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Anemia and Baytril
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[QUOTE="Tay1Day, post: 2030721, member: 118284"] 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 elevated WBC count - it's around 55, and the vet said over 75 can confirm an infection, so she may have a mild infection or inflammation. - Calcium-phos ratio is good. Glucose levels are extremely low, within healthy range, and she said she can now confidently rule out GNT. - Physically, her teeth, mouth, and throat show no signs of infection or inflammation. - She wasn't too concerned about the damaged/rotten scale on her tail. She said it should come off with her next shed. - She sent us home with antibiotic injections, to be administered every 72 hours. - Since the baytril, Shenron has perked up and is sleeping much less than she previously was. She is still lethargic and not showing much interest in food, so I am continuing to hand feed her. She is pooping regularly, but I purchased probiotics for her to mix into her hand feeding slurry. My question now, and this is something I forgot to ask her vet, is if she could possibly have gout or arthritis? I am wondering if that's the source of the inflammation. Her joints don't look swollen, but I'm not sure how it presents in reptiles. Would that show up in some way in her bloodwork? It was just a thought that came up for me. I do see a lot of older beardies suffering from gout and arthritis, and we don't use loose substrate (I use the Zen mat - I may switch to bio-active once we get everything under control,) so it's definitely something I am concerned about, but her vet didn't mention it. I think she is waiting for us to finish her antibiotic injections to determine what another cause may be. [/QUOTE]
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