u/ezrahatesyou

Limp and unresponsive for hours

I was tasked with watching my partner's bearded dragon while they went on vacation. All has been going well. She pooped yesterday and ate some greens and bugs earlier today. I took her outside because it was nice and sunny and I know that she likes that. In our first hour outside she walked around the yard and basked in the sun happily. Maybe 30 minutes before we came inside she stopped moving, but still had her eyes open so I figured she was just soaking up the sun. (Normally if she gets too hot or wants inside she'll walk towards the shade.)When I picked her up to bring her in she was completely limp. I tried to wake her through movement, I soaked her in warm water (she normally hates water), I tried to give her water by syringe to see if her tongue would move. Nothing, totally unresponsive. Its been about 7 hours since I noticed she was unresponsive. I called my partner in a panic when it first happened, I had already called a uber to take her to the emergency vet. They told me not to take her, just wait it out, even if shes gone there wont be much they can do for her. She's around 8, maybe older, and has other medical issues that require her to be given medication daily (the vet has said before she's lucky to be alive). She is still warm, I tried to watch for her breathing and to feel her heartbeat but I genuinely can't tell. Her body is still extremely loose and I have noticed no rigor. But, her eyes are sunken in and within the last 3 hours or so she has developed a black ring around her mouth. Do you think she is gonna be okay? This is really weighing heavy on me.

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u/ezrahatesyou — 19 hours ago