https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/14835/bearded-dragon-mouth One of our vets brought a bearded dragon over to our main hospital last night whilst I was on call to replace a prolapse. Luckily to protect the prolapse on the way to me it was covered in a cold swab, which caused it to replace it self (phew!). As Ien-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/86022?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:45:58 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7f41006d-3dd5-4961-8ec8-8f5f257be58aMarie Kubiak<p>I agree the mouth doesn&#39;t look very exciting. Do check the gingival attachment point as in beardies inflammation/gingival recession/infections usually start here and that bit isn&#39;t clear in the pic.</p> <p>I find follicular stasis and egg retention much more common in single females so wouldn&#39;t be so quick to rule out repro Dz and diagnose enteritis or hemipene eversion based on a presentation of suspected prolapse. If definitely male then repro problems causing a prolapse are much less likely whether kept alone or as part of a breeding group but eversion of the hemipene can happen and should be only a very fine and short column of tissue.</p> <p>Can you palpate anything asymmetrical or any soft tissue masses? Usually beardies have little firm tissue other than the fat bodies which are very laterally placed, smooth and symmetrical, or a full stomach.</p> <p>Would be worth getting a definite sex on this animal, faecal parasitology and cytology and keeping a close eye - any recurrent prolapse needs a work up to assess where the increase in coelomic pressure or discomfort originates from.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/85989?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:39:35 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:1dfa1ead-821d-4887-99cd-b29976954c5eMark Rowland<p>Possible. This is a solitary dragon so reproductive actively is unlikely. And to push out its hemipene it must have been straining. Enteritis associated with parasitism has to be higher up the list imo, especially if the bone density is ok and the beardie is bright otherwise</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/85987?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:34:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7f2bf969-e39a-4a42-a1f7-371878e232f7Gillian Mostyn<p>I know it is more unusual in beardies but.... hemipene???</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/85986?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:33:40 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:550d1e79-12e1-4b1d-a7a5-eef8fd77a47eMark Rowland<p>A prolapse that reduces itself. I would want to rule out enteritis and give something to reduce the straining. Unless you think its normal for your bottom to fall out Evelyn <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Winking_smiley.gif" alt="Wink" /><img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very happy" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/85982?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:08:06 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e9762665-a9bb-47a9-9f59-ffac8f95f671Evelyn Barbour-Hill<p>[quote user=&quot;Mark Rowland&quot;]Start on flagyl 20mg/kg and Meloxicam 0.3mg per kg (both Sid)[/quote]</p> <p>Er..... I&#39;m not being funny, but...... why?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/85970?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:09:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:32af58a9-4fe2-452c-aae1-532bb21d44d8Mark Rowland<p>The mouth is ok. Check a faecal for parasites. What&#39;s the husbandry ( temps uv etc)? Start on flagyl 20mg/kg and Meloxicam 0.3mg per kg (both Sid)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>