Bearded dragon eye swollen and droppy!

[Jwayne8]

It all started when I had two baby dragons in the same enclosure until I could separate them and biggie started to close his eye often during the day then after a couple days it started to swell up! I split them up as soon as I seen the other dragon nipping at biggie and scratching! I'm guessing his eye happened when the other one bite at him! Iv been putting Terramycin in his eye 3 times a day and it looked like it was getting better and now his eye is droopy and swollen still! It's usually more swollen when I put the medicine in his eye! Can anyone help on what else I can do with out having to pay a major vet bill? I have attached some photos!

 

[AHBD]

Hi there, something similar happened to one of my babies as it was hatching. It evidently was scratched in the incubator by a sibling + came out with a very swollen eye that was just showing a tiny slit. I used raw, unpasteurized honey on it mixed with a few drops of warm water [ makes it easier to apply ]

Raw honey is a natural antimicrobial and it took the swelling down in a few days. I applied it 2-3X a day with a Q-tip....or you can try an eyedropper but soaking the end of a Q-top worked for me.

BTW, can you post pics of your entire set up including lights. And do you by chance have any loose substrate [ like sand ] that could also be irritating the eye now ?

 

[Jwayne8]

I did have him on sand but I changed that about a week ago! I have a repti sun 10.0 tube, basking bulb and the temp are around 100 on the hot side and 80-85 on the cool side! He eats regular and is still very active! Seems like he can't see much out of that eye though!

 

[AHBD]

There may be a speck of sand in it but not necessarily. You might try rinsing it with plain saline [ not for contact lenses ] and then apply the honey.

 

[Jwayne8]

Yeah I use the repti rinse and I applied some raw honey tonight! Is this the right kind of honey? I attached some pics!

 

[AHBD]

Yes, that's the right kind. Any honey that is raw + not pasteurized contains lots of antimicrobial properties. That's good on any kind of wound, on yourself or your pet. When you apply it to a cut it heals so well you barely see a scar. Unpasteurized honey is even being use in a children's hospital for cancer patients with wounds that won't heal in Bonne Germany.

When using it in the eye, just warm up a bit of water [ not the honey itself ] and add a few drops of warm water to the honey, that makes it more liquidy so it can be put in the eye more easily .

 

[Jwayne8]

So if it is a infection the honey will help with that? How long should I do this for until I know it's not gonna work and I need to go to the vet?