Eavlynn
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On our way back from the vet's office now. To be safe, we ran a swab kit for CANV, and we should have results by Monday. The results of that test, will determine how we go about testing/treating other issues she may have. There isn't much we can do for the eye discharge, with the upper lid being missing. If she comes back negative for CANV, we'll check for other signs of infection which may be present. If she has an underlying infection, the medication may help to reduce the amount of discharge, though it's unlikely to stop completely.
He wants to clear her for CANV first and foremost. Some reptiles, especially our beardies, can carry CANV and test positive without ever displaying symptoms. It only becomes an issue in babies and immunicompromised dragons, which I was unaware of. If caught early, it's actually treatable, which was news to me as well. It becomes more problematic when spores are inhaled and become systemic internally; this is more common in iguanas than beardies. Even if she tests positive, her prognosis is good, though we think it's more likely that the skin abnormalities were caused by her previous tank mate over a year ago.
Another thing I was made aware of that I wanted to share with everyone: any vet can see exotics if they want to, but owners should be very cautious. Some vets give reptiles medication according to mammalian dosages, because that's what they are most familiar with, which can result in serious injury, internal organ damage, and death. When you look for a good reptile vet, look for a board certified reptile vet, or a vet in the process of getting their board certification.
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He wants to clear her for CANV first and foremost. Some reptiles, especially our beardies, can carry CANV and test positive without ever displaying symptoms. It only becomes an issue in babies and immunicompromised dragons, which I was unaware of. If caught early, it's actually treatable, which was news to me as well. It becomes more problematic when spores are inhaled and become systemic internally; this is more common in iguanas than beardies. Even if she tests positive, her prognosis is good, though we think it's more likely that the skin abnormalities were caused by her previous tank mate over a year ago.
Another thing I was made aware of that I wanted to share with everyone: any vet can see exotics if they want to, but owners should be very cautious. Some vets give reptiles medication according to mammalian dosages, because that's what they are most familiar with, which can result in serious injury, internal organ damage, and death. When you look for a good reptile vet, look for a board certified reptile vet, or a vet in the process of getting their board certification.
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She did test positive for low levels of pinworm, which is pretty common, no treatment required. I'm eager to get the results back from her CANV test. I'm hoping for negative results so we can work with her more and follow standard quarantine guidelines. Monday seems so far away.
