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ashy2000

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help! please help

my bearded dragon is having trouble with his eyes. the vet said he has shed stuck in his eyes (idk if it’s even that anymore because he’s been to the vet 3 times and it’s been like 20 days and it’s still the same)he’s on antibiotics, pain meds, amino acid supplement, and some eye drops. his right eye is swollen and i can’t physically see his eye and his left eye is swollen but he can still see but not very good. i’ve noticed he’s losing weight and his poops were weird and small and kinda watery cause he’s not eating like he should and i’m assuming the antibiotics are not helping that. i was thinking about putting his greens in a blender to make them kind of like a paste because i’m giving him syringes of medicine every day anyways. has anyone had experience with that? should i try it out? i’ve tried force feeding him the greens (opening his mouth and putting them in there) but he just chews them and spits them out. please any advice. i’ll attach a picture in comments EDIT: i’m looking for another vet by the way
 
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ashy2000

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KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
Ok lets go over the basking bulb-- NO off white NO colored NO yellowish and NO daytime bulbs please - UVB is it a coil or a long tube fixture - we need to start there first -- then we need to move on to other reasons- look on this website for a vet closest to you -- you may need to type in a bigger cities zip code if your in a small town etc Home
 

ashy2000

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Ok lets go over the basking bulb-- NO off white NO colored NO yellowish and NO daytime bulbs please - UVB is it a coil or a long tube fixture - we need to start there first -- then we need to move on to other reasons- look on this website for a vet closest to you -- you may need to type in a bigger cities zip code if your in a small town etc Home
i don’t believe it’s colored or anything. it’s the basic 150 watt you would get from a pet store, and the UVB is the long one. it’s the 10.0 output reptisun one that’s reccomended and it’s mounted inside the cage on the top
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
i don’t believe it’s colored or anything. it’s the basic 150 watt you would get from a pet store, and the UVB is the long one. it’s the 10.0 output reptisun one that’s reccomended and it’s mounted inside the cage on the top
Ok so it sounds like its not lighting causing the eyes - what kind of substrate? I am gonna throw this out there but it sounds like a internal issue going on --- has blood work been done -- that is not stuck shed -- please get him in for blood work -- I posted a website for you in my previous post -- make sure the UVB is inside the tank for a fine mesh screen 12-15 inches directly above the basking decor -- I am flagging Tracie she can better help you here -- shes the vet tech on the forum
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Aw poor Rico, I hope you get some help with a good vet Ashley, the one that has seen Rico might not know what's wrong. It might be kidney or heart related but a blood test can help determine a lot of things.
Wishing a good outcome for Rico and you !
 

ashy2000

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Rico
Ok so it sounds like its not lighting causing the eyes - what kind of substrate? I am gonna throw this out there but it sounds like a internal issue going on --- has blood work been done -- that is not stuck shed -- please get him in for blood work -- I posted a website for you in my previous post -- make sure the UVB is inside the tank for a fine mesh screen 12-15 inches directly above the basking decor -- I am flagging Tracie she can better help you here -- shes the vet tech on the forum
@Drache613
no but i’m looking for another vet and i’ll ask them to do some bloodwork, unfortunately i don’t think the one in going to knows what’s going on
 

Drache613

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Hello,

Oh I hate to see little Rico's eyes being so swollen like that.
I'm sure it is definitely bothering him. I agree
with AHBD that it could be renal or heart related that is causing that type of swelling of the eyes.
Which antibiotic is he on? Which pain medication is he on?

Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie
 

ashy2000

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Rico
Hello,

Oh I hate to see little Rico's eyes being so swollen like that.
I'm sure it is definitely bothering him. I agree
with AHBD that it could be renal or heart related that is causing that type of swelling of the eyes.
Which antibiotic is he on? Which pain medication is he on?

Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie
so he is on .20mg/ml of Enroflox antibiotics and .03ml of Amino Acid Oral Solution and his painkillers are Meloxicam.
 

ashy2000

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Rico
Hello,

Oh I hate to see little Rico's eyes being so swollen like that.
I'm sure it is definitely bothering him. I agree
with AHBD that it could be renal or heart related that is causing that type of swelling of the eyes.
Which antibiotic is he on? Which pain medication is he on?

Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie
also i’m calling around vets and the cheapest i’ve found for the bloodwork is $650. is that normal? or should i keep looking…that’s really expensive
 

KarrieRee

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Hiccup he is 6 and Blaze is 5
also i’m calling around vets and the cheapest i’ve found for the bloodwork is $650. is that normal? or should i keep looking…that’s really expensive
also i’m calling around vets and the cheapest i’ve found for the bloodwork is $650. is that normal? or should i keep looking…that’s really expensive
You can have them look for specific things to cut cost -- ask Tracie what they should test for
 

Drache613

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Hello,

A blood test should not cost $650, that is gouging
indeed. Do try to find another vet, if possible to compare pricing. Or, ask that vet if they can potentially lower their prices to help out.
How is he doing? Are the doses correct for him?

Tracie
 

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