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Girl Bearded Dragon

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Question
my girl has sleeps more than normal, has body twitching, not eating, when walking her tail no longer goes up making it difficult on her back legs, i took her to vet for blood test & xry, blood results were fairly ok except her protien & immune level a bit low, the xray showed a lump which was thought to be a tumor in her tummy, next day had another xray with a barium meal, this showd lump not in her tummy as barium went threw, the vet then called it a mysterious mass, could be liver enlargment or disease of ovaries or uterus and at this stage didnt warrent exploritry surgery and to go back to vet 6-8 wks. please help I hate seeing her like this and im at a loss as how to help her.

Answer
 I know it's hard but you are doing the best you can by giving her the definitive vet care she needs.  I'm not a vet and this area is definitely just in a veterinary purvue.  If you are not certain of this vet's treatment of your girl, you can have her seen by another for a second opinion, although I know it's very hard, reptile vets are not common.