StarLi
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- Beardie name(s)
- Mika
My bearded dragin, Mika, is only about 8 months old.
Starting on June 25, Mika mostly stopped eating and became hyper. She was otherwise healthy and not losing weight and she was shedding, so I thought that might be the cause. After she shed, her behavior continued and I took her to the vet on July 7. X-rays showed she had a lot of eggs in her stomach. The vet agreed that it was unusually early and that they'll either be reabsorbed, layed, or Mika could become egg-bound, especially since she was young.
I prepared a dig box, but Mika showed no interest in digging, only in exploring and climbing around the room. She still didn't really eat and I gave her liquid vitamins with water using a syringe and had her lick calcium powder as much a I could.
On 7/17 and 7/18, she finally had an appetite! I was so glad. She was also her usually perky self.
BUT today (7/19) she seemed to have a hard time pooping and was pushing a lot. The poop was healthy looking, though it came out in small batches.
It could just be because she ate for the first time in weeks and she got a stomach ache... or some that pushing was attempted egg laying.
We're going to be gone on 7/21-22, so I'm worried. I might take her to the vet tomorrow (7/20) if she doesn't return to normal... Especially since it's been nearly a month since the behaviors began.
Thoughts?
Starting on June 25, Mika mostly stopped eating and became hyper. She was otherwise healthy and not losing weight and she was shedding, so I thought that might be the cause. After she shed, her behavior continued and I took her to the vet on July 7. X-rays showed she had a lot of eggs in her stomach. The vet agreed that it was unusually early and that they'll either be reabsorbed, layed, or Mika could become egg-bound, especially since she was young.
I prepared a dig box, but Mika showed no interest in digging, only in exploring and climbing around the room. She still didn't really eat and I gave her liquid vitamins with water using a syringe and had her lick calcium powder as much a I could.
On 7/17 and 7/18, she finally had an appetite! I was so glad. She was also her usually perky self.
BUT today (7/19) she seemed to have a hard time pooping and was pushing a lot. The poop was healthy looking, though it came out in small batches.
It could just be because she ate for the first time in weeks and she got a stomach ache... or some that pushing was attempted egg laying.
We're going to be gone on 7/21-22, so I'm worried. I might take her to the vet tomorrow (7/20) if she doesn't return to normal... Especially since it's been nearly a month since the behaviors began.
Thoughts?
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