So I have an update about Mushu. It doesn’t look good for him but the Vet thinks there is a small chance from what she saw. I am posting all the info in case someone else some day is in a similar situation and may come across this Thread and maybe it will help them. So I apologize for it being long.
I want to start by saying that the info given to me in this thread on this forum was all really great info and confirmed by this Vet. With out you all teaching me about the
UVB light and temperatures and his enclosure and just all the different suggestions and stuff you have shared with me I don’t think I would of had the info she asked for and that would of made it more difficult today. So I thank you all. Mushu thanks you as well.
She determined it is probably not an aneurysm because of location and the fact the swelling is now moving down his face. So good news it’s not an anurism but bad news about the swelling moving down his face.
He doesn’t have mouth rot. Inside his mouth is healthy other then the swelling which is part of the original lump on the head issue.
They think it is some sort of growth / tissue mass and infection. The previous test results ruled out cancer which is good but it could still be a tumor and with its location it could end up being bad.
They could do a biopsy but that means putting him to sleep and she doesn’t think he would wake up and the results wouldn’t change the game plan for him so it’s an unnecessary risk.
She poked it with a tiny needle and said best case it will be full of cottage cheese type infection and blood. Worst case it would be full of just blood. The stuff that came out was a little of both blood and cottage cheese looking stuff. So not all hope is lost but still doesn’t look good.
We stoped giving him the oral antibiotics and started giving him a shot every 3 days for a month. The injection (Ceftazedime) is supposed to be a more aggressive antibiotic but it shouldn’t upset his stomach the way the other stuff did. The needles are already loaded with a months worth of the medicine and we have to keep them frozen.
The shots are to be given in his little arm rotating left arm one time right arm the next. Not through the scales but under them.
Also we now give him an oral medicine for inflammation and pain. (Meloxicam)
We are still giving him the food supplement and the Tramadol. When this all started he weighed 0.5kg. Today he weighed in at 0.48kg so not a huge weight loss but it looks like he has lost more then that
No vitamins or calcium for now
Straight Non diluted non flavor pedialyte in place of water. Flavored is ok as long as it is sugar free
For food we need to be a little more aggressive and get it in more towards the back of his mouth because of the swelling it’s harder for him to swallow but He won’t choke
Need to keep the tank a few degrees warmer during the day and after lights out we need to keep it almost as hot as the day time temps. No lights at night And keep the light cycle a few hours longer on the day time cycle.
He isn’t impacted and doesn’t have any signs of the bone disease.
They gave him his first shot today and I know it is wishful thinking but when we got him home and put him in his enclosure he sat there for a min and then crawled up to bask For a while then walked around his enclosure 2 or 3 times and his color had all come back. No black or grey tones anywhere at all and his beard was orange again. He was alert and seemed strong. He was like that for a good 2-3 hours and then he laid down to sleep but outside of his hide.
Anyway that was way longer then I thought it would be but like I said if some day someone is able to use any of this info to help their beardie it would make me very happy.
More updates to come. Hopefully the good type of updates