Jackson with broken leg

[KelleyC]

I have a 1yr 6 month old male Jackson named Syd. He developed a lump on his left front leg. I took him to my work (veterinary office) they thought it was a abscess so he was placed on Baytril once daily for 10 days, it did not get any better, so we took a x ray and found out the leg was broken, again was placed on Baytril for another 10 days. Now today he is very listless and hang upside down by his tail. I have the large reptibreeze cage, UVB lighting, 5.0 zoomed heat lamp, fogger system and he does get misted a couple times daily. He eats crickets dusted with the vitamin and calcium powders every other day (2-3 at a time) but lately I have to hand feed him and yesterday he refused food. His stools look normal and solid.
I attached 2 photos one was a few months after we got him and the other was from this morning
Thanks for any advice

 

[Carlton]

I have a 1yr 6 month old male Jackson named Syd. He developed a lump on his left front leg. I took him to my work (veterinary office) they thought it was a abscess so he was placed on Baytril once daily for 10 days, it did not get any better, so we took a x ray and found out the leg was broken, again was placed on Baytril for another 10 days. Now today he is very listless and hang upside down by his tail. I have the large reptibreeze cage, UVB lighting, 5.0 zoomed heat lamp, fogger system and he does get misted a couple times daily. He eats crickets dusted with the vitamin and calcium powders every other day (2-3 at a time) but lately I have to hand feed him and yesterday he refused food. His stools look normal and solid.
I attached 2 photos one was a few months after we got him and the other was from this morning
Thanks for any advice

Baytril is hard on chams, so he is probably feeling the accumulated stress from daily handling for so long as well as the drug's side effects (overall listlessness, lack of appetite, possible kidney damage/dehydration). Also, jax are montane species and much more sensitive to fat-soluble vitamin overdoses including vit D3. You should only be dusting with D3 in any form about once a month. What are the temps and the overall cage humidity levels? Also, he may be in pain...so unwilling to move in order to drink, hunt, or thermoregulate.

 

[KelleyC]

Not for sure on temp and humidity, no temperature gauges (I know I should have them) The Dr at my work said that Baytril was a good choice for them, which I forgot to mention that the meds ended about 3 weeks ago. He was fine up till he injured his leg. I will only use the calcium powders once monthly, which I was doing at every feeding which was every other day or 3 days. I really don't want him to suffer anymore than he needs to. I am considering euthanasia for him. I am so sad

 

[Carlton]

Not for sure on temp and humidity, no temperature gauges (I know I should have them) The Dr at my work said that Baytril was a good choice for them, which I forgot to mention that the meds ended about 3 weeks ago. He was fine up till he injured his leg. I will only use the calcium powders once monthly, which I was doing at every feeding which was every other day or 3 days. I really don't want him to suffer anymore than he needs to. I am considering euthanasia for him. I am so sad

Chams heal slowly. It took a while for him to get this sick and it will take time to see any improvement. If he shows any interest or effort in drinking I wouldn't give up yet. If you can get some fluids into him that will help. Even something like Pedialyte could give him some energy and electrolytes that might keep him going.

 

[KelleyC]

He just lays around and not interested in water or food. I will try the pedilyte
Thank you for your input

 

[KelleyC]

Just to let you know Syd was euthanized today. He had fluid in his abdomen so they think he was in liver failure. So RIP my dear friend