I have a beardie who will be 3 in May. I've had her since she was 8 weeks old. She's had alot of issues as I got her from a not so great breeder and one of the major issues she had was she was laying eggs nonstop for months. She had to be spayed last March. Another issue she's had is an RI that we can't seem to get rid of. The vet and I were talking about doing a procedure to rinse out her lungs (I am in freak out mode and don't remember what it's called, please bear with me) and I was going to get this done either this week or next. What she does is she holds her breath just as long as she can then when she starts breathing (gasping) for air it sounds just like a human would if they had a URI. Rattling, her entire body tightens up, coughing, etc. It seems to be worse at night. We cuddle every night (I hold her for about an hour). By cuddling I mean I put her on top of my tee shirt with a blanket of hers over her (a light one), then I have a fleece on over that so she stays nice and warm. So tonight as I was putting her in her blankets to put her to bed, she did what she always does....holding her breath, gasping, etc. Then she started throwing up. At least 4 times before I frantically tried getting ahold of a reptile vet but they are on call only, not in the office and the people in the office is NOT allowed to call them after 10 PM. It was 10:14 when I called. What do I do? What came up was clear mucus. But there was alot of it. It was all over her face, down her chin, beard and the blanket under her was drenched....AND she went right backt to holding her breath and gasping, etc. WHAT DO I DO? I know when they throw up it's a bad sign. I love this little punkin like a child and I am completely panicked. I did e-mail my vet but so far no response. Anyone who can help, please tell me what I need to do.
fyi, she has been eating. Alot. This hasn't slowed her down and as long as she had a good appetite I never thought she couldn't wait until later this week or next to get the procedure done. She is a hair over 600 grams. Yes, her temps are right, yes her house is set up properly and I use paper towels for substrate. I also take her to the vet regularly to get her checked for parasites, etc. She has been to the vet so many times for all these things that they know my voice when I call. :?
fyi, she has been eating. Alot. This hasn't slowed her down and as long as she had a good appetite I never thought she couldn't wait until later this week or next to get the procedure done. She is a hair over 600 grams. Yes, her temps are right, yes her house is set up properly and I use paper towels for substrate. I also take her to the vet regularly to get her checked for parasites, etc. She has been to the vet so many times for all these things that they know my voice when I call. :?