saratxgibson
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Please help me find the solution that will help my friend's beardie. I'm learning and trying to raise my own 10 week or so old Smaug. You've helped so much, so here's hoping you can be a help with my friend's little girl.
Here's what I know about Spikey. She is 7 years old and is a class pet for a kindergarten class. Spikey is currently being loved by her second owner and teacher. She lives in a 40 gallon breeder with a compact style UVB and a heat rock. She has a colored heat lamp but avoids it so the owner isn't currently using it. Substrate is crushed walnut. She has a diet of mostly meal worms and occasional salad. While we are discussing the living arrangements further, we are also encountering a possible health crisis.
She was acting lethargic and moving slowly to catch crickets (I brought them as they were too big for my own beardie) today so we misted her and took her out for a little extra sunshine. During the time we were outside, it was discussed that Spikey hadn't pooped for about a week, (or very much less than usual). We noticed one of her back legs twitching. I suggested a bath and tummy rub to help with the bowel movements.
During Spikey's bath she kept closing her eyes, allowed her head to go under the water several times, and once she gulped the water for a few minutes. When we took her out of the bath she had a small bowel movement, mostly white. After this her beard went black and she began to puff her body and make gurgling sounds.
I searched here on the forum and found a listing that said that if she had aspirated during the bath we might be able to help her by wrapping her in a towel and tipping her head downwards to drain. This yielded quite a bit of fluid. We did the process several times and waiting for nothing to run from her nose before stopping each time. Thing is, more fluid is coming from somewhere.
Please help. Thank you in advance.
I'm including a link to a video of how she looks now.
https://youtu.be/iHk-Gsr-CXs
Here's what I know about Spikey. She is 7 years old and is a class pet for a kindergarten class. Spikey is currently being loved by her second owner and teacher. She lives in a 40 gallon breeder with a compact style UVB and a heat rock. She has a colored heat lamp but avoids it so the owner isn't currently using it. Substrate is crushed walnut. She has a diet of mostly meal worms and occasional salad. While we are discussing the living arrangements further, we are also encountering a possible health crisis.
She was acting lethargic and moving slowly to catch crickets (I brought them as they were too big for my own beardie) today so we misted her and took her out for a little extra sunshine. During the time we were outside, it was discussed that Spikey hadn't pooped for about a week, (or very much less than usual). We noticed one of her back legs twitching. I suggested a bath and tummy rub to help with the bowel movements.
During Spikey's bath she kept closing her eyes, allowed her head to go under the water several times, and once she gulped the water for a few minutes. When we took her out of the bath she had a small bowel movement, mostly white. After this her beard went black and she began to puff her body and make gurgling sounds.
I searched here on the forum and found a listing that said that if she had aspirated during the bath we might be able to help her by wrapping her in a towel and tipping her head downwards to drain. This yielded quite a bit of fluid. We did the process several times and waiting for nothing to run from her nose before stopping each time. Thing is, more fluid is coming from somewhere.
Please help. Thank you in advance.
I'm including a link to a video of how she looks now.
https://youtu.be/iHk-Gsr-CXs