We haven't gotten bloodwork back yet, but as long as that comes back normal and the infection isn't cancerous he's expecting him to bounce back with no complications.Poor guy, it's too bad that the joints have deteriorated that far. How did the vet think the outcome of the amputation would be? I know that in cases of infection mitigation, they do tend to bounce back pretty well from amputation.
My main concern right now is getting the bloodwork back and the recovery process. I haven't really been given many details yet about what to expect after the procedure, but since he's losing his back leg at the hip, I'm concerned about keeping the area clean while it's healing since it'll be pretty close to his vent.We haven't gotten bloodwork back yet, but as long as that comes back normal and the infection isn't cancerous he's expecting him to bounce back with no complications.
The bloodwork should be back soon. Definitely before operation. They were supposed to have the results back by now but there was a shipment delay (thanks covid) since they send their tests out.Hello,
So sorry your dragon's joints are having trouble! I agree, silkworms are very helpful for pain & inflammation.
You could also try straight serrapeptase (silkworm enzyme) for more concentrated intake, too.
When do you anticipate getting the blood tests back?
They are thinking the infection in his bone/joints could be cancerous or they are not sure?
I hate to hear you would need to amputate the entire leg though, that is very rough.
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
His knee is pretty swollen and he's a little more hesitant to eat because he doesn't want to move around too much due to pain, but he's still eating! Little to no gray in his beard too. He mainly goes gray after climbing and then back to normal while resting. He's also hanging out on the cold side, I'm guessing the heat doesn't feel so good on his knee.Hello,
Hopefully the test results get there soon! The shipping has been crazy, I agree, slow in a lot
of areas.
Oh I do understand the reasoning behind amputating that much, it is just very unfortunate. There
are a lot of dragons with missing limbs, or tail, etc that do just fine. I hope any cancer, if any, will
be able to be removed so he wont have any future problems!
How is he doing today?
Keep us posted on him, we are all pulling for him.
Tracie
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