Norman Post-Surgery

My vets ended up having to fully anesthetize Norman to be able to work him. Even after having him out for an hour and with several people working on him, they were not able to pick off all the dead skin and old shed off his hands & feet! Ultimately, he lost about 3 to 4 inches of his tail and 2 toes. There are a couple toes that may still fall off on their own or start to die, but they felt there was still a chance for them to recover. I'll still be soaking him and working on his toes when I can. 

For some reason, my camera did not want to focus for my pictures and the close ups of his hands and feet ended up blurry. :( 

His tail should regrow but it will always look a bit odd on the end.

So here starts the beginning of his recovery. He'll be in a sick tank until the sores on the bottoms of his feet & hands heal. He's also on pain meds to help him be less ouchy and grumpy.

The vet bill just for today came to just over $425. I think I may do a quick fundraiser to earn some extra cash for him. I have tanks I'm trying to sell, but am not having success so far. I'll keep you posted.

You can always donate to Norman's care through PayPal:

paypal.me/SarahsBeardieRescue

Click Comes Back

Click was in my second set of beardies to be tested for adenovirus and I had planned to contact his owners when I got back from vacation. Randomly, they contacted me on the last day of my vacation. 

It turns out that Click has had a swollen leg and I insisted in he be seen by my vet. We wondered if perhaps Click had broken his leg somehow. 

Today I took Click in and an X ray showed a massive infection that had started to eat away at his bones. :( There was a fracture amid all the lysis (bone infection). There was only one option to save his life: amputation. 

Thanks to a cancellation, Dr Folland was able to operate today. And I got to watch! 

I watched as he did a necropsy on the leg too. There was a massive pocket of pus that would have never been removable. We don't know, though, if the 

fracture caused the infection or if the infection weakened the bone and then it broke. We'll never know at this point. Oh-- and I won't post pics of the actual surgery. :) 

It took a couple hours for Click to recover from the anesthesia. He was alert and awake when I showed up at 4 to pick him up. That's a first! 

He's back at my house now in a soft tank    He's had pain meds and will soon get his first antibiotic injection. He even ate 3 roaches for me! It's exciting to see him so alert right now. I think he'll be just fine.