I really hope it's not, it looks as though a big difference. There are no black spots of yellow marks appearing, I'll try to get her into an experience vet, thank you.AHBD":37fra674 said:Hi there....that looks like it may be yellow fungus. I hope it's not because it can be fatal. What is the blue stuff you wee using ? Have you seen a vet ? If not , look for an experienced reptile vet to do a skin scraping. I stress experienced because a vet that is not can do more harm than good. Here's a link to a site where the beardie has Y.F. on it's face and what the owner did for it.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjZkJjU2oLXAhWGMSYKHc2mAUwQFggoMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beautifuldragons.com%2Fyellowfungus.html&usg=AOvVaw0JxVfDWvbIwpjI349JwumD
I hope you can help your dragon, my heart goes out to you + him.
And he's had this thing for over 6+ months, wouldn't it have already killed him?Buddy123":11dqjjwy said:I really hope it's not, it looks as though a big difference. There are no black spots of yellow marks appearing, I'll try to get her into an experience vet, thank you.AHBD":11dqjjwy said:Hi there....that looks like it may be yellow fungus. I hope it's not because it can be fatal. What is the blue stuff you wee using ? Have you seen a vet ? If not , look for an experienced reptile vet to do a skin scraping. I stress experienced because a vet that is not can do more harm than good. Here's a link to a site where the beardie has Y.F. on it's face and what the owner did for it.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjZkJjU2oLXAhWGMSYKHc2mAUwQFggoMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beautifuldragons.com%2Fyellowfungus.html&usg=AOvVaw0JxVfDWvbIwpjI349JwumD
I hope you can help your dragon, my heart goes out to you + him.
I don't think its yellow fungus, but we're going to get the skin scrapped and vets to look at it soon (within this month).AHBD":4s0vazi1 said:Hi there....that looks like it may be yellow fungus. I hope it's not because it can be fatal. What is the blue stuff you wee using ? Have you seen a vet ? If not , look for an experienced reptile vet to do a skin scraping. I stress experienced because a vet that is not can do more harm than good. Here's a link to a site where the beardie has Y.F. on it's face and what the owner did for it.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjZkJjU2oLXAhWGMSYKHc2mAUwQFggoMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beautifuldragons.com%2Fyellowfungus.html&usg=AOvVaw0JxVfDWvbIwpjI349JwumD
I hope you can help your dragon, my heart goes out to you + him.
Thank you, we'll be doing that tomorrow morning. And I went through the pictures, nothing looks like my bearded dragon.AHBD":2p7fmrt6 said:For now you can put some raw, unpasteurized honey on it, especially the raw spot near his mouth. Raw honey is a natural antimicrobial. Yours may not be Y.F, but then Y.F can present in many different ways. Here are a couple in depth articles about it :
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwilg8ec_ILXAhXDOiYKHQmoB3MQFghAMAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everythingreptile.org%2Fyellow-fungus.html&usg=AOvVaw33seE0OMW6MoIuC0yuZdvv
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj_gIGpgYPXAhXD6CYKHS8QCIwQFgg5MAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reptilesmagazine.com%2FReptile-Health%2FDisease-Management%2FCANV-in-Reptiles%2F&usg=AOvVaw2xH-Z6t_PNOLoSL_OccZ5W
If he does have it, you want me to put it to sleep? And we're bringing him to the vet in a few days to check up on him.Akire":1e63d8b9 said:I'm glad you're going to be getting him vet care finally, 6 months is a long time but hopefully whatever this is can be reversed. Stop using the blue stuff since you don't know what it is and it clearly isn't helping. Definitely try the raw unpasteurized honey like AHBD mentioned. If nothing else I'm sure it will be soothing.
It does look like it could potentially be Yellow Fungus. "Patches of bright to pale yellow, brown or grey can be seen initially. It has different color manifestations and is not just yellow despite its name. These patches spread and progress to become dark, elevated, cracked, and crusty lesions called hyperkeratosis." As you can tell by that description it sounds very similar.
"Yellow fungus is a fatal disease. After it was identified it was believed to be treatable with oral and topical anti-fungals. Poor anti-fungal management of the infection have shown any benefit to be very short term with no remission. There is no cure. There are products that make false claims to completely cure yellow fungus but this is not true.
When misdiagnosed and without biopsy a vet would order antibiotic believing it to be a bacterial infection. In some studies the antibiotics are shown to have contributed to making the fungal infection worse. Considering the extreme pain they must feel as this disease progresses euthanasia should be a consideration."
More info found here: http://www.everythingreptile.org/yellow-fungus.html
Well, we're bringing him to the vet in a few days to get a check up. He's taking a bath and swimming around in it, he runs around, he eats his food, and I don't believe he looks miserable.AHBD":jmukkddg said:I agree, as long as he's not suffering. Once they have it bad enough + are not eating + look miserable for a time, then it would be the humane thing to do. But as long as there's some quality of life you can just take care of him the best you can.
No, no. I'm not qualified to make that decision and he isn't in my care. Not to mention that entirely depends on how much pain he is in and his high quality of life. If he is still fighting and his pain is manageable then of course you should try and see if he can improve. Even though there is no "cure", with the right medications his symptoms can be controlled and he could potentially go on to live a happy life.Buddy123":3pgyc727 said:If he does have it, you want me to put it to sleep? And we're bringing him to the vet in a few days to check up on him.
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