Please help! Not sure what exactly is wrong :(

Sarah.harper9742

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Please help! Friday 12/13 my husband noticed Rem’s foot was swollen and had a black circular mark on it, it almost looked like a puncture wound but we had no idea how that could be. We’ve been cleaning it daily and rinsing with a diluted betadine solution as well as warm baths for her everyday for about 15 minutes. The black scab like part fell off today but it still doesn’t look great :( getting raw unpasteurized honey tomorrow to try and help with healing, is this something only a vet can help? We don’t have exotic vets near me so we are trying everything we can, please help me help her
 

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Drache613

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Hello,

It could be some type of puncture, or a bite of some type? Do you keep any insects in his tank with him that could have bitten him?
Continue to use some diluted betadine & definitely start
using some raw unpasteurized honey on it also, to help
keep it from getting infected.
Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie
 

Sarah.harper9742

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Hello,

It could be some type of puncture, or a bite of some type? Do you keep any insects in his tank with him that could have bitten him?
Continue to use some diluted betadine & definitely start
using some raw unpasteurized honey on it also, to help
keep it from getting infected.
Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie
Thank you so much for answering Tracie. She doesn’t currently have any live insects in the enclosure nor did she when this happened. Getting the honey today so that it can hopefully work faster because it doesn’t look great :( she’s still moving around and eating for the moment. Will continue to update
 

AHBD

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Hi Sarah, sorry about Rem's foot. Does she roam outside of the tank at all and do you have other pets , cat or dog ? Just wondering if she got nipped. Honey will be good for it but if it gets much worse find a qualified vet for some antibiotics and another opinion.
 

Sarah.harper9742

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Hi Sarah, sorry about Rem's foot. Does she roam outside of the tank at all and do you have other pets , cat or dog ? Just wondering if she got nipped. Honey will be good for it but if it gets much worse find a qualified vet for some antibiotics and another opinion.
She’s not usually outside of her tank often, and not lately to where this could have been from a cat or dog despite us having those animals as well. The more I look at it I don’t think it’s a bite. Getting honey when husband is off work today (I don’t drive) and if it gets worse we will be going to a vet. Unfortunately money is tight but I definitely want her to feel better so we will do that soon if honey isn’t helping. Thank you so much for responding
 

Drache613

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Hello,

You can apply it one to two times daily or as needed. As Karrie suggested, be sure that there aren't
any insects in the tank to be attracted to the honey.
I hope it heals up for her!

Tracie
 

Sarah.harper9742

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The swelling looks like it’s going down a little bit but it definitely looks terrible still in my opinion. Are bearded dragons really that resilient to the point they can lose skin and scales and still be okay?? I’m just so worried but my husband just lost his job literally a week before Christmas so we can’t do a vet right now but we got honey and betadine and I’m just praying it’s enough. Thanks for all the help you guys I appreciate it more than you know
 

Drache613

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Hello,

I hope the swelling continues to go down. They are pretty resilient, yes but if it gets infected, it can
cause marked health issues.
It should be enough to ward off any infection by using the betadine & raw honey on it daily. Does
it seem to be bothering him at all?

Tracie
 

Sarah.harper9742

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Hello,

I hope the swelling continues to go down. They are pretty resilient, yes but if it gets infected, it can
cause marked health issues.
It should be enough to ward off any infection by using the betadine & raw honey on it daily. Does
it seem to be bothering him at all?

Tracie
Not really, only when we mess with it to help her. She’s still walking and eating like normal. The scales layer looks dead skin that’s starting to pull away from her like a wet scab. Once that layer comes off and it’s an open wound, is honey still okay to apply? Or should I do triple antibiotic? I just don’t want to apply the wrong thing. Thank you so so much Tracie
 

Drache613

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Hello,

That's great it doesn't seem to be bothering her right now. It sounds like it is healing slowly. Definitely
as AHBD stated, you can apply the raw honey directly into the wound if it's open, it wont hurt her at all.
For them, I think that is better than the antibiotic ointments since they are petroleum based.

Let us know how she is doing!

Tracie
 

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