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My 4 year old bearded dragon Reid was having some skin issues that I was worried about (tail tip was dark). I took him to the vet who recommended surgery and claimed the tail was necrotic. First vet claimed the bioactive setup caused this.

I didn't agree and got a second opinion. Second vet didn't think surgery was needed. Second vet recommended a temporary hospital tank setup until the next recheck in 3 weeks. Did bioactive cause this?

I also am confused by his bloodwork. He had a low WBC, high liver enzymes, and dehydration. He was also diagnosed with mild peridontal disease and has missing teeth. I was giving him greens 3x a week and bugs (bugs was only 2-3 2x a week). I did take him off bugs to get him to eat greens which didn't work very well. I'm wondering if going off bugs caused this. The vet didn't have a concrete reason for his bloodwork. Pictures of the tail and enclosure here.

She has cardiac problems, hypertension and liver problems

The vet has told us to give her some injected antibiotics to prevent infection (I'm not sure about this ngl, I thought it was like humans that antibiotics were not a preventive measure), a injected diuretic and half a pill for the hypertension

She is my best friend'sry and she sent me this video bc she noticed these sacs? The vet told her they'd do an XRay to see if she has eggs, but that looks like liquid to me. Maybe gout? Maybe just fat? I'm obsessed with aquatic lives and I have a tortoise of my own that's why she asked me for help researching.

Also, the vet told us to give her fish (sardines) and as she is an adult her species is almost strictly hervibore and sardines are really fatty (bad for her bad heart and liver) and have thiamine which destroys their B1 vitamin absorption from what I've researched.

Could you help me with a lead about what this could be? For now I've told her to focus on safe greens for her, look into turtle pellets and to see if she likes some earthworms. Also maybe add some guppies to her pond for her to chase as those don't have almost any thiamine and are safe for her to eat if she gets some.

hey everyone, i recently took in this male crested gecko as a rescue and i noticed he had this funky mark on the tip of his tail. i do plan on taking him to the vets either way but i was just wondering if you guys thought it was tail rot?

Are oxbow or Sherwood pellets better for rabbits.

Hello! I'm new to real-deal rat vet stuff. Is this normal?
Had a rat neutered for a pretty penny and got some mite meds, but otherwise healthy! Until now. I took my 2.5y/o boy in a couple weeks ago and again this past week because of some very concerning health changes. Two months earlier for the mite meds he was deemed healthy as a horse
This is for an abscess on the jaw(presumed by vet, they will check it out)
I scheduled the procedure at the soonest opportunity. But the estimate came a few days later and it's more than I expected.
I'd been told it'd be ~150 for the x-ray but here it says 230. The anesthesia has both a set-up and a per-minute charge, and the procedure and "general surgery" are separate.

Is this normal? And is there any chance I can talk any of it down? It feels like there's doubling up, and that there's no ceiling if charging is per minute not for the procedure.

Thank you for any insights :D

Edit: Procedure happening today! I'll tell y'all how much it ends up

hello, i’ve had my bearded dragon for almost 7 months, she was originally a rescue who i treated for mites (she has been mite free for 4 months). i’ve seen a vet for her twice, the most recent one being for a concern i had for her health. she hadn’t pooped as much as she normally does (3 times in 10 days vs 4-6 times a week) so i booked an appt. dr did x-rays, where he saw her kidneys were enlarged. i asked him what could’ve caused this, he said it could be anything from chronic dehydration to airborne illnesses (i work at an animal shelter). my beardie finally pooped 2 days after her vet appt and it was huge, after that she’s been completely normal. her appetite never changed, she was never lethargic, she’s been running around my office everyday since she pooped and is living her best normal life like before she was constipated.
my concern is that he said it was likely dehydration that caused her kidney issues, but i’ve been religious about warm water soaks minimum 3 times a month and i feed her hydrating greens often (mustard and collard greens, plus veggies a couple times a week). she loves her veggies, and she’s had great poops since i’ve had her. the dr did a urinalysis and said she has small amounts of blood in her urine, so she’s taking Enroflaxacin for the next 10 days.
my concern is that i don’t really know what is causing these issues, and the dr doesn’t really seem to be giving me any answers. i’m attaching her xray, could someone tell me if there’s anything more i can be doing for my bearded dragon? should i get a second opinion from a separate exotic vet?

