Update on my Sickly Beardies

Fat Lucy is doing great!! She's eating & pooping normally. Plus she's getting ready to shed which will make her look so much better.

MuShu finally is eating and pooping on her own! She started shedding yesterday and her colors are so pretty. Right now her old scales are stained from the sand she was on and she looks dull. 

Moose is about to get his last antibiotic shot and will be ready for adoption. This boy *loves* to be held! He loves to be wrapped up in his blankie too. 

The babies are doing okay. The smaller one eats on his own and is more active. The larger one gets force fed Critical Care daily. His jaw is so soft that he can't chew well. I still fully expect them to make a full recovery. They will probably just be stunted and "pocket size." 

Like a Kitty

Fat Lucy loves to have her head rubbed like a kitty.

Update on my Sicklies

Lucy had a pretty down day. She didn't move much and didn't eat. It's just a waiting game with her to see how she does.

MuShu still is not eating much and so she's not pooping enough for me to do a fecal test on her. We still don't know why she had a prolapse in the first place. So we're just waiting for her to start eating normally. 

Moose was quite active today. He didn't want to sit in a sunny window like everyone else. We'll have to train him to do that. He showed some interest in food, but I don't think he ate. Usually within two or three shots, beardies with respiratory infections feel & act better. 

Lucy's Surgery

Lucy's surgery was very successful today. The vet removed over 30 eggs that were stuck in her. A few of them had started to rot so she'll be on antibiotics for awhile. They also removed her ovaries so she won't ever produce eggs again. Phew!

Her X-ray:

The eggs: 

Her incision: 

Her sad, sleepy face: 

Lucy will get pain meds daily, antibiotic shots every 3 days, and I'll force feed her Critical Care day until she eats well on her own. 

I expect she'll be up and going in no time now that she's not a bloated mess. 

Lucy is on her Way to the Vet

Lucy is on her way to the vet for her surgery today. She's a LOT less bloated and she's more alert. I look forward to her being healthy and active. 

I'm so sad that I can't be there to watch the surgery and take pics. I had foot surgery (again) on Monday and have to stay off my foot. I sent a list of instructions for the vet techs and am hoping they'll take pics of how many eggs they take out of her.

She will look SO much better when she sheds too. She was on sand and it has made her scales look dirty and gross. Surgery, a healthy diet, some sunshine, and a good shed will turn this girl into a beautiful lizard!

Update on "Fatty Lucy"

Lucy pooped today on her own which is good. At least she's no longer impacted.

Her surgery is tomorrow morning. She hardly moves or does anything all day. I'm guessing it's just because she's so uncomfortable being so full of eggs. 

I look forward to seeing how she is when she's not carrying around so much weight and is able to move & eat on her own. 

I'll post updates tomorrow. 

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Surgery for Lucy

Lucy, last week's rescue, is so filled with infertile eggs that she's no longer able to eat or drink or poop or even breathe normally. Without an operation to remove the eggs and spay her, the eggs will become toxic inside her and she will painfully die. :(

I'm just barely back to even after all of the vet bills last week for my three sicklies that the thoughts of a $600 surgery are overwhelming. Plus, on top of everything, I had my 4th foot surgery today. So even though it is hard to do this, I created another GoFundMe campaign for Lucy.

Look at this huge belly! 

If you can, please donate. If you can't, please share the link. Lucy will have a great life ahead of her if we can remove these eggs. Right now the vet says she is full of air & eggs.

Here's the link to the GoFundMe account:

gofundme.com/3b4me58g2k

Lucy, rescue 94

Lucy is a beautiful and BIG female bearded dragon. Between being impacted (constipated) and carrying a few eggs and having pinworms, her belly is very bloated! She also has a nasty respiratory infection.

She got her first doses of antibiotic shots and pinworm meds tonight. I'll make sure she's pooping regularly and then we'll deal with getting her to lay her eggs. It's all triage-- treat the worst things first. 

The antibiotics will start working well within 24 hours and that will help. Good nutrition and good husbandry (daily care) should help her bounce back quickly.