Keep us posted pleaseHere's an update now that we're back from the new vet.
He didn't want to do a culture. He seemed pretty certain that it was a fungus and thought it would be better to just start her on an oral antifungal. He did call it yellow fungus disease but he said something about using it like a general term, and he didn't think there was a lot of cause for concern. He also said she looked very healthy otherwise.
Maybe it didn't look like it in the pictures I sent, but it is still a lesion according to the vet and it's pretty yellow in color compared to the rest of her. She's started a shed on her head as of yesterday and it looks really different to that.
I just got an email with all the doctor's notes from the exam, and I'll attach the treatment plan they wrote with the medication.
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I also just want to say that this vet, staff, and office were incredibly professional and friendly. Dr. Fyfe is also a bearded dragon owner himself. I wouldn't have found them without you all so I'm really grateful. They were so much better and it was obvious the second we pulled up, let alone walked in. I hope the oral antifungal will finally put an end to this for Pancake's sake.
I will!Keep us posted please
I'm glad you found a competent vet, hopefully Pancake is on her way to recovery. You have both been through way to much.Here's an update now that we're back from the new vet.
He didn't want to do a culture. He seemed pretty certain that it was a fungus and thought it would be better to just start her on an oral antifungal. He did call it yellow fungus disease but he said something about using it like a general term, and he didn't think there was a lot of cause for concern. He also said she looked very healthy otherwise.
Maybe it didn't look like it in the pictures I sent, but it is still a lesion according to the vet and it's pretty yellow in color compared to the rest of her. She's started a shed on her head as of yesterday and it looks really different to that.
I just got an email with all the doctor's notes from the exam, and I'll attach the treatment plan they wrote with the medication.
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I also just want to say that this vet, staff, and office were incredibly professional and friendly. Dr. Fyfe is also a bearded dragon owner himself. I wouldn't have found them without you all so I'm really grateful. They were so much better and it was obvious the second we pulled up, let alone walked in. I hope the oral antifungal will finally put an end to this for Pancake's sake.
ALSO-- Something has happened to her claw on the same arm that looks very concerning. It's so hard to see that I didn't realize just how crazy it looked until I took a picture just now. I dont know if this is fungus too or what. I swear, there's always something going wrong.
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Let's have ahbd help hereHey all. Pancake has been taking her antibiotics every other day, so six treatments so far. I don't know how long it should take to see results since she's supposed to have thirty doses. And I had difficulty with the first few because I was doing it alone and had difficulty getting it all in her mouth (some spilled out). Now I have someone to do it while I hold her mouth open for a sec, so it's fine now.
I actually thought it was looking better; the yellow patch seemed to be shrinking, but she just shed the area off to reveal—guess what—that there's still been a black ring underneath this whole time. I'm flabbergasted. The sheds around the area have been quite yellow, while the rest have been the usual pale color save for her dark scales. It just seems weird.
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Thanks for your advice. I wanted the culture but the vet told he he didn't think it was worth the cost to me because he was pretty confident. I'll ask to have one done next time I take her in. For now I'll go to the drug store and buy some betadine.It looks sort of like it did in the beginning. Having an actual scraping to test is always best before putting any creature , including us humans, on a long course of powerful meds. like Pancake is on.
The nail is probably harmless but you can apply a betadine mix a few times a day just using a cotton ball or Q-tip to see how it does.
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