Surgery went extremely well and he even woke up earlier than expected. He's definitely grumpy this morning and a little wobbly as to be expected, but walking around and accepting bugs (other food isn't an interest to him atm, but I'm prepared to make slurries if need be) a little gray showing through his beard but after he rests for a minute he goes back to normal. I've noticed in the past that he twitches areas of his body a tiny bit when he's in pain. I'm seeing a little bit of that near the base of his tail but I haven't given him his medicine yet today.Hello,
How is your boy today, did he come through surgery without any complications?
I am sure he will adjust but it will take some time for him. Hopefully he will heal up quickly. Be sure to post some new
pictures of him soon. Definitely no baths for awhile.
The blood test don't look too bad. The calcium to phosphorus ratio is a little off but when they are stressed, etc that can
cause imbalances. The infection should clear up too so he will feel better soon. The AST (liver enzymes) are in normal
ranges so that is good & so is the Uric acid (kidney enzymes) level so he should recover nicely.
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
Smaug is finally willingly taking greens! He is slowly getting used to the missing limb, but I think he occasionally gets "phantom pains" or "phantom limb" because he'll revert back to trying to use the missing leg and getting frustrated. The muscles in the area move when he does this. Otherwise he's using his tail to help lift himself and balance and is walking pretty good overall.Hello,
He does look very good for just going through that type of surgery. I think he will be just
fine, just give him a bit of time to adjust to his limb loss.
His colors do look bright so that is a very good indication he isn't feeling too bad!
Let us know how things are going.
Tracie
I'm still waiting to hear back from the vet about the right hand. Since the leg that got amputated was confirmed septic arthritis I'm hoping the arm isn't, but I'm staying on the side of caution until we know for sure.Hello,
How is your dragon doing, any progress on the right hand?
I hope it isn't septic arthritis, I am not sure why they develop that. Did they ever try the AZT for him?
That particular medication is very effective for that ailment.
I hope he continues to improve for you.
Tracie
I'm unsure about the baytril. He was on it for a few months and it seemed like it was working, but we may have stopped treatment too early before the infection was completely gone. He had been off it for about 6 months before getting rechecked. My regular vet doesn't have the best xray machines so it's hard to say what all happened before the specialist retook xrays.Hello!
How is he doing today? That arm/hand does look a little swollen. Does he have any idea as to why he would be
developing septic arthritis?
So sorry, I should have named the medication. The AZT is simply Azithromycin or aka the Zpack. It is an anti-microbial
or anti-bacterial agent but, not an antibiotic. Did the Baytril seem to work pretty well or was it caught too late?
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
I'm pretty sure they are rotating the iron injections. He got it in his left arm this time and that arm seems totally fine. I honestly have no clue why his right arm is swollen. He has an appointment this Thursday. Hopefully it's nothing and I'm just paranoid. They're continuing meloxicam and ciprofloxacin in the meantime (he was supposed to stop both last week). They also gave me baytril if I run out of ciprofloxacin because they were out of it. I think I have enough cipro to not have to use the baytril though.Hello,
That does sound like good news. I agree, it is hard knowing exactly why some are more predisposed to getting
a condition than others but likely genetics plays a huge role in that!
It seems the vet doesn't feel there is any septic arthritis conditions going on but just wants to be proactive at the
moment. As long as the antibiotic given doesn't have to be given long term right now. Do you think the iron shot
has been given in the same arm or injection site without being rotated on injection sites?
Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
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