Hi there,
I'm brand new here and looking for advice on my 5 year old Beardie, Geronimo. I noticed changes in Geronimo starting about 2 weeks ago. He started developing dark spots on his back and sides, which in the past has always been indicative of areas that are about to shed. However, instead of turning to gray and then shedding like in the past, those dark areas have remained and his attitude started to change. He's always been an easy-going, mellow man, but when the dark spots started, his personality started to become dull and cranky. He's lost some weight and those pads on the top of his head and tail are not plump and fatty like they should be. Yesterday I took him to my local vet, who is fresh out of vet school but doesn't necessarily specialize in reptiles. She diagnosed him with possible case of Yellow Fungus Disease. However, she didn't take any biopsies or do a fecal test or blood work. My question is has anyone here dealt with YFD or have any suggestions of what else it could be, like coccidia?
I'm brand new here and looking for advice on my 5 year old Beardie, Geronimo. I noticed changes in Geronimo starting about 2 weeks ago. He started developing dark spots on his back and sides, which in the past has always been indicative of areas that are about to shed. However, instead of turning to gray and then shedding like in the past, those dark areas have remained and his attitude started to change. He's always been an easy-going, mellow man, but when the dark spots started, his personality started to become dull and cranky. He's lost some weight and those pads on the top of his head and tail are not plump and fatty like they should be. Yesterday I took him to my local vet, who is fresh out of vet school but doesn't necessarily specialize in reptiles. She diagnosed him with possible case of Yellow Fungus Disease. However, she didn't take any biopsies or do a fecal test or blood work. My question is has anyone here dealt with YFD or have any suggestions of what else it could be, like coccidia?