bearded dragon swelling

Re: bearded dragon swelling

CatherineThomas — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:12:15 GMT

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[quote user="CatherineThomas"]It's quite possible that this would be treatable but the owner needs to be aware that it might take quite a bit of effort and money on their part.[/quote]

If you can get some bloods , ventral tail post cloaca , use a heparinised needle and syringe and run the red topped sample through your biochem machine , Sounds like the lump may not be the only problem , check the uric acid , and heterocyte counts , DV and horizontal beam Xrays will help . If its a fibricess it will not aspirate .

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If you are going to do a blood sample I'd recommend using a heparin sample and sending it to PALS lab, they can do quite a lot on small samples. I'd want to know it's Ca and ionized Ca too. Make sure that you make some good smears at the time of sampling. To help calm him for the blood sample you can place a piece of cotton wool over each eye and wrap with vetrap to apply a bit of pressure. If you've got Mark Rowland's app he has some good videos on there showing how to take bloods from various exotics.

Re: bearded dragon swelling

grumpyoldman — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:21:37 GMT

[quote user="CatherineThomas"]It's quite possible that this would be treatable but the owner needs to be aware that it might take quite a bit of effort and money on their part.[/quote]

Re: bearded dragon swelling

CatherineThomas — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:29:48 GMT

Did you get any pictures of the swelling and of the lizard to confirm it's species?

Did you look at a slide of the FNA or send it away? Even if it just looks like blood it might still be worth a look to assess the blood cells.

Did you ask about the temperatures in the viv, how they are controlled and what they use to measure the temperatures?

You won't be able to aspirate reptile pus with an FNA as it's usually quite solid.

Whereabouts in the country are you? It might be better to refer it to someone who knows a bit more about them if you aren't comfortable with it.

It's quite possible that this would be treatable but the owner needs to be aware that it might take quite a bit of effort and money on their part.