Possible beardie prolapse. - Page 2

beardeds4life · 02-17-12, 09:16 AM

me to that is why you NEVER buy from petco or petsmart they are always extremely in bred because they get all their animals from these huge breeders who have no idea how to take care of the animal

ladyjustice33 · 02-17-12, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by beardeds4life

me to that is why you NEVER buy from petco or petsmart they are always extremely in bred because they get all their animals from these huge breeders who have no idea how to take care of the animal

The beardies at Petco and Petsmart break my heart when I go in there also. They are WAY to tiny to be in there. Some look right out of the egg and the food is bigger than their head. I can't stand it and it really ticks me off.

beardeds4life · 02-17-12, 01:53 PM

i know

and if they took care of them right they would save so much money because they at least a couple die every week and if they took care of them they wouldnt die and they would make more. It also really ticks me off how those ****** animals are so expensive i bought my sandfire tiger as a baby for 50 (a very high quality one to) and they sell normal unhealthy babys for 70? the babies they have are worth like 10 MAYBE 20

Nismo89 · 02-19-12, 04:22 PM

I agree that buying from petco is never a good idea. We got this girl because we went in to pick up some bedding and somebody had just dropped her off will all supplies because they didn't have time for her anymore. I looked in the cage and saw she was malnourished and her mouth was open from being far to hot. I had to bring her home I couldn't let her stay in the conditions she was in. I checked what the basking temp was when we got her home and it was over 130 F. That immediately got fixed.

Now onto the update.

I got her into the vet on Friday and had both a fecal smear and blood panel done. The fecal smear showed a few pin worms but I wasn't given any dewormer even though I asked. The blood panel however came back showing early kidney failure and she is suffering from long term dehydration and she is malnourished. Now we've only had her a month out of the five years she's been alive. I really don't have a clue what the people were doing before for humidity or anything like that because I never did get to meet the previous owner. The vet said we can start her on force feedings (she hasn't eaten much for us) and injections of some sort I can't remember exactly what.

I am going to get her into a different vet this week because I wasn't satisfied with this vets qualifications but we needed her seen last week and the nearest specialist is an hour and a half away. We plan on trying everything and anything to get her back healthy and on the straight and narrow again.

beardeds4life · 02-20-12, 10:11 AM

it is normal for their mouth to be open while basking. It is basically sweating. It is called gaping. Beardies in the wild have been recorded basking at a surface temp of 140 so as long as she had a cool side it was fine. They are also smart enough to move away from the heat if it is to hot. I would buy panacur dewormer and deworm her. Next, I would boost her calcium way up. Then I would put her on a supplement to help her make a come back. Pictures would help so much. Check out this website for supplements.

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