I dont know what to do with my beardie, he's really not well, he has stopped eating and doesnt want to come out of his hide. The vet has diagnosed him with a low white blood cell count, but i cant see any reason why he's not well.
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Beardie help
craigant
May 12, 2005 08:11 AM
Replies (3)
lizardman
May 12, 2005 08:35 PM
Did you ask the vet what the diagnosis meant? Is this vet treating the dragon in any way? There has to be a cause. If the vet cannot provide more information &/or do more testing, you may want to change to another vet. Try www.arav.org for reptile qualified vets. Goodluck
craigant
May 13, 2005 08:47 AM
The vet thinks he had a virus or bacterial infection, and because he has a low white blood cell count it affects him more than normal, but that was treated quite a few months ago with fluids and a steriod injection. He did recover after this but now he's refusing to eat and he's lethargic. I cant see any problems with my husbandry and the temp/hum is all fine. Thanks for the site lizardman.
lizardman
May 13, 2005 10:42 AM
I would suggest to have the dragon's blood &/or fecal analysis done again & that the samples are sent to a pathology lab to determine if there is a viral or bacterial problem going on again. It also may be an adenovirus-of which I put an info link below:
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