rebeccamonteith
Member
Hi guys,
I am really worried about my 9 month old bearded dragon, Luka.
A bit of background:
I moved to Aberdeen in September (for uni) and when I got there, he stopped eating for a week or 2 so I took him to the vet. Had a fecal done and he had pinworms/coccidia. He was treated with Panacur and Baycox I think they were called. 2 weeks later his fecal came back clear. Afterwards he didn't eat so I started giving him baby food, critical care and avipro +. After a week or 2 of giving him this, I got him back to eating every day and sometimes even twice a day (crickets/locusts/veg). He was very healthy looking, great colour and put on weight (we've always had trouble with him putting on weight, even though he was eating as much as he would like each day. He's still only 288 g) yet he was hiding away a little bit.
I have given information on his setup in this post
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=228298
Now, I have moved back home (on December 12th) and since this he hasn't been doing too well. He isn't eating, is very lethargic despite being a lovely bright orange colour and is hiding away basically all day, sleeping during the day, etc. I took him to the vet a few weeks ago to a herp specialist who checked him over, felt his belly, looked in his mouth, etc. and said he appears very healthy and there is no obvious sign of anything wrong. I was recommended to get a heat mat more suited to the size of the enclosure (I had a square one that only covered a small area, now I have a rectangular one that covers most of the back wall) and a min-max thermometer. I have been giving him critical care and avipro on alternate days. He ate some greens about 2/3 days ago and crickets about a week ago but other than this nothing for weeks. I read the post on here about brumation along with information from other sources and a lot of people were saying to just leave him to it while keeping him hydrated. I left him yesterday other than giving him critical care (5 mL with syringe into his mouth) and he stayed in the corner all day.
I have just spoke to the vet on the phone who said that if he isn't getting any better, they would look into doing another fecal and a blood test to check if his organs are functioning correctly.. they said to keep an eye on him for another week and if there is no improvement, to bring him in. Is there anything I can do? I'm really worried about him and just want him to be back to his happy, active self like he was in the summer
Thanks guys
I am really worried about my 9 month old bearded dragon, Luka.
A bit of background:
I moved to Aberdeen in September (for uni) and when I got there, he stopped eating for a week or 2 so I took him to the vet. Had a fecal done and he had pinworms/coccidia. He was treated with Panacur and Baycox I think they were called. 2 weeks later his fecal came back clear. Afterwards he didn't eat so I started giving him baby food, critical care and avipro +. After a week or 2 of giving him this, I got him back to eating every day and sometimes even twice a day (crickets/locusts/veg). He was very healthy looking, great colour and put on weight (we've always had trouble with him putting on weight, even though he was eating as much as he would like each day. He's still only 288 g) yet he was hiding away a little bit.
I have given information on his setup in this post
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=228298
Now, I have moved back home (on December 12th) and since this he hasn't been doing too well. He isn't eating, is very lethargic despite being a lovely bright orange colour and is hiding away basically all day, sleeping during the day, etc. I took him to the vet a few weeks ago to a herp specialist who checked him over, felt his belly, looked in his mouth, etc. and said he appears very healthy and there is no obvious sign of anything wrong. I was recommended to get a heat mat more suited to the size of the enclosure (I had a square one that only covered a small area, now I have a rectangular one that covers most of the back wall) and a min-max thermometer. I have been giving him critical care and avipro on alternate days. He ate some greens about 2/3 days ago and crickets about a week ago but other than this nothing for weeks. I read the post on here about brumation along with information from other sources and a lot of people were saying to just leave him to it while keeping him hydrated. I left him yesterday other than giving him critical care (5 mL with syringe into his mouth) and he stayed in the corner all day.
I have just spoke to the vet on the phone who said that if he isn't getting any better, they would look into doing another fecal and a blood test to check if his organs are functioning correctly.. they said to keep an eye on him for another week and if there is no improvement, to bring him in. Is there anything I can do? I'm really worried about him and just want him to be back to his happy, active self like he was in the summer
Thanks guys