Sami-Lochy
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Hey guys,
My ackie, Greg hasn't been doing too well lately, he has had pretty bad swelling in his legs. I bought him 6 months ago and I bought him with another female he was being housed with. She was quite rough with him and would bite his feet, they ended up having to be separated and now Greg is housed with 2 little ackies. Gregs front foot started swelling a few months ago and it looked like it might have been a minor infection, so I treated with betadine ect and the wound healed up, but now weeks and weeks later the swelling still remains and a month or so ago his back legs and other front foot swelled up really bad(the one with the callous/ red pressure pad). I was thinking this might be a case of gout so I am worried about his kidneys ect. The swelling has remained dormant for about a month.Oh and by the way, I provide 8-10 hrs basking lamp, 10uvb for about 3 hrs, vitamins a few times a week and calcium dusted on crickets, also been bathing him in water. Temps are fine.
I'm just keeping him on tissues ATM, cause I'm afraid the bark in his enclosure will backtrack any progress on his hand, plus it might be painful.
Greg is looking in ok condition, very good lizard, no fever or signs of sickness
I think his last owner neglected him and did not invest to provide the right environment, I.e heat lamp ect, a thin centimetre of sand for substrate, and probably did not feed and change water regularly enough, and who knows if they had ever heard of vitamins and calcium.
So the vet checked him out recently, took X-rays, I will upload the X-rays as soon as I get them( next day or so). The X-rays didn't conclude anything, there was no sign of any uric acid crystallisation around his limbs or kidneys(thankfully). All that it really showed was the fact that his muscle/bone tissue in his thumb on his really bad red swollen hand is disintegrating. The vet suggests that he thinks it is gout even though there are no clear indications. He said looks like organs and lungs and everything are looking clear and good. He said if it gets worse that I should take Greg back to the vet and he will take a sample of the swollen hand and send it to the lab. And the treatment for gout is very extensive and the patient needs extra fluid on a drip sometimes ect, and I know that there hasn't been much testing with this drug on the treatment of reptiles. I forgot the name of the drug, but they use it to treat humans.
The vet has a good rep for working with reptiles.
I was wondering if any of you guys might have any idea or have come across this sort of problem before? I really want to help this little guy, don't want him to be in pain all the time.
I appreciate any information or advice
My ackie, Greg hasn't been doing too well lately, he has had pretty bad swelling in his legs. I bought him 6 months ago and I bought him with another female he was being housed with. She was quite rough with him and would bite his feet, they ended up having to be separated and now Greg is housed with 2 little ackies. Gregs front foot started swelling a few months ago and it looked like it might have been a minor infection, so I treated with betadine ect and the wound healed up, but now weeks and weeks later the swelling still remains and a month or so ago his back legs and other front foot swelled up really bad(the one with the callous/ red pressure pad). I was thinking this might be a case of gout so I am worried about his kidneys ect. The swelling has remained dormant for about a month.Oh and by the way, I provide 8-10 hrs basking lamp, 10uvb for about 3 hrs, vitamins a few times a week and calcium dusted on crickets, also been bathing him in water. Temps are fine.
I'm just keeping him on tissues ATM, cause I'm afraid the bark in his enclosure will backtrack any progress on his hand, plus it might be painful.
Greg is looking in ok condition, very good lizard, no fever or signs of sickness
I think his last owner neglected him and did not invest to provide the right environment, I.e heat lamp ect, a thin centimetre of sand for substrate, and probably did not feed and change water regularly enough, and who knows if they had ever heard of vitamins and calcium.
So the vet checked him out recently, took X-rays, I will upload the X-rays as soon as I get them( next day or so). The X-rays didn't conclude anything, there was no sign of any uric acid crystallisation around his limbs or kidneys(thankfully). All that it really showed was the fact that his muscle/bone tissue in his thumb on his really bad red swollen hand is disintegrating. The vet suggests that he thinks it is gout even though there are no clear indications. He said looks like organs and lungs and everything are looking clear and good. He said if it gets worse that I should take Greg back to the vet and he will take a sample of the swollen hand and send it to the lab. And the treatment for gout is very extensive and the patient needs extra fluid on a drip sometimes ect, and I know that there hasn't been much testing with this drug on the treatment of reptiles. I forgot the name of the drug, but they use it to treat humans.
The vet has a good rep for working with reptiles.
I was wondering if any of you guys might have any idea or have come across this sort of problem before? I really want to help this little guy, don't want him to be in pain all the time.
I appreciate any information or advice
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