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05-24-15, 04:01 PM
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Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
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05-24-15, 04:14 PM
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Re: Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
I am certainly no vet, but it sure looks like he somehow broke his spine. You will need to take him to vet to make certain, but even then I don't think there's anything you can do to fix the problem. I wish you luck and please keep us posted.
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05-24-15, 05:25 PM
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Re: Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
Everyone in the herpetology fields say that it is most likely MBD (metabolic bone disease).
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05-24-15, 05:50 PM
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Re: Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
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Everyone in the herpetology fields say that it is most likely MBD (metabolic bone disease).
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thats not good. that's a calcium deficiency isnt it? mostly caused by a lack of calcium? do bearded dragons need UVB light?
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05-24-15, 06:29 PM
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Re: Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
hey...i'm really sorry to say this, but if there is paralysis, there will be limited time before the compression of the nerves results in permanent paralysis. the spine def looks deformed, possibly vertebral fractures. you gonna be able to get to vet? if the spine is fractured, the options are extremely limited. truly sorry...
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05-26-15, 07:52 AM
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Re: Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
Do you have a UVB set up, and do you supplement with calcium on her crickets? It's essential for a beardie to have UVB, as it seems what yours has is metabolic bone disease like Scaleless has said. You could see the kinks in her back and downwards into her tail. Get her to a vet and see what they recommend.
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05-26-15, 08:00 AM
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Re: Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
Good luck !
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05-29-15, 05:21 PM
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Re: Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
If your beardie hasn't fallen off anything to cause a broken/fractured spine, it is more likely MBD unfortunately. Get her to a reptile vet for confirmation.
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05-31-15, 01:39 AM
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Re: Frankie's spine is depleting!! Help me!!!
The paralysis is caused by a lack of calcium in the muscles, most likely. It will be the first thing to reverse. Unfortunately with a case this developed, that's about the only reversal you are likely to see. The deformities usually are permanent. Hopefully you can get it to a vet and there is no further organ/tissue damage. You can nurse this animal back to relative health, but it will require immediate changes to the enclosure and a lot of attention.
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