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Message: [QUOTE="Eliza.768, post: 1977669, member: 112349"] Hello Tracie, My husband and I took Cherry to a second vet (one we found through the reptile website Karrie provided.) We took them down, had an exam done, and the vet believed it to be MBD, but did consider the possibility of gout. (We saw our new vet on Sunday, Nov. 28th). We had X-rays taken but couldn't get a blood test since Cherry is so small/young. After our vet examined the x-rays, she did lean more towards gout as Cherry's bones seemed healthy and straight so far. Thankfully she also sent the images to a radiologist and told us we'd hear back about the results. We were also given some powder diet that we can mix into a slurry if Cherry doesn't want to eat as much (Cherry was underweight and dehydrated when we took them in for the exam). We heard back early this week, and the results showed that Cherry does have MBD (or at least a definite calcium deficiency), while also having septic arthritis. Our vet didn't sugar-coat anything, as she let us know that the prognosis is rather guarded even after possibly months of antibiotics. We really don't know how our little one will do with it all, since they are so young. Cherry had another appointment today for a medication demonstration (the first dose today!), so we could learn how to inject them with the antibiotics. We will be giving them a dose every 72 hours, and we have another vet exam scheduled for December 24th to see how the antibiotics are doing. Cherry has been moving on their own around their tank, from sleeping spot to basking, to their branch etc. We got them a different water bowl and they have now been drinking from it in front of us which is a huge improvement. The appetite comes and goes, sometimes they eat plenty of bugs one morning, and then want nothing to do with insects the next. They do eat their greens, but I wish they'd eat more of those as well. We have fed them twice from the diet mix when they refused to eat, because we want to get their appetite back up. We are thankful to at least have some answers! -Elizabeth [/QUOTE]

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