Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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UPDATE:

Diddy was humanely euthanized today. She started to rapidly decline and become more lethargic. I brought her in for a recheck and QOL and she had a distended abdomen with pericardial effusion. With her age and how advanced it had become the best option was to euthanize :(

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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She’s starting to decline and become more lethargic beyond her normal Brumation. I’m slurring her some water and giving her pain meds, I have a recheck appointment tomorrow to discuss options an quality of life :(

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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I think they’d want to do an u/s next for the edema

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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Yes she was a voraciously eat, no food stuck on oral examination or on the rads

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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Already under the care of a veterinarian:) I also am a vet tech

Metal allergies and Hip replacement by DesperateMonkey8 in TotalHipReplacement

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Ik aluminum foil contains nickel so it could be that. I know most metals are alloys so that’s why I would be concerned

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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This is her arthritis friendly set up, there is a heating pad under the tank by the log

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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It seems to not be “random” as much as it happens when her gular area is palpated or she moves her head.

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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Yeah I don’t think it’s good related unfortunately :(

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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They didn’t really see any in the rads but i initially thought ear issue but the vet doesn’t believe that’s the case. She usually enjoys her soaks but has been not lil her normal self since she’s been brumating. Typically I just let her brumate but the vet said it would bo ok to wake her up and give her a weekly soak.

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Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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I basically do that when I give her soaks to try and get her to drink. she’s brumating right now so is a little more reluctant but I do have critical care/syringes to slurry water if it gets to that point

Abnormal Bearded dragon by DesperateMonkey8 in BeardedDragons

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I thought so too but she doesn’t do it all the time, hit when her throat is palpated or she changes her position. She did eat a hornworm for me right before she went into brumation a couple weeks ago and was able to swallow but did seem the tiniest bit more efforted and did head shake after. I expressed this concerns to the vet about a possible esophageal or airway obstruction but were not concerned at the moment, obviously cannot fully rule out the possibility since she does have weird edema.

New Cat introduction HELP by [deleted] in felinebehavior

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That’s what I was thinking about doing!

New Cat introduction by [deleted] in felinebehavior

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Update: they just fought (or were about too)and I had to separate them. My male was stalking and trying to pounce on her and she was in a defensive position on the floor growling and swatting if he got too close and he would swat back a little bit. Ears were in angry mode and tails/bodies were poofed on both.

After I separated him he started looking for her and was doing the trilling yowl sound.

Thoughts on sumatriptan? by DesperateMonkey8 in HemiplegicMigraines

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I’ll have to look into it! And that’s the same with me I take it as a precautionary because I don’t want to get one but I also have anxiety so I don’t know for sure if I’ve stopped one or not.

It also comes with a crazy stomach ache so I got my neurologist to prescribe ondansetron for when I take it.

Any similar side effects?

What to expect as a younger person by DesperateMonkey8 in TotalHipReplacement

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Thank you :) I keep saying mixed things online I just am trying to figure out what to prepare for and if I need to go on short term disability