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I believe My 4 month old beardie is dying. He just went to the vet for the second time in his short life and is on antibiotics. She said he probably wont live. He never grew larger than 6 inches. He has not eaten in about 4 days, even baby food. Is there any way i can make him more comfortable because it is so sad looking at him, hardly lifting his head. she said he was too small to xray to see what was wrong with him.

I hope that is not the case, but why did the vet give antibiotics and was a fecal done? Also why did they feel x-rays might tell what is going on.

Maybe someone here can help if you give more information on temps, eating, poo, substrate and anything else you have observed or suspect

fecal was done and came back fine. He/she has paper towel on bottom of cage. He never ate veggies and only about 5 criqs a day. The temp is about 105 near top. we fell in love with him and it is very hard to see him this way.

I'm not sure what the vet is treating with antibiotics if the fecal is clear......raise the tank temps....110-115 in the basking spot.....90 overall on the warm side and 80-85 on the cool side......make sure the tank is brightly lit too. Get some parazap and make the tea and syringe feed him/her.....I would call the vet and ask why the antibiotics....they will supress appetite and if they don't know what's wrong then they shouldn't be giving antibiotics IMO........good luch and keep us posted.

have given, its genetics that nothing can change. Inbred dragons or babies from too young or not healthy parents have a hard time thriving as they had a poor start in life due to careless or basically incompetent so called breeders.

Keep the dragon warm, soak it at times or hydrate and feed with a dropper, some do pull through, some don't... you are doing what you can, its up the baby at this point.

Also, there are viral infections that babies are sometimes hatch with that are also untreatable. Again, from the parents and the breeders should be able to spot it as most the clutches are not high thrivers

But, this baby has something many do not, he has someone that cares about him and tried to give him a good life, you should be commended for that and I know the baby appreciates it.

Hi
i also would advice parazap tea and then mixed with a handfeeding birdfood.
it is easy to digest and it can perk him up it also have good bacterias in him so the food wil digest then .
here is a link .
http://www.kaytee.com/products/companion_birds/index.phtml?pid=47515&aid=46&pcid=1
you make it easy with boiled water and a pordrige is easy made from is if you use parazap tea instead of the boiled water you hit 2 things same time.
byeeeeee
http://www.kaytee.com/products/companion_birds/index.phtml?pid=47515&aid=46&pcid=1