Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I’ve been on here.
My beardie was found to have tail rot on April 10th. I took him to the vet, and after having him on antibiotics for the weekend he got the affected portion removed on April 14th.
I was not given more antibiotics following the surgery, only pain meds.
Now, 11 days later, he’s been eating more than he has in a long time, which is great! He’s been active, he’s even been in his first full shed in a long time too.
However, I’m concerned about his tail.
The doctor didn’t cut off as much as I thought he would, I thought he said more of the tail was dead but I wasn’t gonna question it.
It’s limp, and it’s red. I don’t know if this was a stain from surgery or a bruise/something else. He doesn’t seem to have feeling in it.
During this shed the scales near that end of his tail have peeled off, and the underneath is now red too like the bit I was worried about…
I don’t know if I should be worried about this. Hopefully this image showing the timeline is clear. Please advise!
My beardie was found to have tail rot on April 10th. I took him to the vet, and after having him on antibiotics for the weekend he got the affected portion removed on April 14th.
I was not given more antibiotics following the surgery, only pain meds.
Now, 11 days later, he’s been eating more than he has in a long time, which is great! He’s been active, he’s even been in his first full shed in a long time too.
However, I’m concerned about his tail.
The doctor didn’t cut off as much as I thought he would, I thought he said more of the tail was dead but I wasn’t gonna question it.
It’s limp, and it’s red. I don’t know if this was a stain from surgery or a bruise/something else. He doesn’t seem to have feeling in it.
During this shed the scales near that end of his tail have peeled off, and the underneath is now red too like the bit I was worried about…
I don’t know if I should be worried about this. Hopefully this image showing the timeline is clear. Please advise!
