tail issues - with photos

[resisted]

So, I just got home from college to find out that Simone had broken her tail sometime at the end of April. After strong words with mom, I took her to the vet today. The doctor told me there was nothing she could do because it was snapped all the way through, but the blood vessels were still intact and the tail is still viable. She gave me some liquid vitamins and told me that it would drop off. O-kay. Here's the deal: the end of her tail is black, but the underside is normal colored. The blackness is heading up her tail. I thought I'd consult ya'll before making an appointment for a second opinion.

Also, some photos from bathtime today.

 

[Buggsy]

If it is black it means the tissue is necrotized. If it is spreading i would think it needs to be removed ASAP. Pm tracy (drache) hoepfully she can give a bit more insight!

 

[scalesandtales]

He needs to go to the vet ASAP to have it amputated. My Twitch (RIP) went through the same thing. Unfortunatly it was too late and the infection had spread to his blood. It is going to spread incredibly fast. In the mean time you can soak his tail in betadine. He needs to see a Herp vet either today or tomorrow though.
Jessica

 

[Tigg]

I will concur with the others... get to a DIFFERENT vet ASAP. The tail will not just drop off post break until the flesh around it has become necrotic. unfortunately, if the healthy flesh pre break is also beginning to turn black you risk losing more tail than necessary.

 

[Tigg]

P.S. out of curiosity... How long is your beardie and how old? Does she have excess skin under her chin like a typical beardie? She looks an awful lot like a "Rankins Dragon" to me (Pogona Henrylawsoni) she is beautiful.

 

[resisted]

P.S. out of curiosity... How long is your beardie and how old? Does she have excess skin under her chin like a typical beardie? She looks an awful lot like a "Rankins Dragon" to me (Pogona Henrylawsoni) she is beautiful.

She's two. I'm not sure about length, but she's 77 grams. She does have excess skin under her chin.
She didn't receive the best care while I was gone (no supplements, and the same UVB for a year and a half), so if she's small for her age, it may be because of that.

 

[Jasper's Mom]

Sadly I have first hand experience with this. Because the black - the dead flesh - is moving upwards, the tail must be amputated by a qualified herp vet above the black ASAP. If it is left, the dead flesh will continue to move upwards. If it reaches the beardie's body, it's a recipe for disaster. Please take your beardie to a different herp vet and get the end of the tail amputated while there's still time to save some of it!