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EMERGENCY baby bearded dragon attacked

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QUESTION: My cat knocked the lid of our baby bearded dragon hatchlings cage he is about a month and a half old she scratched him i the corner of his eye and trough his nostrill there is a flap cut on the tip of his nose he seemed ok aside from the cuts but then started trhashing around mostly just his head but also rolling over, is he dying? should we put him out of his misery? is there anythingwe can do to comfort him?

ANSWER: Question for you...  What would you do if it were the cat which had been wounded?  Would you perhaps call the vet and ask for the cat to be seen?  Or just go on some website and ask some guy who is clearly not a vet, "Hey, my cat's face is hanging off.  Should I shoot it?"

EMERGENCY means.... CALL THE VET!

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QUESTION: Buddy it was eleven thirty at night and i know for a fact the emergency vet in my area knows diddly squat about reptiles there is ONE reptile vet remotely close to my area, these beardies i had weere rescued from a shitty owner and then the female had babies dont lecture me about care i saved them from a much worse fate when the parents were abandoned by their previous owner im just trying to to the best i can here thanks for nothing.

Answer
Which is the better option; a doctor of veterinary medicine located withing driving distance of your home, or some a website where you might not get an answer until the next day?  The vet may not know a lot about reptiles but they know about trauma.  Sorry, but you get this week's dose of "I'm sick of being asked how to save a dying reptiles life due to careless owner" anger.