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Gout!
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[QUOTE="Drache613, post: 2041422, member: 8309"] Hello, So sorry your boy is battling gout. If he had true visceral gout, then he should be kept on Allopurinol for life, to help manage any renal damage he has. It is a good medication, designed for long term use so if used in proper doses, it is safe for long term use. What you are seeing now, on or around the joint area is called tophi which is built up uric acid crystallization. If you have a copy of the blood test please post it. I am just wondering what the vet means by the uric acid levels being normal. Have you started him on black or tart cherry juice extract to help with the kidneys? As far as the insect intake, they do benefit from protein but do keep it low to moderate in intake. The crickets are lower in uric acid than dubias. Silkworms are very good also. You can try some alfalfa leaf powder or timothy hay powder for good non purine sources of protein. It is hard to get them to eat their greens but keep trying to encourage him to eat them. Gout can be very elusive & hard to diagnose. It isn't always visible on x-rays, but it depends on the composition of the crystals as to whether or not they are visible. However, blood tests should reveal uric acid levels which is very helpful. Tracie [/QUOTE]
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