Gammas Bearded Babies
Crossing the Road
Hey yall...please accept my apologies for not responding for a few days.
It broke my heart but i had to let that little one go. It was really hard to show yall how the little one was just through video and pics and I was showing yall the best!
So as to document this for myself and anyone else that may go throughsomethinglike this with a lil...
I believe the fact that the tendon kept going out of place even while attempting to splint/brace it in place took a dramatic toll on the lil one. It was losing weight and strength and it was shaking really bad and crying constantly in pain and had stopped pooping. There was a definite change in water intake and food. Even with me holding it for hours it was just shaking in the heating pad. And the night before it was calm and fine in that same position and place with me. The swelling was really bad and just to attempt to touch the leg it would cry and shake pitifully.
Even though I put the antibiotic ointment on the exposed bone when wrapping the leg I believe it just had endured too much to keep torturing to try and fix. Especially since the only vet in a big town willing to even look said it was too small to try and fix...not to even mention the exposed bone.
If I had it to do over again and knew it was slipped tendon and not splay leg I definitely would not have attempted to continue to splint/brace the tendon in place as I believe this is what possibly caused the exposed bone...but then again the things I've researched said exposed bone was potentially a result of the slipped tendon.
The little one was definitely a fighter but the pain yall couldn’t see was breaking my heart.
Again I am so very sorry how all this went and how long it took me to big girl up and respond to yall...it hurts too badly to talk bout. I didn't even discuss with my family it was that bad.
I sincerely thank yall so much for understanding and being super helpful!
It broke my heart but i had to let that little one go. It was really hard to show yall how the little one was just through video and pics and I was showing yall the best!
So as to document this for myself and anyone else that may go throughsomethinglike this with a lil...
I believe the fact that the tendon kept going out of place even while attempting to splint/brace it in place took a dramatic toll on the lil one. It was losing weight and strength and it was shaking really bad and crying constantly in pain and had stopped pooping. There was a definite change in water intake and food. Even with me holding it for hours it was just shaking in the heating pad. And the night before it was calm and fine in that same position and place with me. The swelling was really bad and just to attempt to touch the leg it would cry and shake pitifully.
Even though I put the antibiotic ointment on the exposed bone when wrapping the leg I believe it just had endured too much to keep torturing to try and fix. Especially since the only vet in a big town willing to even look said it was too small to try and fix...not to even mention the exposed bone.
If I had it to do over again and knew it was slipped tendon and not splay leg I definitely would not have attempted to continue to splint/brace the tendon in place as I believe this is what possibly caused the exposed bone...but then again the things I've researched said exposed bone was potentially a result of the slipped tendon.
The little one was definitely a fighter but the pain yall couldn’t see was breaking my heart.
Again I am so very sorry how all this went and how long it took me to big girl up and respond to yall...it hurts too badly to talk bout. I didn't even discuss with my family it was that bad.
I sincerely thank yall so much for understanding and being super helpful!
hang in there!!
