I’m a bit late but in my experience vets don’t seem to mind if you ask for advice on an issue outside of an appointment. In fact I’ve emailed the reptile vet I take my boys to on a number of occasions to ask opinions/advice on issues that pop up or are ongoing.It doesn't look any different but I did put the raw honey on it. Her appetite is good-- better than its ever been since she had surgery in March, actually. She's chill and alert. I'm going to give her another bath today and reapply the honey. I'm gonna keep watching her and try to get her an appointment when the vet opens.
I have the vet's cell number and could text him-- does anyone know if that's rude to ask for advice outside of making an appointment? Like if I just sent him a picture and asked what he thought?
I know what that’s like having to drop one off for treatment and having to wait and hope things are ok but if it’s any comfort she’s at the vets now so if there is anything happening she’s in the best place for treatment.Update. Not a good update, but an update.
I'm not able to drive myself to bring Pancake to the vet, so my parents unfortunately also have to be willing. My mom insisted I try to get a "virtual appointment" so she doesn't have to drive an hour "for nothing" despite there being something obviously wrong.
My mom called the vet a while back and was told I could send a very detailed email with pictures to the vet and get a phone call back, so she insisted I do that so she didn't have to drive me. (Which is ridiculous, since we physically need to be there for treatment anyway.) It's been days and I never received a call back, as I expected.
Well guess what? I just woke up to find her arm is twitching and I haven't even touched it.
NOW my mom is finally willing to take me. So I'll have an actual update later. I called the vet and they are only taking drop-offs so I'll have to leave her there and get a phone call later. And of course the receptionist talked to me like I was stupid for trying to get a virtual appointment. Thank you all for the advice. I'll be back to let you all know what's going on. I just hope we didn't wait too long. I'm so distraught over this.
Thank you very much. And yeah I have told her many times that beardies often don't show signs of illness like other animals would unless something's very wrong. She always says "but she looks fine." She said the same thing when I thought Pancake wasn't going to lay her eggs, and then she ended up needing surgery.I know what that’s like having to drop one off for treatment and having to wait and hope things are ok but if it’s any comfort she’s at the vets now so if there is anything happening she’s in the best place for treatment.
It’s also good you have this thread and your photos as documentation of the patch on her arm and how it’s behaving.
Hoping you get good news but not cool about your mother not wanting to really help you get her to see a vet in person. Bearded dragons are an animal that tends to hide any issues which means that it is important to have any abnormalities checked out ASAP and to regularly give them a full look over.
When I first got my two rescues it was explained to me that regularly checking them and getting to know what’s normal for them in both appearance and behaviour is an important part of their care because since they’re good at hiding any issues usually by the time it becomes undeniably clear somethings wrong the problems been ongoing for a while.
Yes vet appointments for reptiles are expensive but take it from me it’s a WHOLE LOT more expensive if you don’t get to an issue sooner rather than later so maybe that’s something you could talk about with your mother so if there’s anything that pops up in the future she might better understand why it’s important to physically see a vet over concerning abnormalities like this patch on your girls arm.
Again I’m hoping everything goes well for you and your dragon
Interesting. I didn't want to say anything, but in the past my three kids that were in daycare got ringworm and it looks very much like your bearded dragon's lesion.UPDATE: Got off phone with vet tech. She said there was no inflammation or injury but that Pancake tested positive for ringworm, so it's fungus. Has anyone ever heard of a bearded dragon getting ringworm? I'm on my way to pick her up and talk to the vet right now.
Yeah I couldn't find much info about ringworm for beardies. I just finished talking to the vet and he didn't call it ringworm like the vet tech did, just called it fungus. It's possible she just called it that because it's a ring shape, so now I'm not sure. He prescribed her athlete's foot cream (terbinafine hydrochloride). That should take care of it hopefully.Interesting. I didn't want to say anything, but in the past my three kids that were in daycare got ringworm and it looks very much like your bearded dragon's lesion.
I had no idea that it looks the same on beardies (inner healthy area with white periphery).
Hoping it's an easy topical treatment. In humans, it's very contagious, and if it is the same, wash the heck out of your hands everytime you handle your baby! In humans, you put the cream on as prescribed and all should be well.
Off to look up ringworm in beardies!
If it is anything like human ringworm, after about five days, you should be good...despite the 30 day recommendation, it will probably clear up pretty quickly.I'm gonna be giving it to her for 30 days and hopefully it'll clear up
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