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extremely urgent, please help.

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Hey guys,

I really need your help.

My smallest dragon, which is about 6", has a very bad foot problem.

her left back foot looks as though it has been nipped, and she cannot move that leg. I think the foot will not make it.

I need to know a list of local reptile vets in my area, i need to take her STAT!

please help me out!

My zip:
28655.
 
Also forgot to mention:

She is in a group of 3, and all the dragons are about the same size as her. This just happened at some point this evening.
 
Sounds like this kid needs some x-rays to find out what's going on...could be that the loss of sensation in the leg and the nipped toe have nothing to do with each other. Also, consider running bloodwork...

Just preparing you for what the vet might want to do.
 
btw,

thanks for the help. I'm going to call the clinic in asheville, NC tomorrow and see what they can tell me.

for right now, she is quarantined. I hope this little girl makes it, she is a great dragon!
 
Some vets can work with you. Just see what you can do, and what they recommend. I wish you the best with your little one!
 
Ok, one more thing to add-

I just gently massaged the underside of that leg. She jerked the leg back whenever i got near her foot. So she can definitely still use that leg, and feel sensation in it. But i'll still see what the doctor says, anything is still possible.
 
Don't get too worried...she will probably be just fine. They are very resilient and, if healthy to begin with,can easily bounce back. If she still eats even with her injury,that's a good sign.
 
angie.h said:
Don't get too worried...she will probably be just fine. They are very resilient and, if healthy to begin with,can easily bounce back. If she still eats even with her injury,that's a good sign.
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:iagree:

The vet wont do much and cant do much. They only thing there gonna do is clean it up put neosporin on the open wound, if there is one and wrap it up. You can do it yourself and save the money. For one, been there done that. for two, there isnt anything anyone can do. separate that dragon from its clutch mates for now and just nurse it alittle bit. Make sure its not on substrate. You will be fine
 
She is still eating very well, and acting like any normal beardie her size.

And also, about the vet, I was told the same thing. I was told there wouldn't be much they could do, and it's stuff that I could just as easily do myself. Gina Gauvin and I have exchanged a couple PM's and she has laid out a very good plan for me, I think I'll give it a try. If something funky happens or if her health takes a downward spin, off to the vet she will go.

Thanks guys. I've only been into dragons for about 10 months now, and this is the first real problem I've ever had, so I was a little freaked earlier, I will admit. lol
 
if you do wrap her foot after putting ointment on it, be sure to change wraping daily and let it dry out some every day or it can get infected if covered for to long without air exchange.
 
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