Anorexic Bearded Dragon

RE: Anorexic Bearded Dragon

Anthony Dennison — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 08:57:41 GMT

10 days ago. Will get them to do that today. Thank you!

RE: Anorexic Bearded Dragon

Marie Kubiak — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 07:48:19 GMT

As in 10d ago or 3d ago? If 10d then I would be encouraging them to soak it in warm water for 20mins twice daily and get it in for a conscious enema if nothing passes within 48hrs.

Marie

RE: Anorexic Bearded Dragon

Anthony Dennison — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:59:04 GMT

[quote user="Marie Kubiak"]Is he still passing both urates and faeces?[/quote]

Heard back from the owner Marie Kubiak. No urates or faeces passed since last Saturday.

RE: Anorexic Bearded Dragon

Anthony Dennison — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 23:24:41 GMT

[quote user="Marie Kubiak"]Is he still passing both urates and faeces? Uroliths in the colon (they reflux urates and reabsorb fluids) can cause failure to defaecate and an associated anorexia presumably due to either discomfort of mild GI overfilling.[/quote]

Something I didn't check, but I'm ringing the owner tomorrow to discuss it so will ask. I couldn't feel any stones when I palpated him.

[quote user="Marie Kubiak"]Physiological anorexia isn't uncommon in males in breeding mode[/quote]

He's not darkening up or head bobbing at all, or do they not do this sort of thing?

[quote user="Marie Kubiak"] a week isn't long for a reptile[/quote]

I did think that, but didn't want to just fob this off.

RE: Anorexic Bearded Dragon

Marie Kubiak — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:35:30 GMT

Pinworms are rarely of clinical relevance so I wouldn't be too concerned about those.

Is he still passing both urates and faeces? Uroliths in the colon (they reflux urates and reabsorb fluids) can cause failure to defaecate and an associated anorexia presumably due to either discomfort of mild GI overfilling.

I would be inclined to quietly monitor him if he is bright and active and the owner is sensible and observant. Physiological anorexia isn't uncommon in males in breeding mode and a week isn't long for a reptile. If owner wants to be proactive then bloods would be a logical screen, looking particularly at heterophil numbers and appearance in case of creeping recurrence of an infection

Marie