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Beardie ER
Cancerous tumor, full tail amputation, recovery?
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[QUOTE="Lilith86, post: 2000003, member: 81145"] Hi there! I'm sorry your lizard is having to go through this too, but I am very glad to hear that the surgery went well! I think the thing that really helped my boy is that the vet kept him until they were sure he was stabilized, and when he got home we followed post surgical care instructions really religiously. We also made sure that he was hydrated and getting calories every day, on top of the pain meds and oral antibiotics. We ended up syringe feeding him about .35 ml of watered down dragon safe baby food every day I think worked really well to keep him hydrated and comfortable with those meds, even when he wasn't interested in bugs for like the first week after surgery. We were also on enrofloxacin oral antibiotic for quite a while, and two different types of pain meds. He was not the happiest about getting all that shoved in his mouth every day, but we just tried to be as gentle with him as possible and he got used to it. We also had to be suuuuper cautious about picking up his poop immediately and making sure he didn't get it on himself. You can't bathe them for a few weeks after surgery, but you also don't want the wound to get infected. But we also knew we couldn't realistically be deep cleaning his tank on a daily basis. So we outfitted his cage with easily disposable cheap bath towels (to give him some padding and comfort) and with paper towels on top of that. It made clean up a lot easier for us, especially when my husband and I were both working. If he did get any poop on him, we had a spray bottle with water that we would use to moisten the dirty area, then scrub gently with a toothbrush with some antibacterial hand soap, then spray again and pat dry with a towel. It's a lot the first two weeks after surgery, but you can do it! I found making a daily check list helped me wrangle everything and not get anxious about forgetting something. If you don't mind me asking, what was the reason for your dragon's partial tail amputation? Cancer, too? Please feel free to share picture of your baby to this thread and to update it :) I hope they have a good recovery!!! [/QUOTE]
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