MY BEARDIE IS DYING!!!! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!! PLEASEEEE!!!!

[Ozzy98]

omg my dragon ate a frog that my boyfriend caught and I think it was poisonous or something cuz hes turning black and mouth is open and not acting right please someone help this is my baby!!!! i love him please help please!!!!!!!!

 

[SARBEAR]

Try to get a hold of an emergency vet immediately!!

 

[Ozzy98]

i cant im 17 and i live w/ my parents, i cant im poor and my baby is dying i think what do i do?????????????

 

[SARBEAR]

Unfortunately, I hate to say this, but most dragons that eat frogs often end up dying...Unless you take him to a vet, there's really nothing else you can do

 

[SARBEAR]

But it also depends on what kind of frog it was. If it wasn't poisonous then you'd have to worry about impaction...

 

[Ozzy98]

are you sure i cant believe this i love him so much he is my best friend.......is there any thing else i can do?? please!!!! it was such a mistake and i love him!!!!! anything at all i can do??????

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Emergencies like this require vet assistance, if you don't get him to a vet, you will very likely lose him. I'm really sorry this has happened to you.

 

[Ozzy98]

im so horrified, im watching my best friend die i cant believe this

 

[SARBEAR]

I'm so sorry As far as I know there's nothing you can do besides taking it to a vet. I know in AZ we have an emergency mobile vet that will actually come to you...maybe that's an option you can look into? You need to do it asap!!

How's he acting right now?

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Have you tried calling an emergency vet phone number? Maybe they can give you more info over the phone. I really wish we could be more help, it really is heartbreaking to hear that he's in such a terrible state.

 

[SARBEAR]

Have you tried calling an emergency vet phone number? Maybe they can give you more info over the phone.

I agree try that

 

[Ozzy98]

i live in jacksonville florida, i put him on the branch closest to the basking light and he fell off and he never got back on it. he is almost laying on his side and his mouth is open his beard is black, and his eyes are wide open. and i can see him heaving heavily and its been almost 2 1/2 hours since he ate it. the frog was tiny it wasn't big at all but my boyfriend picked it up from the outside and fed it to him...hes dying???????? noooooo

 

[SARBEAR]

I don't understand why he would feed your dragon a frog...
Try this number, it's an emergency vet:
(863) 424-9390

 

[DragonMomSandy]

Try calling the number from Sarbear, I have this terrible feeling that it's too late. I too would like to know why your boyfriend would feed your dragon a frog, no matter how small it was

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

How is your dragon doing this evening?
Why did your boyfriend put a frog in with your dragon? That is NEVER recommended, even with adult bearded dragons. He will need vet attention. Do you know if the frog was poisonous? Bearded dragons' diets do not consist of frogs in Australia so we should not feed them frogs in the US either. Plus, feeding things from outside is dangerous because you don't know if they have pesticides or chemicals on or in them from the environment which will kill your dragon.
I would try to give oral fluids to try & flush his system out as much as possible. Keep him warm overnight if possible, around 80 using a heating pad with a towel in between him & the pad.

Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie