Bearded Dragon Gout Very Worried

[WileyCoyotee]

So my dragon Vladimir has gout. He is about a year old and we discovered it a few months back. Recently he has been doing better and is taking Allupurinol. But today his gout foot is shedding and his actual foot is really hard. Its been swollen from the gout but i now noticed its really hard. Is this normal for the gout to cause it to be hard? Or the shedding?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That can be normal yes, but, just how hard is it? Do you have pictures?
Is his foot still really swollen or is it going down?
Try soaking him daily, to see if that helps out. The shed was probably very thick too, or not?

I am glad you have him on the allopurinol to help. Have you reduced his protein a little bit & increased his fluids & greens?

Tracie

 

[keith167]

I'm curious to know what his uric acid levels were. Thx