kristyc906
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My beardie was 5 years old. Her name was Dexter. I bought her from a Pet Shop back in 08. About two weeks ago, she started acting funny. I noticed an extreme weight loss in about a week. Her tail bones were showing, her legs were losing lots of weight. Her tail wasn't round and full like normal. She also was not eating as she should. I know it's brumation season here in the US since it's winter, but she never had issues like this before. I took her to a reptile vet out of fear that she had a parasite. I know it's often too late to save them when they start showing symptoms, but I'm curious now as to what happened here. I temped the cage. The coldest side was 80, the hottest (basking point) was 105 degrees Fahrenheit. She was fed a diet of collard greens, gut-loaded superworms and turnip greens. She got calcium about every month. (I learned after her death that I was misinformed on that) She was a picky lizard, wouldn't eat crickets or anything like that. She loved her worms and greens. I took her to the vet and they did a fecal and exam. Fecal was clean, no parasites. Vet said blood test wasn't necessary, but that she was simply dehydrated and needed more nutrients. They gave me a can of cat food (HIlls A/D Critical Care Formula) and said give her as much of that as she'll eat a day by force-feeding. I wasn't keen on force feeding her, either. They also suggested more calcium and gave me liquid calcium and a syringe to administer it by mouth. She was prescribed .2 mL a day. Vet said she'd be fine. Two days after the vet visit, I come home from work and find her in her cage dead. Any ideas on what could've been the problem here? Just feeling a little lost after losing my beardie.