OK heres how the full visit went
she looked at him and did some bloodwork and did an ultrasound
she said the ultrasound came back good that his liver didnt look abnormal or enflamed or anything
she said his mucus glands were yellow and that usually means something liver related so she wanted to do bloodwork
she said the yellowing on his skin might not be related to the liver since if it was, it wouldnt flake off like it does...she suspects that is some form of external fungus, and as of now isnt worried about it being "yellow fungus" just a type of fungus that happens to be yellow
she gave me a topical fungal treatment called "Chlorhexaderm Scrub 2% Gal" she says to soak him for 10-15 minutes in warm water, then put some of the scrub on the yellow areas and scrub it lightly with a soft brush.......anybody know anything about this stuff? I ask because i dont wanna start treating anything unless i know whats going on...i know sometimes they dont handle treatments well
overall i had a good experience with the vet....their office had reptile pics around, there was a turtle and a corn snake being seen while i was waiting, someone called about having them look at their raccoon and cougar....they even had me fill out a reptile husbandry sheet explaining my entire setup in details...asked about uvb and brand etc etc...i feel like i got a vet with a lot more knowledge than the other one
HOWEVER...i had a few concerns....she was very quick to wanna medicate everything....the initial estimate she said she wanted to do a fecal and put him on a dewormer, even before getting any results back (ive already had a fecal done and it was clean so i turned down the fecal and deworming because 1. i didnt have enough money on me, and 2. i dont want to treat him for worms if he doesnt have them...makes no sense)....on top of that, she also wanted to put him on antibiotics, without even seeing the bloodwork results or anything....i turned her down on those too until after the bloodwork is done....not sure why i would give him antibiotics and dewormers before we even know what the diagnosis is.....that being said, once i turned down those extras, she didnt push them or try to sell me on them etc, she just said whatever i want to do today we can and then later we can decide which steps to take next...very nice lady, just dont trust the "catch-all" method of medicating....maybe if it was a dog or something that can handle medicines a little easier
i didnt get to see the most experienced reptile vet on staff....i had to see the "second string" because he was booked up
now to just play the waiting game and see whats going on with the bloodwork... 1-2 days
when i get it back ill type some stuff in, or maybe see if i can have my mom scan it at work or something...i dont own a printer/scanner
the vet seemed hopeful, she says the liver is pretty hardy and can recover, the skin fungus appeared to be external only and she thinks the scrub will help with it...she said he was dehydrated slightly and that i need to soak him more often so im going to get back into a routine of soaking my dragons both at least twice a week.....checked into the soaking figuring that there may be a husbandry issue if they need soaked....my humidity is around 23%, so im trying to figure out if thats good or not....some people whose opinion i really trust about BDs on another site said the humidity is fine and that 20-30% is best, and up to 40ish is acceptable....i might try bumping it up to around 30-35 by closing off one of my vents and maybe adding a water dish if necessary...maybe thatll help....but i need to get back into the routine of soaking them, people are saying even with perfect husbandry they still need soaked regularly....so we will see....she didnt mention the open cut on his leg, i told her what happened and she said she agrees it is probably a crack from being dry and me picking at it...she wasnt worried about it and said the neosporin was fine
the vet said he put up a great fight and seems very healthy....so im going to keep praying and stay positive throughout this ordeal....im very upset at myself for not having it looked at sooner...i mean, i took it to the other vet to have it examined, and he told me everything was fine....but i should have known he was an bad vet when he literally had to go and google it while i was sitting there and start reading about different things....but he gave the OK, and i guess ive just been in denial because i love the little guy and dont want anything to happen to him and i didnt want to face a potentially fatal problem with him....if i lose him and its something that could have been prevented if i treated him sooner, i will never forgive myself...but im praying i caught it soon enough, since he is still happy and healthy and his liver isnt enlarged or anything ....all prayers are needed, i appreciate the support everyone...it was a rough day on my little guy (he was out of his cage for over 4 hours, since i had a dentist appointment too), and its been an emotionally draining day on me aswell....hopefully things get better, im very hopeful and trying to be positive
