Please help!!! Brown line found under teeth

[Taylorkay3]

Hey I am new to this site and currently have a few issues but this is the one I'm a little nervous about. My dragon is about 6 months old and today I went to ice him his medicine and noticed a dot on the top of his inner lip and a Lin inside his lip under his teeth. Is it mouth rot or what it's freaking me out!!

 

[CooperDragon]

His gums look pretty good. Nice pink tissue. The discoloration may be stuck food or some kind of blemish. Keep an eye out for sores or deterioration along his teeth and gum lines as that may indicate an issue. Otherwise try rinsing it with some water or give it another gentile swipe with a q-tip. If you want to try and clean his mouth you could use something like MaxiGuard gel which will help as a topical antibacterial agent. http://www.amazon.com/Maxiguard-Oral-Gel-4-oz/dp/B000FUOCOA I've used it to help treat mouth rot. I'm not sure it's necessary in this case though unless you see his gum conditions deteriorate.

 

[Taylorkay3]

Okay thank you very much! Scared me

 

[Taylorkay3]

It's been three days since he got off his antibiotics and now is eating some yogurt daily but still not eating his worms, he's lost a couple oz and mouth has gotten worse it looks like the top lip inside is disconnecting from the lip? No blood or anything it's so weird I cannot disprove it or get a picture as it hurts he won't let me get near it. I have an apt tomorrow but didn't know if anyone's experienced anything like this

 

[CooperDragon]

It could take a while for his appetite to come back. I wouldn't want to see him lose much more weight though. A vet visit is a good idea for the mouth if it looks like it's disconnecting or getting worse.

 

[Taylorkay3]

Okay so update on Zeus all parasites were a negative which is great! His mouth he bit on his own, the doctor said he must of bitten his lip like we do our cheek and since there was no bacteria in his body his mouth is really badly infected. But better news then what I thought just a little antibiotic for the mouth and he's good!!!
Thank you for all your advice and opinion it really helped!

 

[CooperDragon]

OK great that should heal up then. Which antibiotic are you using for his mouth? The MaxiGuard cleaner I mentioned earlier may be helpful in this case. Offering some manuka or unpasteurized honey may help as well (and taste better).

 

[Taylorkay3]

Ciprofloxacin for 30 days for the infection

 

[CooperDragon]

OK. I hope that is helpful. That's a pretty long round so I'd be sure to offer some probiotics along with it. Is it in oral liquid form or shots?

 

[Taylorkay3]

Liquid form, and you think it's necessary? I'll order a probiotic tomorrow I've been doing the yogurt still since he was just on antibiotics for a month for the parasites but he's still not eating I think due to the pain in his mouth but is on baby food and still will eat wax worms if I put them on his lip. He is still very energetic but the non eating still scares me. He eats the baby food right off the syringe so no problem there I think it's just the chewing that he doesn't want to do which I understand the infections on the whole left side

 

[CooperDragon]

Liquid form is much easier to give them than the shots, so that's good. If you're still doing the yogurt that's good. If he's active that's a good sign. If he's digging into the baby food, maybe a few drops of Acidophiliz+ mixed in would be helpful. Keep up with the baby food to ensure he gets lots of hydration and a full(ish) belly.