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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    Thank you very much. Pictures of Pablo when he was just 3-4 months old, he looks like his head and body is bigger than my dragon that is a year old (who is a very big boy) it's almost like Pablo rapidly grew in length and size, getting to 600 or so grams very quickly at seemingly instantaneous...
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    Necropsy Results

    Pablo's necropsy revealed nothing at all, despite us treating him for what was seemingly gout for a year. No uric acid buildup, no infection, no enlarged spleen, no undigested food, everything seemed as it should be. His necropsy was done by an expert who has been doing them for a very long time...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    Pablo's necropsy revealed nothing at all, despite us treating him for what was seemingly gout for a year. No uric acid buildup, no infection, no enlarged spleen, no digestive food, everything seemed as it should be. His necropsy was done by an expert who has been doing them for a very long time...
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    Pablo's beautiful life and unexpected death.

    Pablo's necropsy revealed nothing at all, despite us treating him for what was seemingly gout for a year. No uric acid buildup, no infection, no enlarged spleen, no digestive food, everything seemed as it should be. His necropsy was done by an expert who has been doing them for a very long time...
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    Pablo's beautiful life and unexpected death.

    I got Pablo in May of 2016, and he grew incredibly quickly. Within a year, he was a very healthy and 600 gram beast of a dragon that loved swimming in the outdoor pond, chasing my dogs around and walking around on a leash outside. Here's a photo of him from when he was about a year and a half...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    Pablo has just passed away after a 10 day period of going downhill. He was with me at the vets on November 13, 2017 when my neurological issues started as a result of brainstem compression and died exactly a year later. I was significantly closer to him than with any animal in my life, and I've...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    Hello! It has been quite some time now since Pablo started on the Allopurinol. He is eating salads again, overall very alert and moves around quite a bit. Climbing is still a definite issue for him, and his swelling has been very stubborn. The front left leg and back left foot are still...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    Yes, he has been on your exact dosing instructions in regards to the allopurinol. He is very active, tries to climb but it seems as if his back feet just don't do that at all right now. His left front leg is still swollen and bothering him as well, but not as much as the back left foot seems to...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    He has packed on a little too much weight from baby food, but his activity level has increased a lot. He has not been willingly taking the serrapeptase but have been forcing the allopurinol. He willingly drank about 6 mls of water today. He attempts to climb up the back-wall of his enclosure but...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    He just chased crickets all around my room, Supers also. He has been eating baby food daily to build up his strength, at times very stubborn about fluids. He is very strong-willed and will back up his entire body and push as much as he can against syringes, so I have only been forcing his mouth...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    After 2 doses of Serrapeptase and Allopurinol he just tried to leap off of my bed for the first time in 5 or so months. No longer hesitant to move, getting himself up on his basking platform etc. The left leg is still giving him definite issues but there is such a difference already that I can't...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    They finally sent his x-ray over. He is displaying as quite weak, low appetite etc. Alert in terms of eyes etc but his body really does not seem to be doing well right now. https://imgur.com/a/PE3Au
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    Thank you very much for your response. He has not taken any further antibiotics other than a non-full dose of Baytril on Thursday. He will not be getting them again, and his allopurinol is on the way through Tracie. First vet visit was just the front left leg being swollen, assumed infection...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    He is very lazy and not doing much movement. He will turn in one direction and then shimmy and try to push himself somewhat in a direction, but it does not usually end up in a full motion. He will find something comfortable to get under (currently just flopped his front legs down by his sides...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    Basking spot, photo also shows his troubled front left leg. Much less swollen than some months back but still not normal looking. : https://imgur.com/a/DPSJG Basking spot in relation to UVB/Basking bulb: https://imgur.com/a/ZYtpc Front view of enclosure https://imgur.com/a/eGQ01 He received...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    Pablo is in the same Exo-Terra enclosure that you described with the mesh divided into 4 quadrants by the plastic. Holes and zip ties later and it is in there sturdily! It is the T5. I have moved his basking spot somewhat. He got a few hours of it today, I am very interested to see how he...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    I am uncertain how I am going to mount the new UVB once his fixture is here. The current setup the UVB coil bulb and basking light are next to each other on the screen.. I am willing to cut out 1/4th of the mesh screen so the UVB can be fully absorbed, I do not think there is going to be a way...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    He is very disinterested in crickets. Will eat 1 or 2 if held in front of his face for a long time but otherwise does not seem to be interested in anything but Superworms. Hasn't been touching salads too much, not keen on fluid intake. Any ideas on how to make him regain interest in some food...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    I just picked him up an Exo-Terra 75W intense basking bulb to replace his very old Zoo-Med. The light fixture for his new Reptisun UVB is on the way. What is the optimal way to have his UVB able to be absorbed and still have heat for him? If the UVB tube covers the majority of the back screen...
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    German Giant strange positions, deformed toe, swollen leg.

    I am still incredibly torn on what to do right now with him. However, I have discovered an area that needs definite immediate improvement. His basking side with just the uvb and other bulb is only about 77-78F and 42 humidity. For the time being I am leaving his not very bright blue night heat...
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