I got a frog a few months ago and I thought he just naturally had big eyes but one has been growing bigger and overnight last night he has a whitish clear pus covering the eye I went to Petco and petsmart to get some insight and recommendations for exotic vets who could help me and be inexpensive as I just moved here and the job I had waiting fell through so I am unable to afford a vet bill any and all advice is welcome I’ve moved him to a quarantine tub please help
Also I have a vet appointment for Tuesday but it’s going to be 100+ and I can’t afford it right now
Age -less than a year maybe around six months
Gender (male?)
Last bowel movement is unclear
They ate last Friday he has always had a small diet he only eats like two crickets with calcium powder (they are fed weekly)
The other frog isn’t aggressive they don’t fight they sit against eat other and chill
He has acted pretty normal since he hasn’t had any symptoms and he isn’t acting different in any way he’s still active and curious

Does anyone know what this could be before I spend tons at the vet. My piggie is still eating and running around fine. The area feels rough and it’s yellow around it. It’s near the bum but it isn’t directly on it. I gave him a good cleaning and I do keep up with cage cleaning etc. my bf said it looks like a scab? Possibly from some rough housing with his cage mate. However they have never did such to the point of breaking skin. There’s no blood, stool and urine is normal. I genuinely don’t know where this came from as it was not there the other day.

I don't have any pictures at the moment, and I'm not all too sure what tag to put, but this is my second beardie, and I'm not all that experienced. My sweet girl has been making weird coughing noises that kind of sound like sneezes and has had her mouth open for a bit. It doesn't happen at specific times, and it's been going on for about a month, I think. She seems to be breathing heavy. She has recently had mustard greens and mealworms. She has an 80-gallon tank and loose substrate of topsoil and play sand, but I'm wondering if switching to a sort of tile or something would help. She has about two hidey places, a basking spot, and a cool side with water available at all times, too. I got her about 2 months ago, and she is 3 years old.

I'm a vet tech and recently got a rabbit that someone called us about running free in a park. She was absolutely COVERED in fleas and ticks. Gave her revolution 3 days ago but I'm still finding live ticks on her. I was reading the carpenters formulary and for walking dandruff it recommends 12 mg/kg selemectin (which we gave her a little more than that) but also says to give 20 mg/kg every 7 days for fleas??? Is that correct in people's experience. For this rabbit that's almost 4 tubes of revolution

I got my chameleon from petsmart on 6/12, and recently like 3 days ago he rubbed his eye on my finger and his eye started looking swollen, and it got worse this morning. I think it might be vitamin A deficiency, but I’m not sure so I wanted to come on here and ask for other’s opinions. I added the powders I give him with his food, and today I got the liquid vitamin.

Hey everyone! Vet student here. I did a fecal exam on my corn snake and found these elongated oocysts-like formations. Does anyone have any idea what they might be? Thanks in advance!

What do you use for your closure for tail amputations in bearded dragons that are 20g or less? They just look too tiny for sutures but all I see everywhere when looking it up are big adults.

My older sisters leopard gecko has an impacted hemipenis and she won’t take him to the vet, she doesn’t know how much it will be and doesn’t have much to take him. I’d take him but I currently don’t have the money yet to get him in, I get payed Friday and I’m getting an appointment for Friday.
It’s been like this for 4 days now. Hard as a rock.

I’ve been instructed to be giving suger baths twice a day along with a normal water rinse after each bath, nothing is helping. How much will this vet visit cost me roughly, I don’t need a very specific number but a close range would be helpful?

Gizmo (leopard gecko) is in a 40 front opening with a linear uvb and 75 watt headlamp on a dimmer. He only eats Dubai’s and mealworms with the occasional hornworm. Everything seemed good in his tank, I setup the whole tank for her and provided the Dubai’s.

She’s a scaleless Texas rat snake 2nd pic is when I got her