Elaina
Juvie Member
Hey everyone- haven't been on in a looong time, busy with life and all that. I miss you all!!!!!
So for everyone who may remember, Stewie has had a long rough battle with yellow fungus.
http://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=97333&hilit=
Well it too a YEAR!!! But we got it under control. After biopsies and meds and soaks and creams, he had sugery on his mouth. The fungus was starting to encroach from his lip into his mouth, so we had to get that surgical removed. It was sad. But now you can barely tell, half of his lip on one side is gone but it healed well. He actually managed to get plump and he's doing great now. He is 2 years 3 months old now, he is my snuggle buggle :wink:
Lola is another story. She is now 1.5 years old now. Starting in the fall she quit eating on her own. Went to the vet, we decided maybe semi brumation. But really, she didn't show most of the symptoms. I syringe fed her and waited for spring. She didn't really come around so..three vet visits later...grrr..here's where we are. Blood work, fecals, and all kinds of check ups were done. She showed some signs of having her first cycle, although we never felt eggs, knowing we may not feel them, we provided her with what she needed to lay eggs if she needed to her. Her calcium levels were really high too. She never laid eggs, but after a few weeks of waiting, syringe feeding. We wanted to make sure she wasn't egg bound. Back to the vet, he felt like her cycle was over, not egg bound, and reproductive issues were not the cause of her not eating. He cannot find any HEALTH reason as to why she won't eat. She is healthy except for this. A little thin, but he isn't concerned too much because I syringe feed, and her fat stores are good. So we talked about habitat. I took hides away because she would just hide, not get warm and therefore not eat. He said to give her back a hide on her hot and cool side, maybe she needed some security. Did that.
On the hot side, she hides in plants, its about 81. On her hammock where she basks (when I put her there) is about 100-101.5. I used to have it at 105, he said maybe that was too hot. I have a hide on her cool side and its around 70. She never goes to the cool side or hides there.
I soak her every two days, syringe feed every three days, per the vet I shouldn't wait longer than that 3 days if she doesn't eat. She isn't eating on her own at all.
She used to love roaches, butterworms, silkworms, hornworms, crickets sometimes....I have tried it ALL. I hold it in front of her, I put a worm on her hammock and leave, or stay, put a worm on her NOSE even..she doesn't do anything! I gave her nothing for 5 days except hydration, which made me feel awful, but I thought by now hunger HAS to overtake anything. The conclusion may be, is she spoiled? I don't want to hand feed her for the rest of her life. Really- you name a trick to tempt a beardie to eat, I have tried it. The vet said try bright foods, add flowers like clover, dandelion, hibiscus. She could care less what I put in her salad because she doesn't touch it.
So, the next step would be an ultrasound or xrays, which the vet doesn't really think we need to do, but he will, and I don't want to put her or my wallet through it. So before we go there...anyone have ANY IDEAS here?
So for everyone who may remember, Stewie has had a long rough battle with yellow fungus.
http://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=97333&hilit=
Well it too a YEAR!!! But we got it under control. After biopsies and meds and soaks and creams, he had sugery on his mouth. The fungus was starting to encroach from his lip into his mouth, so we had to get that surgical removed. It was sad. But now you can barely tell, half of his lip on one side is gone but it healed well. He actually managed to get plump and he's doing great now. He is 2 years 3 months old now, he is my snuggle buggle :wink:
Lola is another story. She is now 1.5 years old now. Starting in the fall she quit eating on her own. Went to the vet, we decided maybe semi brumation. But really, she didn't show most of the symptoms. I syringe fed her and waited for spring. She didn't really come around so..three vet visits later...grrr..here's where we are. Blood work, fecals, and all kinds of check ups were done. She showed some signs of having her first cycle, although we never felt eggs, knowing we may not feel them, we provided her with what she needed to lay eggs if she needed to her. Her calcium levels were really high too. She never laid eggs, but after a few weeks of waiting, syringe feeding. We wanted to make sure she wasn't egg bound. Back to the vet, he felt like her cycle was over, not egg bound, and reproductive issues were not the cause of her not eating. He cannot find any HEALTH reason as to why she won't eat. She is healthy except for this. A little thin, but he isn't concerned too much because I syringe feed, and her fat stores are good. So we talked about habitat. I took hides away because she would just hide, not get warm and therefore not eat. He said to give her back a hide on her hot and cool side, maybe she needed some security. Did that.
On the hot side, she hides in plants, its about 81. On her hammock where she basks (when I put her there) is about 100-101.5. I used to have it at 105, he said maybe that was too hot. I have a hide on her cool side and its around 70. She never goes to the cool side or hides there.
I soak her every two days, syringe feed every three days, per the vet I shouldn't wait longer than that 3 days if she doesn't eat. She isn't eating on her own at all.
She used to love roaches, butterworms, silkworms, hornworms, crickets sometimes....I have tried it ALL. I hold it in front of her, I put a worm on her hammock and leave, or stay, put a worm on her NOSE even..she doesn't do anything! I gave her nothing for 5 days except hydration, which made me feel awful, but I thought by now hunger HAS to overtake anything. The conclusion may be, is she spoiled? I don't want to hand feed her for the rest of her life. Really- you name a trick to tempt a beardie to eat, I have tried it. The vet said try bright foods, add flowers like clover, dandelion, hibiscus. She could care less what I put in her salad because she doesn't touch it.
So, the next step would be an ultrasound or xrays, which the vet doesn't really think we need to do, but he will, and I don't want to put her or my wallet through it. So before we go there...anyone have ANY IDEAS here?
