Neurological problems? Sick Beardie WITH VIDEO.

[Drache613]

Hello,

The mesh & fine screen will filter out up to 40% of the UVB out which can greatly affect the exposure rate & amount for your dragon.
I would try to mount the light underneath of the mesh screen if possible.

Tracie

 

[Aerthorn]

The bloods came back today. Posted below is what i was sent by the Vet. As i suspected the UV/Calcium are fine. Click this link to see the pdf of the actual results there are 2 pages
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57650574/Grech%20%27Lizzie%27%20lizard%20140112.pdf :

"Hi Nathan,

Apologies for not getting back to you yesterday regarding Lizzy's blood results: the fax machine did not print out the results properly so I had to go online to access them. I have included a copy of the results here for your records.

Here is a summary of the results:

Biochemistry (test mainly organ/tissue function):
No abnormal results. So kidney/ gut, muscle, calcium metabolism are likely fine

Haematology (blood cell count/examination):

There is a decrease in the total number of white blood cells, with a moderate decrease in two types of white blood cells: heterophils and lymphocytes. There is a relative increase in the number of azurophils - another type of white blood cell.

The red blood cell count was normal.

What does this all mean?
I am suspicious of a chronic (long term) inflammatory response. This could be due to a viral or bacterial infection, though this does not fit too well with the signs and history of the case - we would usually expect such infections to get dramatically worse over time.

What do we do?
The easiest (and cheapest) next step is to place Lizzy on a course of oral antibiotics. Phone the clinic to arrange to pick up the medication.

If she shows any response to the medical treatment trial - great - we will reassess her in 2-3 weeks. If she does not respond to the treatment things are not looking good, as the next step would be an MRI. Otherwise we must consider quality of life, and consider euthanasia.

I hope this is not too confusing. Lizzy is a complex case.


Regards,

Brendan"

 

[Drache613]

Hello Brendan,

Thanks for posting the results!
I will review them & post back on your thread here soon.
How is Lizzy doing today?

Tracie