Sweet Charlie

I worked outside after I got home from my vet appointment for a two hours, and by the time I came in to check on Charlie, he had already died. 

:( 

He didn't have enough strength to make it. Poor lil Buddy. 

Run free and happy, lil Charlie. 

Charlie at the Vet

Lil Charlie went to the vet today to see my vet.

The whole time he was on the border of life & death. He got a saline shot and a bit of calcium. 

He was very close to death as I had him there. I hope he can find the strength to pull through. I brought him home so he can rest. 

Charlie and Dragon

Someone on a local reptile group saw the pics of Charlie last night and insisted he be put down immediately. :( 

This is my picture response. 

Here is Charlie today: 

Here is Dragon on Dec 28, 2015: 

Here is Dragon in May 2016: 

And today-- (he hates my phone) 

Dragon is growing. He's healthy & happy. He is handicapped by his arms, but they do not slow him down a bit. 

Charlie had a cc/mL of Pedialyte last night and another one this morning. He also ate .8 cc's of baby food squash today. He has a vet visit tomorrow. Dr Folland and I are really good at saving babies with severe MBD. 

Charlie, like Dragon, still deserves a shot at life. And he'll get one. :) I won't quit if he doesn't. 

Charlie, rescue 148

Today was such a long long day, and I thought I'd take it easy tonight. 

And by "easy," I mean "take in a half dead baby beardie." 

Yep. That's me. Plus, I almost gave myself a black eye when I whacked myself in the eye with my thumb while fixing my pillow. I'm a Klutz!! 

Anyways, someone posted these pictures on our local reptile Facebook group. 

Within minutes, I had been tagged three times. 

I couldn't -- wouldn't -- didn't say "no." 

My rescue sister brought him to me and I got him to drink some Pedialyte on his own. Woo hoo!! 

Now he's in a soft tank basking with the right heat and a brand new UVB bulb. I'm leaving the lights on extra long tonight. 

He has *severe* MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease." He didn't have the right diet or a UVB and his body robbed the calcium from his bones. His bones are literally rubber. He's as bad as Dragon was. 

The fact that he drank on his own is good! He was so weak and tired that he kept falling asleep. :( Tomorrow I'll give him more fluid and some outside time. 

I think he'll recover. I'm hopeful he will be okay. I'm glad it's spring/summer here so he can get the direct UVB from the sun. That is the BEST medicine. 

I think I'm at 14 beardies now, but sometimes it's just better to not count, ya know? ;)