Hello. So my Beardie's name is Luap. He is about 3.5 Years old. About a month ago I had noticed that he was dragging his back leg some. I had also noticed the day before that he was sleeping with it hanging off the side of his hammock. So initially I had thought it had fallen asleep on him..After thus did not get better by the next mornin I took him in to our Exotic Vet. They ran blood tests and frcal tests. Came back that he had some pinworms as well as a fatty liver..I should say he is considered obese.
He has never been one for his greens. He loves his hornworms though..
Anyways they thought perhaps he had a pinched nerve. They put him on some meds for his liver, his pinworns also. And gave him some liquid pain meds. With the instructions to put him on a diet as well..
I just did a follow-up end of last week. Turns out he has a few blown disks in his lower back as well as a dislocated tail..We don't know how this happened. Noone to my knowledge has ever picked him up by his tail. I am very strict with the handling of my animals. The vet says that surgery is not an option right now. I am guessing because of the fat content in his liver..
Meanwhile, I am watching him like a hawk try to maneuver himself around in his tank and it is breaking my heart.
I am wanting to know if anyone knows of any type of apparatus I can get for him that would help him move his little legs any better? It breaks my heart to see him struggle like this. I have a bamboo like hammock in his Viv and for the most part he lays up top basking but when he tries to come down off it he is struggling..I can tell his upperbody is getting stronger with him trying to get around. But I am also worried that what if he were to fall off the hammock at any point and I wasn't there to help him..I don't know if I should remove the hammock as that is where he basks and sleeps and honestly spends most of his day..although since this has been happening I just have him out with me alot. Carrying him around, loving on him..He means everything to me and this really breaks my heart seeing him this way..I really need some guidance here as to how I can help him be more comfortable as the vet said..
His words to me were just make him as comfortable as possible..I am not knowing how to do this..he needs a way to bask, but, I need him to be safe from any type of fall. His struggling like this is breaking my heart. He goes back in 7 weeks with the hopes that he will ha e lost some weight which I don't see a problem there as he won't eat his greens and I am having to feed him herbivore care as well as carnivore care...
He does not have MBD yet the vet is reluctant to say that he may have been born this way with the spine and tail problem..I am one worried sick mama and would appreciate any advice as to how I can make him more comfortable..
Thanks for taking the time to read this..
He has never been one for his greens. He loves his hornworms though..
Anyways they thought perhaps he had a pinched nerve. They put him on some meds for his liver, his pinworns also. And gave him some liquid pain meds. With the instructions to put him on a diet as well..
I just did a follow-up end of last week. Turns out he has a few blown disks in his lower back as well as a dislocated tail..We don't know how this happened. Noone to my knowledge has ever picked him up by his tail. I am very strict with the handling of my animals. The vet says that surgery is not an option right now. I am guessing because of the fat content in his liver..
Meanwhile, I am watching him like a hawk try to maneuver himself around in his tank and it is breaking my heart.
I am wanting to know if anyone knows of any type of apparatus I can get for him that would help him move his little legs any better? It breaks my heart to see him struggle like this. I have a bamboo like hammock in his Viv and for the most part he lays up top basking but when he tries to come down off it he is struggling..I can tell his upperbody is getting stronger with him trying to get around. But I am also worried that what if he were to fall off the hammock at any point and I wasn't there to help him..I don't know if I should remove the hammock as that is where he basks and sleeps and honestly spends most of his day..although since this has been happening I just have him out with me alot. Carrying him around, loving on him..He means everything to me and this really breaks my heart seeing him this way..I really need some guidance here as to how I can help him be more comfortable as the vet said..
His words to me were just make him as comfortable as possible..I am not knowing how to do this..he needs a way to bask, but, I need him to be safe from any type of fall. His struggling like this is breaking my heart. He goes back in 7 weeks with the hopes that he will ha e lost some weight which I don't see a problem there as he won't eat his greens and I am having to feed him herbivore care as well as carnivore care...
He does not have MBD yet the vet is reluctant to say that he may have been born this way with the spine and tail problem..I am one worried sick mama and would appreciate any advice as to how I can make him more comfortable..
Thanks for taking the time to read this..