Hello,
I'm absolutely new to this forum, and honestly I'm hoping for either advice, or maybe anyone who has seen this before. I'm going to be as brief as possible, while also giving a lot of details. Most importantly, this is about my female bearded dragon Lucillia (a bit over 2 years old) and I adore her to pieces, despite the amount of sass she always gives me. She has a very strange, very odd looking growth on her nose.
First: She has been to the vet twice for this issue, and we have been unable to find answers. The first time she went, it was more of a scabbing wound, and we thought yellow fungus. Put her on a week long regimen of oral anti-fungals, (to be continued for one week in monthly cycles) and daily treatment of the area with silver sulfadiazine. The area scabbed over again, and the scab came off for a second time. She appeared to be healing. Then it got worse, but not in the same manner. Within a month of her first vet visit, the area has doubled in size, and is no longer scabbing. It is smooth, and slightly squishy. She is scheduled for a biopsy of the area on October 17th.
Briefly the good: her weight is consistent. A "loss" of five grams between her first visit (August 2) and today's visit. She weighs 418 grams, good for her size. Her appetite is excellent, eats all her food and all types of food quite well. I would not consider her to be over eating, as she doesn't always everything that's offered her. She's very bright. Active and curious, as always. She went through a full shed approximately two weeks ago, and that went well, no stuck shed or issues. I assisted her with the removal of shed from her nose and ear holes, but I always do that when its loose.
Briefly the bad: the area/growth/wound developed incredibly quickly. Its difficult to tell if it has puss or not. There is no oozing or bleeding. It appears to be growing both above and under her scales ( photos will be attached). Not only did it come on fast, it has continued to grow. It does seem as through the growth has slowed slightly. It is growing near her right nostril, but has not enveloped it.
I listed her habitat details in my profile, but again briefly: a 40 gallon tank, 36x18x18. Night light for nighttime heat (the room is cold) over a rock stays between 75-80 at night. Daytime basking around 100, around 90 in her warm area. A T8 50 UVB 50 watt. Reptile carpet. When the growth first started, she was on Reptichips, but I changed to carpet to keep the tank cleaner.
I've attached pictures. The ones without dates are from today. Honestly, I'm really hoping someone will say they've seen it before, and she just has some nasty scarring overgrowth. I'll even take a big abscess, because that can be fixed with antibiotics. However, I am quite scared that it is cancerous. But it doesn't resemble anything I've been able to find online so far.
Thank you,
Katie and Lucillia
I'm absolutely new to this forum, and honestly I'm hoping for either advice, or maybe anyone who has seen this before. I'm going to be as brief as possible, while also giving a lot of details. Most importantly, this is about my female bearded dragon Lucillia (a bit over 2 years old) and I adore her to pieces, despite the amount of sass she always gives me. She has a very strange, very odd looking growth on her nose.
First: She has been to the vet twice for this issue, and we have been unable to find answers. The first time she went, it was more of a scabbing wound, and we thought yellow fungus. Put her on a week long regimen of oral anti-fungals, (to be continued for one week in monthly cycles) and daily treatment of the area with silver sulfadiazine. The area scabbed over again, and the scab came off for a second time. She appeared to be healing. Then it got worse, but not in the same manner. Within a month of her first vet visit, the area has doubled in size, and is no longer scabbing. It is smooth, and slightly squishy. She is scheduled for a biopsy of the area on October 17th.
Briefly the good: her weight is consistent. A "loss" of five grams between her first visit (August 2) and today's visit. She weighs 418 grams, good for her size. Her appetite is excellent, eats all her food and all types of food quite well. I would not consider her to be over eating, as she doesn't always everything that's offered her. She's very bright. Active and curious, as always. She went through a full shed approximately two weeks ago, and that went well, no stuck shed or issues. I assisted her with the removal of shed from her nose and ear holes, but I always do that when its loose.
Briefly the bad: the area/growth/wound developed incredibly quickly. Its difficult to tell if it has puss or not. There is no oozing or bleeding. It appears to be growing both above and under her scales ( photos will be attached). Not only did it come on fast, it has continued to grow. It does seem as through the growth has slowed slightly. It is growing near her right nostril, but has not enveloped it.
I listed her habitat details in my profile, but again briefly: a 40 gallon tank, 36x18x18. Night light for nighttime heat (the room is cold) over a rock stays between 75-80 at night. Daytime basking around 100, around 90 in her warm area. A T8 50 UVB 50 watt. Reptile carpet. When the growth first started, she was on Reptichips, but I changed to carpet to keep the tank cleaner.
I've attached pictures. The ones without dates are from today. Honestly, I'm really hoping someone will say they've seen it before, and she just has some nasty scarring overgrowth. I'll even take a big abscess, because that can be fixed with antibiotics. However, I am quite scared that it is cancerous. But it doesn't resemble anything I've been able to find online so far.
Thank you,
Katie and Lucillia
