I have an adult male water dragon, Dude, and I think he may have mouth rot or something. He is still eating, but not like he used to. It seems to hurt his mouth when he has to chew a lot. He hasn't been interested in fuzzies lately. Anyway, his mouth looks like there's pus on the side on the inside and kind of crusty looking on the outside. I know I need to get him to the vet, but for now I have some Trimethoprim recently left over from my smaller water dragon. My little guy had a respiratory infection, and I quit giving him the antibiotic at the advice of my vet because he had no appetite. Would it be okay to give this to Dude to treat his mouth problem, or should I just wait until I can get him to a vet Monday? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Mouth Rot??
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Wait till you go to the vet. It can be very dangerous to self-diagnose/medicate. You dont know the dosage for a dragon his size, or even if the infection/condition is susecptible to trimethriprine. Plus, in order for antibiotics to be effective in reptiles they really ought to be injectable.
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thanks for the advice. I guess I was trying to think of something to avoid the stress of a vet visit. Dude is pretty big, about 36" and is a handful. But I'll get him in. Can anyone recommend a website where I could verify what mouthrot looks like and if it is contagious? He has a mate, Rowdy, a female, and I'd hate for her to get it from him. She's always been so healthy.
you can prevent mouth rot by adding a multivitamin with vitamin C to the diet. Curing it is just a matter of keeping it cleaned out with anticeptic solution, such as betadine or mouth wash. It is fatal, if untreated, but if you catch it early enough there's no need for a Vet. Mouth rot is pretty simple to recognize, cheesy build up around the gums. Also check your temperatures, stress from cool temps can also make them more suseptable.
