Hi all, a 5year old female bearded dragon was brought into the practice severly dehydrated and ill thrifted after laying 30+ infertile eggs. The owner last fed meal worms 7 days ago. Nothing was fed since as the owner reports she was not interested in food. The owner declined any work up/treatment and opted for humane euthanesia with a follow up postmortem exam. I have his permission for photos for educational purpose.
A= tongue; B= glottis

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a= liver; b=colon; c=fat pads

second image
a=liver reflected back on itself
b= stomach; c=colon; d=fatpads

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a=stomach; b=intestines; c=colon; d= fatpads

second image
a=liver; b=gall bladder

third image
a=stomach opened revealing undigested mealworms; b=intestine; c=liver

fourth image = over 30 undigested meal worms were removed from the stomach - most of these had been fed many weeks ago as reported by the owner

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a=right ovary with follicles; b=right ovarian tube

second image
a=left ovary with follicles;b=left ovarian tube

third image shows the heart as pointed by the forceps

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Final image of body
a=trachea (windpipe); b= heart with lungs either side; c=liver; d=fat pad

This animal had excessive fat pads. When the owner was told of the PM results, they mentioned they did overfeed on meal worms as the beardie "liked them so much she ate so many she was sick". This is a word of advice to all beardie owners - please do not over feed live foods! they can block and cause impactions especially meal worms which are hard to digest in themselves. The cause of death for this animal was presumed exhausted after laying due to inadequate nutrition.
No parasites were noted at any stage though faecal exam was not perfomed

Thanks for looking and I hope this gives some insight into the anatomy of the Bearded Dragon

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Interesting post guys. Just goes to show what damage you are doing when you are treating your beardie to those few extra mealies...

Nice photo series Soph.

Yep good diet and hydration are vital when breeding / egg laying.

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Thanks guys. The guy has another beardie female so he is making adjustments to prevetn this again :)

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I love these postmortem threads. I can't believe how small the lungs are.

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lol and i forget how big the fat pads are!

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