Click Comes Back

Click was in my second set of beardies to be tested for adenovirus and I had planned to contact his owners when I got back from vacation. Randomly, they contacted me on the last day of my vacation. 

It turns out that Click has had a swollen leg and I insisted in he be seen by my vet. We wondered if perhaps Click had broken his leg somehow. 

Today I took Click in and an X ray showed a massive infection that had started to eat away at his bones. :( There was a fracture amid all the lysis (bone infection). There was only one option to save his life: amputation. 

Thanks to a cancellation, Dr Folland was able to operate today. And I got to watch! 

I watched as he did a necropsy on the leg too. There was a massive pocket of pus that would have never been removable. We don't know, though, if the 

fracture caused the infection or if the infection weakened the bone and then it broke. We'll never know at this point. Oh-- and I won't post pics of the actual surgery. :) 

It took a couple hours for Click to recover from the anesthesia. He was alert and awake when I showed up at 4 to pick him up. That's a first! 

He's back at my house now in a soft tank    He's had pain meds and will soon get his first antibiotic injection. He even ate 3 roaches for me! It's exciting to see him so alert right now. I think he'll be just fine. 

Adoptable Beardies

My house is bursting at the seams with so many tanks and critters!! Time to adopt a few out.

I am willing to ship if you are willing to pick up the shipping costs and prove you have an appropriate set up ready. Message me through Facebook or use the Contact form on the right side of my blog to email me. 

Click, about 5 months old, gender unknown. Eats great, is very curious and active, learning how to love his blankie. Will need insects every day for the rest of the year. 

Clack, about 5 months old, gender unknown. Very mellow and chill. Loves to be wrapped up and held in his blankie. Eats great too. Will need insects everyday for the rest of the year. 

Stormy, 3 year old female. Loves to eat and bask in sunny Windows. Still learning how to be held-- she does okay but doesn't love it. CanNOT be used as a breeder. 

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SPECIAL NEEDS BEARDIE

Dragon is a 1 year old-- yes, 1!!- special dragon who came to me with SEVERE MBD. His bones were rubber! It took awhile, but he is finally strong enough to eat on his own and gets around great. 

He will always be very fragile even though his bones are firm now. He walks on his wrists and doesn't have a tail. He cannot be with cats/dogs/aggressive pets or kids who would be too hard on him. 

Dragon is in a 20 gallon and will probably never need a bigger one since I don't think he'll grow much bigger. He's perfectly fine where he's at so I can be pickier about adopting him out. 

He eats great (even his greens) and drinks out of his little water dish. He's very active and gets around as though he's not handicapped. He is in a tank next to another baby beardie and he likes the interaction they have through the glass. :) He can never ever ever be with another beardie though. 

Sleeping Babies

Remy-- 

Dragon- 

Click- 

Clack- 

Lucky "Leave Me Alone" Fiesty Pants-

Nova- 

My Little Peanuts!

Dragon-- 

Remy--

Click-- 

Clack-- 

Lucky aka "Feisty Pants"--

I had to hold on to Lucky to keep him from lunging at my face. :( 

Click does NOT want to Snuggle!

It's snuggle time with Click & Clack & Katy. Only Click wasn't interested. 

At all. 

So while Clack & Katy are sleeping, Click was running around me like a crazy man and trying to launch himself off the rocking chair. 

I keep thinking he'll calm down soon, but he's not yet tired. He's too excited to be free. 

Update on Click & Clack

When I got these two last weekend, I was pretty sure that Click would take longer to heal than Clack. This week has proven me wrong. 

Click has be in active and alert. He's even got a little belly. He's not really into being held because he prefers to run around and explore. 

Clack has become really mellow and not interested in eating. He's discovered he LOVES being swaddled in his new blankie. :(  Not sure what's going on with him. 

They are in my bedroom with my other babies and Skye & Katy. It's my sick room & nursery.

Top shelf-- left to right-- Click, Dragon, Remy. 

Bottom shelf-- left to right-- Clack, Skye

Off to the left out of sight-- Katy. 

Sicklies Update

Skye is doing great. It's been a week since she had her egg follicles and oviducts removed. 

Clack is doing great. I have had few concerns about him. 

Click is still struggling. I've been feeding him baby food squash with very little protein. Tonight I gave him a saline shot so he has some extra hydration in his body. He's not bad, but it will be awhile before he's healthy. 

Katy has had a few up times, but is mostly pretty still. She looks a little better. Her skin is so thin and fragile that it's hard to give her saline injections. She finished her first deworming treatments and has had 3 antibiotic shots. It still is unknown if we'll be able to improve her kidney functions enough for her to go home. 

Click & Clack, rescues 127 & 128

A friend of mine tagged me in a Facebook post linking me to an ad showing these two babies-- 

I asked for more pics and got this-- 

Terrible. These two were bought at a pet store sale for only $20 each. A teenager and her boyfriend decided to buy two of them for his younger brothers! 

But-- Surprise!!-- the mom didn't want them and the little boys stopped carrying for them after a week. Then the one stopped moving around a lot. Oh, and they had to be separated because they were hurting each other. 

I made arrangements to drive the 45 minutes one way to pick them up this morning. The little one, Click, did not look good at all. 

Click weighed in at only 28 grams and was so weak that he could barely open his eyes. :(  I put him in the bath and he drank for three minutes straight!!!

Then I gave him some baby food squash. 

When he was done drinking and eating, he weighed 32 grams. 4 grams he gained. Then I put him in a heat box to warm him up. 

Clack was obviously the stronger of the two. From his bigger body to his chubby belly, I saw no health issues with him. He weighed in at 92 grams!!! 

Clack also got a nice long drink. 

Both babies hadn't been fed in a week and obviously didn't have any water available to them. Plus they both stink so I could tell immediately that they were both on sand. 

Both babies are in their own tanks now. Click is in a 20 gallon sick tank and Clack is in a 40 gallon regular tank. They are both a lot more active and alert. 

The difference in Click is the most extreme. He looks lively now. He has a long way to go, but at least he's able to eat and drink on his own. 

Let me preach again--

If the head parent does not want a pet, don't get a pet. It will not work. The mom or dad (or preferably both) need to be in agreement. 

Kids should not be left alone to care for a bearded dragon. There MUST be parental oversight!! My 9 year old "adopted" one of my guys and even though he adores Milo, I still have to remind him to keep up with basic care. And there have been days when I'm the one refilling the water and food. I don't get mad-- *I* am the grown up. I remind my youngest to take care of Milo or I'll have to move him back downstairs. 

Pets should be a family decision and have a family agreement. Children & teens should never be left to care for a pet alone, but should always have parental oversight. Without both of these, pets get bounced or neglected. I've seen it way too often!! 

(And yes, I love Car Talk which is why I named them "Click" and "Clack." :) )