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[starlightangel1990@gmail.]

This is my rescue. He is supposedly about 2. Ive had him 1 month.
I took him to my vet (not exotic specialist) and he said all in all. Kidney failure.
I took him in not only for this skin issue but bc he's blowing bubbles from his nose and was looking to get antibiotics.
He told me my dragon is "hospice" and that putting him on antibiotics is pointless.
Yet I have a hard time believing him. I'm planning on taking him to an exotics specialist soon yet still wanted to see if anyone has any insight on what the skin condition may And or if anyone has insight to this claim of kidney failure.
He came to me looking charcoal, when I give him bath he turns beige. Which seems odd to me. His poop comes out undigested. The urate turns to powder.
I won't say I'm expert yet im up there in caring for dragons and their husbandry.. This one shocks me though. He eats like he's starving. He gets vitamins 4x per week along with daily calcium (per doctor instructions). I've been giving him water/electrolytes for days but not forcing too much. Switched to a more water rich diet with butter lettuce and Romain in hopes of bringing up his hydration. Can't seem to put weight on him. He's pretty stagnant.

 

[Sadie]

This is my rescue. He is supposedly about 2. Ive had him 1 month.
I took him to my vet (not exotic specialist) and he said all in all. Kidney failure.
I took him in not only for this skin issue but bc he's blowing bubbles from his nose and was looking to get antibiotics.
He told me my dragon is "hospice" and that putting him on antibiotics is pointless.
Yet I have a hard time believing him. I'm planning on taking him to an exotics specialist soon yet still wanted to see if anyone has any insight on what the skin condition may And or if anyone has insight to this claim of kidney failure.
He came to me looking charcoal, when I give him bath he turns beige. Which seems odd to me. His poop comes out undigested. The urate turns to powder.
I won't say I'm expert yet im up there in caring for dragons and their husbandry.. This one shocks me though. He eats like he's starving. He gets vitamins 4x per week along with daily calcium (per doctor instructions). I've been giving him water/electrolytes for days but not forcing too much. Switched to a more water rich diet with butter lettuce and Romain in hopes of bringing up his hydration. Can't seem to put weight on him. He's pretty stagnant.

Ok your dragon is not in good shape and I am not sure what that is on the beard so I am enlisting help w/ this one -- please get rid of the vet here is a website for you to find a reptile vet - if the dragon is eating that is a good sign --
www.arav.org
please go over your UVB brand and bulb and surface basking temps - what are they and how are you getting them? Digital probe thermometers are the most accurate - this things I am asking about are imperative to the health of the dragon

 

[starlightangel1990@gmail.]

Ok your dragon is not in good shape and I am not sure what that is on the beard so I am enlisting help w/ this one -- please get rid of the vet here is a website for you to find a reptile vet - if the dragon is eating that is a good sign --
www.arav.org
please go over your UVB brand and bulb and surface basking temps - what are they and how are you getting them? Digital probe thermometers are the most accurate - this things I am asking about are imperative to the health of the dragon

Zoo med t5 every 6 months.
Surface baking temp stays around 100 with ceramic heat lamp.
I know he's not healthy. When I got him I knew he wasn't well. The rescuer said they had done everything to bring his weight/ health up but he wouldn't gain. I just weighed him and he's gone up 10 grams in 1 week. His hydration level is something I can't get to go up though.

 

[Sadie]

Zoo med t5 every 6 months.
Surface baking temp stays around 100 with ceramic heat lamp.
I know he's not healthy. When I got him I knew he wasn't well. The rescuer said they had done everything to bring his weight/ health up but he wouldn't gain. I just weighed him and he's gone up 10 grams in 1 week. His hydration level is something I can't get to go up though.

Watch his poops they should be formed dark and moist and the urate should be white formed and moist - if they are chalky and dried out looking hes dehydrated -- kidney issues you can give tart cherry juice -- that will help them - the dripping nose is a sign of RI - unless he has aspirated water ----do you hear any clicking noise or gaping hard of breathing? what is the humidity in the tank ? It should be 40-50% optimal nothing under 20 and nothing over 70%--- the UVB is where in the tank- if your using a fine screen mesh type please get it in the tank directly over the basking decor piece 12-15 inches this is going to help w/ the RI going as it sounds like and the skin issues - I am waiting to hear back from at least on of the people I posted to - one is a vet tech and is on late at night -- I would look at bumping up your night time temps to around 80 this is going to help his immune system -- you can use a ceramic heat emitter to do this - I am glad hes gaining weight - your T 5 can be changed out in approx one year I recommend a month prior to ---- T 8's need to be changed out every 6 months --

 

[Sadie]

I heard back from one of the people I reached out to and this is what she has said
It sounds like you're doing a great job with the dragon being that he has such a good appetite and looks very alert. I don't see any reason to think it's a " hospice " case. Keep up the hydration, good greens like kale, mustard, turnip, arugula. The black marks on beard may be from constant rubbing on something, be sure to keep it clean and put either silver sulfadiazene cream or raw unpasteurized honey on it. If he's constantly blowing bubbles he probably has an R.I. and hopefully a good reptile vet can take care of it.

 

[Sadie]

I heard back from the vet tech and this is what she is asking
That sounds like a respiratory infection.
Has he gotten antibiotics for that?
Renal failure, does he have gout?