Need help! Beardie has a swollen leg and foot!

[AHBD]

I don't know the specifics on it, but it looks spacious and beautiful. I'm sure you can find reviews on the company that makes it, but it looks like a comfy home.

 

[RachhFloynter]

Awesome, I've always had this vision for Rachkie (pronounced Rash Key) and her tank but coz she's been with the other one and I've never had the perfect tank I'm trying to make a difference..
I know I seem very uninformed but I just don't understand certain things, eg calcium and stuff like that, do you know the run down of it? I have Repti-cal calcium powder for them, when should I give this and what kinds of things should I be feeding everyday / every second day to keep them even healthier.. ? Sorry for all the questions but i didn't realise what was happening with Rachkie and Nelson and now that I do I want to make a difference.

 

[RachhFloynter]

Awesome, I've always had this vision for Rachkie (pronounced Rash Key) and her tank but coz she's been with the other one and I've never had the perfect tank I'm trying to make a difference..
I know I seem very uninformed but I just don't understand certain things, eg calcium and stuff like that, do you know the run down of it? I have Repti-cal calcium powder for them, when should I give this and what kinds of things should I be feeding everyday / every second day to keep them even healthier.. ? Sorry for all the questions but i didn't realise what was happening with Rachkie and Nelson and now that I do I want to make a difference.

This is Nelson (my male) http://instagram.com/p/t_VhVJi3Ve/
This is Rachkie today (she's using her leg more) http://instagram.com/p/t_Vae2i3VR/

 

[RachhFloynter]

http://instagram.com/p/uCNhBKotm1/ this is the calcium powder I use ..
And I've been bathing her leg in diluted benadine but she still walks like this http://instagram.com/p/uCNNCvotmS/ and lies like this http://instagram.com/p/t8jWcNItqv/

 

[RachhFloynter]

A week or two ago, i posted on here in regards to my bearded dragon, she had a fight with my male and he bit her leg and her toes, they were swollen for a while and i put diluted benadine on it, which looked as if it worked, her swelling has gone down massively, but now the leg that was bitten is all stiff and has a bit of black on it, it's also really skinny. Her foot, well she's missing one toe, but even thats gone black and she won't move it, she hasn't since the fight, she is using it kind of like a stump. I do not know what to do, do not get angry at me, I just need help.. should i do some physio on her and try to get her to use it? I just don't know! She is obviously separated from the male.

 

[AHBD]

Hi there....I'm sorry to hear about this accident ! Do you have pictures of it then and now ? It sounds like she needs a vet. Is she still eating , dies she seem to be in pain.....like laying around, eyes closed, etc ?

 

[RachhFloynter]

Hi, I do. She's still got a full apetite and doesn't seem to be in pain. She's still running around and using her leg, (not her foot) http://instagram.com/p/usATWCItkI/ this is after a few weeks, http://instagram.com/p/tya7Hcotif/this is when it happened

 

[AHBD]

I can't make it out....is her foot still there but just curled under ? It must be broken so she's not using it. Can you get her to a good reptile vet ? They may be able to splint it somehow. That's too bad because it didn't look bad in the first pic at all. Hopefully she'll recover the use of it.

 

[RachhFloynter]

It's still there but she doesn't use it, it's like curled to one side and she uses the stump.. It's gone funny, like a black colour but she's still lively etc and running and glass dancing.. IF it's no better by Monday I'll take her to the vet. She doesn't show any signs of pain, it's just her leg looks really skinny and she doesn't bend it much.

 

[RachhFloynter]

http://instagram.com/p/t8kY-6otsW/ This is how she uses the leg when glass dancing and running for food, it was starting to get better but I think it has deteriorated I'm not sure

 

[diamc]

Oh, the poor thing. This has been going on for quite a while so definitely time to get a vet's opinion.

Let us know how you make out.

 

[RachhFloynter]

Update: Rachkie's leg went down to its normal size though her hand never came good, went black and fell off.. but the wound was healed before the hand fell off.. I'm not quite sure how, but she must have fixed it herself. She is still healthy, happy and running around.