Notice anything?
reason i went to the Vet, her right rear leg isnt functioning that well. She drags it, or keeps it tucked in. Any ideas?
X-Ray of Leopard Tortoise-- Input Requested Please!
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Notice anything?
reason i went to the Vet, her right rear leg isnt functioning that well. She drags it, or keeps it tucked in. Any ideas?
No idea what I'm looking at 
I suck with x-rays. My brother recently sent me an x-ray of his fractured wrist and I could not figure out where the fracture was...when he pointed it out it was pretty obvious
I suck with x-rays. My brother recently sent me an x-ray of his fractured wrist and I could not figure out where the fracture was...when he pointed it out it was pretty obvious
I see a white smudge looking thing in the middle, towards the bottom-ish?
Looks like some sort of impaction. Then again this is the first tortoise x ray i have ever seen, lol......In my whole life.
terracolson said:
what does this look like to you? do you have experience with x-rays?
It looks to me like some little pebbles or small pieces of substrate causing an impaction.
Do you have sand mixed in your substrate?
jblayza said:
no. but she does go outside and roam around to eat grasses and weeds, and could eat dirt. could that cause a leg issue?
looks more gastrointestonal, per my girl thats a vet tech, and her doctor said looks like Rocks.. she happens to be at work
i emailed her the pic, she lives down there by you, if you want me to pass a long her info
i emailed her the pic, she lives down there by you, if you want me to pass a long her info
terracolson said:
Yes please. Do whatever you can. You sure its just not food? Eaten food that hasnt been pooped out yet?
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She is very very busy and cant call now, but said you can go online and speak to a vet
http://www.lbah.com/whats_your_diagnosis.html
It seems there is a service you can pay for and connect directly with a vet.. i looked into it.. i would only trust to try it since she forwarded it to me and her doctor uses that site...
http://www.justanswer.com/ is the direct link
http://www.lbah.com/whats_your_diagnosis.html
It seems there is a service you can pay for and connect directly with a vet.. i looked into it.. i would only trust to try it since she forwarded it to me and her doctor uses that site...
http://www.justanswer.com/ is the direct link
The food or what ever in the gut... should not be a problem... the shadow... first response... some kind of parasite. I would have never noticed it had you not pointed it out.
Some kind of Hookworm?
Don't you have a vet looking at this?
On second look... that mass looks like some kind of egg mass... too small to be folicles.
Some kind of Hookworm?
Don't you have a vet looking at this?
On second look... that mass looks like some kind of egg mass... too small to be folicles.
-EJ said:
I did, but the vet at the hospital listed on the x-ray doesnt know.
terracolson said:
i went here, and i submitted my question, but i have to wait for a response, which i have to pay for, so i deposited $9 from my paypal account.
-EJ said:
its a 2 year old leopard, not to young to be eggs?
not a egg xray.. eggs look like eggs... i will show you a egg x-ray
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1046/1424351946_b1e0fce6fc.jpg
look there
i just noticed ask a vet online advertises on here
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1046/1424351946_b1e0fce6fc.jpg
look there
i just noticed ask a vet online advertises on here
Noticed I mentioned the shadow looked like a parasite.
Now... that mass looks biological in nature... think of a salamander egg mass... only smaller. Now... consider that most worm like parasites deposit eggs... that was my line of thought.
I think I have an idea of what a tortoise egg xray looks like.
Now... that mass looks biological in nature... think of a salamander egg mass... only smaller. Now... consider that most worm like parasites deposit eggs... that was my line of thought.
I think I have an idea of what a tortoise egg xray looks like.
terracolson said:
Ok cool.. i wasn't for sure and pictures help me..didn't mean to offend you
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Stones will also cause leg issues.... one of mine that passed a stone had the same leg issue when she was carrying it... dragging one leg....
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