Edit again
Thank you for your replies but I'm afraid he just passed away, its hard to write this but it just happened so fast...in the span of three days he just, shut down...
Thanks Rocky for being my good boy for so long, about 7-8 years old.. I remember when I was was just 11 and I begged by parents for you and I did so much research to make sure you had a good life. I really hope you did.
*UPDATE
We just took him to the vet today and we did find that he does have mucus in his mouth.
The vet suggested that it could be RI but she wasn't sure and it might be something else and wanted to do a blood test and give him fluids. (Apparently he was a little dehydrated even though I've given him so much water).
He also just started opening his mouth more to breathe which is alarming to me because its another sign that its RI, if it gets too much I want to call the vet and go ahead and put him on antibiotics.
I also got him new food, even though he won't eat, new UVB (reptisun 10.0 of course).
What do you think? Does it sound exactly like URI?
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Hi there, I'm very concerned about my 7 year old bearded dragon Rocky. He seems very uncomfortable and stressed, also lethargic. Since its the fall/winter season I figured he was slowing down naturally but its been noticeably different the past few days. He also seems to be struggling to breathe, he keeps huffing and his breathing is off and on.
I am taking him to the vet soon, they were closed today so I'm going to try to get him in on Monday.
But I'd just like some advice now because I'm not sure what to do.
some notes-
- Physically hes fine, no swelling, good weight, no drool from the mouth/nostrils, not dehydrated or malnourished, no soft spots.
- He poops regularly but isn't interested in food
- I bathe him often which seems to de-stress him a bit, plus he drinks allot of water
- hes never brumated before in all the years I've had him or shown signs of wanting to brumate until now (hopefully thats what it is)
- his beard is black, he seems uncomfortable and gets slightly less stressed when i take him out of his tank
- basking temp. is usually around 95-100 but on cold days its around 90
- other side of his tank is around 75-80
Thank you for your replies but I'm afraid he just passed away, its hard to write this but it just happened so fast...in the span of three days he just, shut down...
Thanks Rocky for being my good boy for so long, about 7-8 years old.. I remember when I was was just 11 and I begged by parents for you and I did so much research to make sure you had a good life. I really hope you did.
*UPDATE
We just took him to the vet today and we did find that he does have mucus in his mouth.
The vet suggested that it could be RI but she wasn't sure and it might be something else and wanted to do a blood test and give him fluids. (Apparently he was a little dehydrated even though I've given him so much water).
He also just started opening his mouth more to breathe which is alarming to me because its another sign that its RI, if it gets too much I want to call the vet and go ahead and put him on antibiotics.
I also got him new food, even though he won't eat, new UVB (reptisun 10.0 of course).
What do you think? Does it sound exactly like URI?
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Hi there, I'm very concerned about my 7 year old bearded dragon Rocky. He seems very uncomfortable and stressed, also lethargic. Since its the fall/winter season I figured he was slowing down naturally but its been noticeably different the past few days. He also seems to be struggling to breathe, he keeps huffing and his breathing is off and on.
I am taking him to the vet soon, they were closed today so I'm going to try to get him in on Monday.
But I'd just like some advice now because I'm not sure what to do.
some notes-
- Physically hes fine, no swelling, good weight, no drool from the mouth/nostrils, not dehydrated or malnourished, no soft spots.
- He poops regularly but isn't interested in food
- I bathe him often which seems to de-stress him a bit, plus he drinks allot of water
- hes never brumated before in all the years I've had him or shown signs of wanting to brumate until now (hopefully thats what it is)
- his beard is black, he seems uncomfortable and gets slightly less stressed when i take him out of his tank
- basking temp. is usually around 95-100 but on cold days its around 90
- other side of his tank is around 75-80