help beardie attacked

[bloodBeardies]

my small bearded dragon was attacked by my friends older bearded dragon. i told him to watch it and he says i got it next thing you know my baby nubsford, nubs, head was inside the mouth of his beardie lily (yes lily)... nubs jaw seemed hurt and slightly out of place. he can barely open his mouth and his tongue seems hurt also. his right eye is shut and hes trying to open it but cant. i dont know what to do and im not sure if he can eat. theres no way i can take him to the vet so please let me know if he will be ok.. and wat to do

 

[coastergirl946]

http://www.herpvetconnection.com

There is a link above to qualified reptile vets in your area. In the kindest way I can say this: So many people get reptiles as pets without realizing they need veterinary checkups and possible emergency vet trips just like any other pet does. Your beardie is badly injured and needs to see a vet immediately. He's depending on you.

 

[bloodBeardies]

thankyou i will try to go there soon as possible
is there any way it will heal on its own

 

[Jess]

No. If you don't take him to the vet, he will probably just suffer until he dies. It sounds like he might have broken/dislocated his jaw. I've seen posts about beardies dieing this way (Babies getting their heads bitten by adults) so you are lucky that he is still alive at this point.

I hope he makes it.

 

[Gail]

It really depends on how badly hurt the jaw is, whether there is any broken bone and what kind of any, internal damage. If his skull got crushed then there is a good chance it could be fatal. If the jaw is broke and it doesn't get set right and it heals wrong, he may never be able to eat. A vet really is the only option, sorry.

 

[bloodBeardies]

i think ima just have to bring him back to the store

 

[bloodBeardies]

sorry that was my stupid friend

 

[DaddyGeek]

I gotta echo the others here with the suggestion that you need to see a vet ASAP. I read a thread just a few weeks ago on here of someone whose baby beardie got a head injury, less severe than your beardies from the sound of it, and their beardie was dead the next day. Head injuries are very dangerous.

 

[randommonks]

I also followed the beardie with a bad head injury, and I would recommend taking him to the vet. Even if he seems to be improving, internally he may still be very injured. They go very quickly, and most often times don't show signs of pain.

 

[ocrage]

why did you have your baby out with an adult?