I had posted a few months ago about my beardie with weird leg stuff and today we finally took him to the vet since proper husbandry has not fixed the issue. I went in expecting his leg issue to be genetic/not curable, but what I was not expecting was to hear he was in kidney failure and now be treating that. His kidney values are at 37, which the vet said is very severe and he could die any time. We were shocked because outside of his weird legs, even the vet initally thought he looked to be in great condition (alert, bright-eyed, good overall appearance). Now Toothless is at the vet receiving fluids overnight to see if that has any affect on his kidneys. I'm really quite surprised by all of this. He eats great, poop is normal, and is acting completely fine.
I suppose the reality is that he was sickly when we bought him (from Petco) and probably would've died much sooner. The vet thinks it's something he could've been dealing with all along, and I'm guessing it's likely due to poor commercial breeding practices.
As far as his leg issue, the vet confirmed that his strange, uncoordinated movements are likely some genetic issue, definitely not MBD, which I was glad to hear. Not really anything that can be treated, but I had a gut feeling that would be the case.
TBD how it all turns out. We will likely end up providing supportive care until he tells us it's time. Just sad for a little guy only about six months old.
I suppose the reality is that he was sickly when we bought him (from Petco) and probably would've died much sooner. The vet thinks it's something he could've been dealing with all along, and I'm guessing it's likely due to poor commercial breeding practices.
As far as his leg issue, the vet confirmed that his strange, uncoordinated movements are likely some genetic issue, definitely not MBD, which I was glad to hear. Not really anything that can be treated, but I had a gut feeling that would be the case.
TBD how it all turns out. We will likely end up providing supportive care until he tells us it's time. Just sad for a little guy only about six months old.