MoreliaMatt
Very Well-Known Member
hey all, sad times tonight.
had put my 2 ewd's outside into a new outdoor enclosure (old rabbit hutch) and they were doing fine.... checking on them every 30 mins or so yesterday and today... theyre were all fine.. untill....
we went out and checked them and noticed blood allover the place and blood on biteys leg... upon closer inspection, his leg was missing! just below the knee and he had bone poking out.
a friends dog was around and was very curious about them being outside and was always watching them... there was a small gap at the bottom of the cage (its also raised on stilts) where the mesh had pushed away from the nails holding it in, obviously from the dragons pushing on it from the inside.
now we could not find the missing leg so we can only assume that the dog has it in his belly. from the look of the injury and the bonesticking out it looks like he may have bitten and stripped the leg off the bone....
and no i didnt take any pictures for any people wanting to see the injury!
we rushed him to the 24 hour emergency vet, where he is right now....
the vet said that he will amputate the protruding bone and stitch him up. he said that it would heal over and bitey would adapt to a life on 3 and a half legs. he should be ready to be picked up in about 2 hours.
now for the questions i want people with experience to answer for me!
1. we have organised seperate indoor enclosures for both turbo and the injured bitey, because i dont want turbo thinking "yum, flesh!" and biting at the wound! good idea? i think it cant hurt....
2. loving the water and bitey even sleeps in the water most nights, is it advised to have no water in his recovery cage? or should i put in a small amount, enough to drink from but not enough to get into.... or will he be fine in water with his injury and stitches?
if anyone reads this and could reply with answers to my questions or comments could you please try to post asap so i know whats best when i pick him up from the vets!!!
thanks so much in advance!
Matt
had put my 2 ewd's outside into a new outdoor enclosure (old rabbit hutch) and they were doing fine.... checking on them every 30 mins or so yesterday and today... theyre were all fine.. untill....
we went out and checked them and noticed blood allover the place and blood on biteys leg... upon closer inspection, his leg was missing! just below the knee and he had bone poking out.
a friends dog was around and was very curious about them being outside and was always watching them... there was a small gap at the bottom of the cage (its also raised on stilts) where the mesh had pushed away from the nails holding it in, obviously from the dragons pushing on it from the inside.
now we could not find the missing leg so we can only assume that the dog has it in his belly. from the look of the injury and the bonesticking out it looks like he may have bitten and stripped the leg off the bone....
and no i didnt take any pictures for any people wanting to see the injury!
we rushed him to the 24 hour emergency vet, where he is right now....
the vet said that he will amputate the protruding bone and stitch him up. he said that it would heal over and bitey would adapt to a life on 3 and a half legs. he should be ready to be picked up in about 2 hours.
now for the questions i want people with experience to answer for me!
1. we have organised seperate indoor enclosures for both turbo and the injured bitey, because i dont want turbo thinking "yum, flesh!" and biting at the wound! good idea? i think it cant hurt....
2. loving the water and bitey even sleeps in the water most nights, is it advised to have no water in his recovery cage? or should i put in a small amount, enough to drink from but not enough to get into.... or will he be fine in water with his injury and stitches?
if anyone reads this and could reply with answers to my questions or comments could you please try to post asap so i know whats best when i pick him up from the vets!!!
thanks so much in advance!
Matt