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Pet's info: Reptile | Bearded Dragon | Female | unspayed | 7 years old | 1.2 lbs
Anemic bearded dragon low blood count? Vet thinks it's kidney failure. Blood count was 7 and WBC was normal level. Is there anything I can do? Full bloodwork diagnosis will be done this Thursday. He thinks she will die sooner or later if she has kidney failure or cancer but not 100% sure. If she has Acute kidney failure are there treatments? Treatments for kidney failure? Would blood transfusion help if she's just anemic?
1 Answer
Published on January 29th, 2020
Thanks for reaching out about Trudy and sorry for your problem. A blood transfusion can help her condition, but agreed, if renal failure, prognosis is poor. For kidney concerns, an intra-osseous catheter and aggressive fluid therapy is the recommendation. Good luck.
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