My 5 year old bearded dragon went limp and looked sunken in today I looked over and he was laying in his tank with a black beard but his head was to the side and he didn't look like he was breathing . Was quickly pulled out, kind of out of it didn't look like he had any energy .
I tried a bath to get him hydrated but he panicked and started to not respond between breaths he did this for roughly an hour eventually it looked like had stopped breathing for 5 minutes went limp looked sunken in and mouth was open .he gasped a couple of times after that so it started rubbing his back and chest to see if he would respond he did but went limp again a couple of times head went to side and about a tablespoon of saliva just came pouring out he woke up a bit but was weak and still not OK, I put him in his tank when the timer went off . He's now currently asleep I've checked him a few times and seems to be a bit stronger his beard is still black.
Unsure what happened if there is any after effects of what happened ,he was showing signs of dying but now isn't .
Bit of background 7 weeks ago he went to vets with suspected chest infection and rapid weight loss did bloodworm and x rays was told his liver wasn't working 100% given a shot and antibiotics everything cleared up and was fine ,
Few weeks ago he went back sounding like he was gargling and having trouble taking deep breaths more bloodworm and x Ray showed he wasnt passing everything , was slightly dehydrated and needed a weeks more of antibiotics to shift any kind of secondary infection and boost his white blood cells which were low since then he has been ok and appeared to be on the mend .
Has anyone had anything like this happen any answers would be appreciated ?
Sorry If any of it is confusing still kind of a blur the last couple of hours
I tried a bath to get him hydrated but he panicked and started to not respond between breaths he did this for roughly an hour eventually it looked like had stopped breathing for 5 minutes went limp looked sunken in and mouth was open .he gasped a couple of times after that so it started rubbing his back and chest to see if he would respond he did but went limp again a couple of times head went to side and about a tablespoon of saliva just came pouring out he woke up a bit but was weak and still not OK, I put him in his tank when the timer went off . He's now currently asleep I've checked him a few times and seems to be a bit stronger his beard is still black.
Unsure what happened if there is any after effects of what happened ,he was showing signs of dying but now isn't .
Bit of background 7 weeks ago he went to vets with suspected chest infection and rapid weight loss did bloodworm and x rays was told his liver wasn't working 100% given a shot and antibiotics everything cleared up and was fine ,
Few weeks ago he went back sounding like he was gargling and having trouble taking deep breaths more bloodworm and x Ray showed he wasnt passing everything , was slightly dehydrated and needed a weeks more of antibiotics to shift any kind of secondary infection and boost his white blood cells which were low since then he has been ok and appeared to be on the mend .
Has anyone had anything like this happen any answers would be appreciated ?
Sorry If any of it is confusing still kind of a blur the last couple of hours