My lizard is bleeding and has pus from her anal area. What do I do?

Thanks for reaching out about Misa. Blood around the cloaca is never normal. Intestinal parasites or infection, blood from the urinary or reproductive tract or a cloacal problem are all possible and a veterinary visit is needed to assess and provide a diagnostic/treatment plan. Check and correct husbandry for environmental temperature, humidity, UVB exposure, and diet. Good luck.

Thanks for reaching out about Princess and including photos. These swellings appear to be infected scent glands. Try some warm water soaks to soften, remove substrate such as bark or dirt. Provide a soft clean towel as a substrate, to prevent further contamination. A veterinary visit is highly recommended to assess and provide a diagnostic/treatment plan, as this will most likely need systemic antibiotics to treat. Check and correct husbandry as sub-standard environmental temperatures can possible play a part of this disease process. Good luck.

This presentation could be due to a trauma or localized spot of skin infection (likely to be caused by bacteria). Swab the infected area with a diluted povidone-iodine solution twice daily with a cotton pad. If this time of first line treatment does not help and you do not see any improvement in 48hours a check up at your local veterinarian would be required as antibiotic ointment and more aggressive treatment may be needed. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.

Thanks for reaching out about Pants and including a photo. Are you sure this is from a poor shed or could it be a thermal burn? Check proximity to the heating element. At first, it is recommended to remove all substrate that could stick to the wound, and replace with clean cloth or ReptiCarpet. Applying topical antibiotics are good but adding a systemic antibiotics and analgesia might improve healing. A veterinary visit is needed to prescribe these. Good luck.

Hello, I'm so sorry to see this about your gecko. I am concerned by what appears to be exposed pink internal tissue. Geckos can commonly prolapse one of their major organ systems that leads to their cloaca (large intestine, urinary, reproductive tracts), and I am concerned this may be a different type of problem. In any case, this kind of tissue exposure is serious and will eventually lead to sepsis and death. I would recommend keeping the tissue moist with saline solution and a gentle lubricant gel until he can see a doctor. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Keep him warm and as stress free as possible. If he is on loose substrate, switch him to slate, paper towels or reptile carpeting to prevent material from sticking to his vent. Submit a stool sample to your veterinarian to diagnose intestinal parasites.

Thanks for reaching out about Jax. A veterinary visit is highly recommended as soon as possible to assess and provide a diagnostic/treatment plan. Concerns are that more firm stool is present, fluids might be needed, pain medications and antibiotics required. There has to be a cause for the constipation and without a treatment, could likely re-occur. Continue to provide warm water soaks, so stimulate defecation and hydration, but try to schedule a veterinary visit today. Good luck.