. I imagine you just replaced it with a new one of the same brand?