Just went to the vet. Gave C.P.R. on the way to bring dragon to breathing. She is very healty female from Dachiu and 5 years old. Yesterday her beard was as black as it gets and looked slugish as well as her tail turning a dusty black. Today she had this paralyzed look and was very sluggish. She had a blind look in her eyes. She started dying on us and I kept constant beat rythyms on her heart. We have her in a rubbermaid container at the vet with constant oxygen. She was given over 6 shots and was basically pronounced dead but puckered back up. We have her on rep-cal pellets 9 a day. She is in a 40 gallon breeder terrarium with zoo-med natural sand. A reptisun 5.0 and basking log with heat dome of 105F-108F and ambient temp of 85F. The vet looked in her mouth and it was yellow telling us it indicated liver failure and her black beard circulation. Can anyone give me a diagnoses
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beardie died and came back
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uh i believe you answered your own question, the vet said liver failure. whats the reason for this? i dont know, but your vet should know
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I don't think a black beard is due to circulation issues...black beards usually mean stress, dominance or mating behaviors.
A yellow mouth could be liver or kidney issues, or the beginnings of mouth rot.
Primary causes of liver or kidney damage is insufficient hydration, too high doses of medications in the past or other causes.
If you are not sure your vet is diagnosing your dragon correctly, best thing to do is go to another vet, preferably one with more experience with lizards, and get his opinion. It is also possible your dragon's condition is due to Gout, which is also caused by insufficient hydration of dragons over long periods of time. The September issue of Reptile Magazine has an interesting article about it which does include some treatment options. Certainly won't hurt to bring it to the attention of your vet.
I also suggest not to feed pellets to your dragon. Better to offer fresh greens, these contain much higher water levels and diet is the primary source of moisture for dragons.
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