Paresis in bearded dragon

RE: Paresis in bearded dragon

Marie Kubiak — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:59:05 GMT

Common things are common! With a painful focus on the back and reluctance/inability to rub off retained shed plus HL paresis, a traumatic or pathological spinal fracture has to be way above other differentials and unfortunately is very common. Have you got a laterolateral spinal view? These are often more useful than the DV view but size does hamper appreciation of subtle lesions.

Less common is suppurative oophoritis (massive inflammation close to nerve roots) if actually female, renal mass/inflammation or traumatic injury.

What UV index is provided? How often are they monitoring output? What is heating source and thermal gradient? Diet? Supplementation?

If there was an obstruction to blood flow at that level the tissues would be cold and dead very quickly. The few I have seen that affect more than a toe or tail tip have still only been mid or high tail in location. The tissue rapidly turns to a soft, foul-smelling mush that is impossible to miss!

Marie

RE: Paresis in bearded dragon

Sheryl Calway — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:11:05 GMT

Thank you! Would you know where to start in drugs/doses for vadodilators or anticoagulants? Thanks again for your input?

RE: Paresis in bearded dragon

grumpyoldman — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 13:25:57 GMT

You would be thinking end arteritis vascular thromboembolism the same reasons they loose tail tips and toes. May not be anything to see on a CT not sure if anyone ever MRIs them. NSAIDS vasodilators and anticoagulants ? doesn't sound like you have a lot to loose if the owners want to give it a whirl ?.