Single swollen eye

[FortheLoveofLizzie]

Greetings!
Happy Valentine’s Day to all. Good day to tell y’all that I do love you and this forum.
It has been 5 wonderful years since I found Lizzie by the side of the road. I still chuckle when I see in mind the hilarious scene where two grown adults are wearing g garden gloves and armed with a box try to recur the scary wildlife!
Cute Lizzie in bath


Upclose left eye closed


Upclose eye open


When Lizzie has a normal eye


When I first noticed eye and documented it


Lizzie ct scan after I first noticed it


Peace all
Lizzie and I

 

[kingofnobbys]

diagnosis by vet is what ?

 

[FortheLoveofLizzie]

Swollen salivary glands
Or
Aneurysm
Probably more imaging would need to be done.
She has had it for 5yrs so it’s probably not a malignant tumor-which generally grow faster.
But I suppose it could be a benign tumor growing slowly in a small space too.
Needs more testing. None of the surgery I saw online for cephalic aneurysms looked fun. I have appt with the vet rec by who published reports of aneurysm clipping and generally a well respected figure in herpetology. Will post when I now more.
Thanks

 

[kingofnobbys]

if it is an aneurism , make sure the vet harvests a bit of her blood for storage over several weeks so she wont succumb to blood loss when they operate on her, she'll need a lot of blood transfusions during surgery.

I lost my Puff in recovery after surgery to repair his aneurism , he never came home.

 

[FortheLoveofLizzie]

I’m so sorry about your beardies surgery . We pour so much love in them. Thank you for the adviceZ it’s noted and I will insist if it comes to surgery.