Keep an eye out for high glucose levels

[Selkie1993]

Hello everyone,

Many of you know that Drogon passed away a few months ago, and I wanted to share this helpful article that discusses GNT or gastric neuroendocrine tumors. They are becoming common in our household beardies.

One of the biggest signs I noticed was lack of appetite for anything, even favorite foods, along with a high glucose level reading through bloodwork. This is crucial because beardies do not get diabetes.

See more here:

Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors in Bearded Dragons

A relatively newly recognized and highly malignant cancer is being seen more and more often in captive bearded dragons. These tumors have been classified as gastric neuroendocrine carcinomas (GNT), which readily spread to other organs. Because these tumors have only begun to be seen recently...

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[xp29]

Thank you for sharing that. My boy Sinatra has never been a great eater, so as quick as I get back home to Vegas (next month) I'm going to get him checked out just in case.

 

[Selkie1993]

Hopefully all is well! It was so agonizing to learn that Drogon had cancer, so anytime they stop eating check those glucose levels