spadefish
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Guys,
I hae an approximately 18 month old bearded pygmy female named Lucy. Up until a few weeks ago, she ws doing just great, no issues. Then, near the end of March/eginning of April, she developed an abscess on her neck. Took to vet, drained the abscess, put on antibiotics. Initially got better after 10 day treatment, but abscess came back. Back to vet last Tuesday, drained it again. Prescribed cipro this time. She has had for doses, the last tonight. Was essentially back to normal, no more abscess, eating (I had supplemented with baby food per vet every other day for about a week because her mouth was sore).
this afternoon, I saw her in the enclosure kinda hanging off a vine. I thought she was pulling herself up. I took her out and gave her her meds. A couple of hours later, I saw her kind of listing. Then, when I just checked on her, she was kind f drooping off the vine, holding on with her front legs.
This is not MBD unless it just started today. She has no signs od MBD other than rear leg weakness. Her actual grip is quite strong in all four feet. Her ack legs do not seem to want to support her weight which is a whopping 5 grams.
I don't think this is constipation. she has been going ok, urates look good and no swelling. I've had her for over a year and she has been fine and all of my other chams are fine.
She is going back to vet tomorrow for sure. But, what I want to know is if any of you haveany experience with ciprofloxacin in chams and if that experience includes the same kinds of tendon and muscle issues that can occur in people (e.g., rupture of tendons and muscle damage). She seems to pull herself along jst fine on her front legs. She sems neurolgically intact head to toe.
What do you know? thanks Terry
I hae an approximately 18 month old bearded pygmy female named Lucy. Up until a few weeks ago, she ws doing just great, no issues. Then, near the end of March/eginning of April, she developed an abscess on her neck. Took to vet, drained the abscess, put on antibiotics. Initially got better after 10 day treatment, but abscess came back. Back to vet last Tuesday, drained it again. Prescribed cipro this time. She has had for doses, the last tonight. Was essentially back to normal, no more abscess, eating (I had supplemented with baby food per vet every other day for about a week because her mouth was sore).
this afternoon, I saw her in the enclosure kinda hanging off a vine. I thought she was pulling herself up. I took her out and gave her her meds. A couple of hours later, I saw her kind of listing. Then, when I just checked on her, she was kind f drooping off the vine, holding on with her front legs.
This is not MBD unless it just started today. She has no signs od MBD other than rear leg weakness. Her actual grip is quite strong in all four feet. Her ack legs do not seem to want to support her weight which is a whopping 5 grams.
I don't think this is constipation. she has been going ok, urates look good and no swelling. I've had her for over a year and she has been fine and all of my other chams are fine.
She is going back to vet tomorrow for sure. But, what I want to know is if any of you haveany experience with ciprofloxacin in chams and if that experience includes the same kinds of tendon and muscle issues that can occur in people (e.g., rupture of tendons and muscle damage). She seems to pull herself along jst fine on her front legs. She sems neurolgically intact head to toe.
What do you know? thanks Terry
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