ashesc212
Sub-Adult Member
Hello all. I have not been on in a couple of years so I don't know if you will remember me and my bearded dragon, Kwayze. Unfortunately, she has a mass on one side of her body.
As a background, Kwayze lays infertile eggs every year and exhibits typical behavior (running around, digging, off food once she's ready to lay, etc) at this time of year. She has not laid eggs yet this year but one side of her body was becoming noticeably enlarged. I thought perhaps she was egg bound and took her to the vet to get some oxytocin to stimulate contractions. However, the vet looked at her and suggested an xray.
The xray did not show eggs. It showed a large mass on one side of her body. I was told that it could be a tumor or possibly a granuloma caused by eggs that broke open. Also, her calcium count in her blood work came back high which could indicate ovulation or even lymphoma.
It was left yesterday that she would need exploratory surgery and it may not be successful; she may need to be put down on the table. The surgery was to be scheduled for Tuesday with a surgeon that has more experience with small animals than the other surgeons at the facility.
This morning, Kwayze just didn't look right. She really didn't want to move and seemed bothered by the mass on her side. She also looked really pale which she typically exhibits when under stress. I offered her food and she would not eat unless I hand fed superworms. She ate three and started gagging like she had sour stomach.
Being too scared to wait until Tuesday, I spoke with the vet and discussed bringing her back to my normal, local vet that knows her history. He said that he could do surgery as soon as tomorrow (Friday). After getting a second opinion from him today, he things that it is an enlarged egg sac from the ovary. He is keeping her overnight and putting her on fluids and then will do the procedure tomorrow.
I'm very scared that today may have been the last time I will ever see Kwayze. I love her so much and have had her for 5 years since she was a baby. I really want her to be healthy, happy, and live longer for her sake.
So, my question to all of you, the experienced members that is, is, have you seen something like this on an xray before and are their conclusions reasonable?
Here's the xray:
As a background, Kwayze lays infertile eggs every year and exhibits typical behavior (running around, digging, off food once she's ready to lay, etc) at this time of year. She has not laid eggs yet this year but one side of her body was becoming noticeably enlarged. I thought perhaps she was egg bound and took her to the vet to get some oxytocin to stimulate contractions. However, the vet looked at her and suggested an xray.
The xray did not show eggs. It showed a large mass on one side of her body. I was told that it could be a tumor or possibly a granuloma caused by eggs that broke open. Also, her calcium count in her blood work came back high which could indicate ovulation or even lymphoma.
It was left yesterday that she would need exploratory surgery and it may not be successful; she may need to be put down on the table. The surgery was to be scheduled for Tuesday with a surgeon that has more experience with small animals than the other surgeons at the facility.
This morning, Kwayze just didn't look right. She really didn't want to move and seemed bothered by the mass on her side. She also looked really pale which she typically exhibits when under stress. I offered her food and she would not eat unless I hand fed superworms. She ate three and started gagging like she had sour stomach.
Being too scared to wait until Tuesday, I spoke with the vet and discussed bringing her back to my normal, local vet that knows her history. He said that he could do surgery as soon as tomorrow (Friday). After getting a second opinion from him today, he things that it is an enlarged egg sac from the ovary. He is keeping her overnight and putting her on fluids and then will do the procedure tomorrow.
I'm very scared that today may have been the last time I will ever see Kwayze. I love her so much and have had her for 5 years since she was a baby. I really want her to be healthy, happy, and live longer for her sake.
So, my question to all of you, the experienced members that is, is, have you seen something like this on an xray before and are their conclusions reasonable?
Here's the xray:
I would message Drache613 (tracie) she is a monitor on here and knows a lot. She might know. I hope everything goes good tomorrow
