Could be-- no head shaking - usually that's calcium defiency-- just watch his behavior and his poops- that will tell you alot-- poops should be formed moist and dark - urate- formed moist and white- not chalky and dry
Karrie
I don't think either-- what did the vet tell you? Did they run any test? Blood work? If you post some pics of him ----body head shots etc so we can see him-- Tracie can look at him and see what she thinks
Karrie
I don't think either-- what did the vet tell you? Did they run any test? Blood work? If you post some pics of him ----body head shots etc so we can see him-- Tracie can look at him and see what she thinks
Karrie
How are things going with your dragon? The blood test does not look too bad actually.
It doesn't appear that there is any metabolic bone disease just basing that on the ionized
calcium reading & the C ratio looks pretty good.
The AST readings are in normal ranges too which is great news. So hopefully his liver is doing
well. The Uric acid readings are a little on the higher end. That doesn't necessarily mean any
thing or indicate gout, but it does need to be watched because it could mean the kidneys are
having some stress on them or maybe he is dehydrated.
How are things going with your dragon? The blood test does not look too bad actually.
It doesn't appear that there is any metabolic bone disease just basing that on the ionized
calcium reading & the C ratio looks pretty good.
The AST readings are in normal ranges too which is great news. So hopefully his liver is doing
well. The Uric acid readings are a little on the higher end. That doesn't necessarily mean any
thing or indicate gout, but it does need to be watched because it could mean the kidneys are
having some stress on them or maybe he is dehydrated.
Make sure his greens are washed before you serve --he will get moisture there - also you can feed water to him by syringe - little at a time and slow so he can drink it and not aspirate-- you can drop water on his nose to see if he will lick it off -- yellow urate? He isnt on any meds now right? Has he eaten anything yellow ? like peppers? Next time he goes to the bathroom take a pic of it and post if its yellow again --- I dont know if yellow squash would do that as I feed mine yellow squash and they dont have yellow urate --- also make sure the insects are gut loaded and are getting hydration as well -- carrots are good to feed the feeders as its alot of water for the staple feeder
Karrie
Make sure his greens are washed before you serve --he will get moisture there - also you can feed water to him by syringe - little at a time and slow so he can drink it and not aspirate-- you can drop water on his nose to see if he will lick it off -- yellow urate? He isnt on any meds now right? Has he eaten anything yellow ? like peppers? Next time he goes to the bathroom take a pic of it and post if its yellow again --- I dont know if yellow squash would do that as I feed mine yellow squash and they dont have yellow urate --- also make sure the insects are gut loaded and are getting hydration as well -- carrots are good to feed the feeders as its alot of water for the staple feeder
Karrie
Which parasite medication was he given last week?
I agree, a good majority of the medications often do change or temporarily alter the color of
the urates.
You can also try dripping water or diluted apple, grape or cranberry juice onto his nose with
a plastic dropper or syringe for extra hydration.