alexbrock
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Thanks, he's been eating like a pig today. Hopefully it heals.
Toe Issue
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Thanks, he's been eating like a pig today. Hopefully it heals.
alexbrock
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I am praying to the Great Cham God in the forest for a quick recovery!
haha what the funk
alexbrock
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That's what I've been doing but I'm not seeing improvement. He moves all around the cage and eats like a pig. Nothing had really changed other than this toe thing.
alexbrock
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Update
Took him to the vet today. He took a good look at him and said the area was not getting blood circulation. He said it could have been trauma to the area or a bad incomplete shed. He prescribed Metronidazole. He might lose his nail or the area around it, depending on how things go...the Vet said he will most likely lose his nail. It all depends on the exact area affected and what the medication can do for him. Not life threatening, but a big concern with respects to mobility. I hope things work out for the best and the least amount of damage was done.
Took him to the vet today. He took a good look at him and said the area was not getting blood circulation. He said it could have been trauma to the area or a bad incomplete shed. He prescribed Metronidazole. He might lose his nail or the area around it, depending on how things go...the Vet said he will most likely lose his nail. It all depends on the exact area affected and what the medication can do for him. Not life threatening, but a big concern with respects to mobility. I hope things work out for the best and the least amount of damage was done.
alexbrock
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Did it ever grow back?
Oski
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My Male Veiled lost quite a few of his nails, i reckon he done it all in about a week, as i checked on him he had about 4/5 missing the next week so i cladded the sides.
it all happened when he went into his Reptibreeze, he is a real bad screen climber, but has settled down alot, he seems to climb around fine, although annoying he has lost them,
Good luck with him,
so i cladded the sides.it all happened when he went into his Reptibreeze, he is a real bad screen climber, but has settled down alot, he seems to climb around fine, although annoying he has lost them,
Good luck with him,
carol5208
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No it never grew back! It is on the foot where they only have the two toes so it kinda looks weird! I guess if it gets damaged below a certain point, then they do not grow back. It is just strange that I never saw any blood or trama, because there had to have been something that happened to rip it out. He was pretty young when it happened. I am assuming he caught it caught on the mesh of the cage.
alexbrock
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yeah, my little guy is about 3.5 months right now. I would have never noticed it, a member here noticed it in a pic i posted. the vet said the area that looks bad is the one where the nail is produced. so if the area doesn't get better, he will lose it forever.
alexbrock
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My Male Veiled lost quite a few of his nails, i reckon he done it all in about a week, as i checked on him he had about 4/5 missing the next week
it all happened when he went into his Reptibreeze, he is a real bad screen climber, but has settled down alot, he seems to climb around fine, although annoying he has lost them,
Good luck with him,
Mine is also a very clumsy climber. freaks out and stuff when i get near.
