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Hi my bearded dragon has three lumps on her back and one of them is leaking fluid, and one of her bottom eye lids has swallon up so much that she cant see out of it at all. ive been to the local vets but the dont know what to do. They just gave me some Baytril Oral Solution. Ive talked to a pet shop and they said not enough uv so ive put a new uv light in, and also ive been putting her out side for some sun
Optional Information: Pet's Sex: Female Pet's Age: 3 Already Tried: Uv Light And Sun. Baytril Oral Solution
Hello,
Was the Vet you had seen a Herp Vet?
Can you tell me about the set up?
Diet Prey/Veggies?
Substrate/bedding?
Heat source and temp?
Supplements?
UVB light? How old? Type coil or tube? Strength?
Did the Vet do a culture of the fluid?
Joan
Was the Vet you had seen a Herp Vet? No because there three hours away
Diet Prey/Veggies? Woodies / crickets 3 time a week and capsicum, Carrots, Turnip greens, Mustard greens, Strawberries,
Supplements? Cal and Vitamin powder
Substrate/bedding? Sand
Heat source and temp? 150 w red globe running at 34c
UV light 10% tube 2 months old
i do everything by the book and its not my only lizard i have eight n the there good
It sounds like you are doing well with the exception of the sand substrate as it can cause skin issues as well as Corneal Abrasions and Impactions. You can se some of the issues with sand here:
The Red light can also cause thermal burns. I would rather see a while household bulb to be used for hear and basking rather than the Infra red lights.
I suggest cleaning the areas with some Betadine (provodine Iodine) and then applying Silvadene cream. You can purchase it on line as Themazene cream: http://www.mountainside-medical.com/products/Silver-Sulfadiazine-Cream.html on the spots on the back. I do not think this is UVB issues, but something else going on
As far as the eye you can use Saline solution 4 times a day and Beautiful Dragons has a medication you can get for the eyes: http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Terramycin.html.
I am also giving you a link for Herp vets in Australia: http://www.wolfwood.com.au/rept2.html
Experience: I have been doing Reptile Rescues for 15+ Years