Bloated leg

herpslave · 07-31-04, 07:55 PM

Hi A 7 year old girl recently has given me a albino leo. I found he was pretty weak. At first i thought it was hind leg paralysis but then I let him feed on some calcium and crickets. Then i saw the real problem. His 1 leg started to be bendy and wabbly. Next day it was bloated on the thigh area. He is still walking funny, Im wondering if he has a broken leg or something. The leg is not that bloated but it is. Id go to a vet but it takes 3 hours, so i wanted to see if It should be a fatal thing. Or what it is.

Rebecca · 07-31-04, 08:00 PM

I'm guessing it's pretty serious and worth the 3 hours to drive to one.

herpslave · 07-31-04, 08:16 PM

Well do you know what it is even though? 3 hours i ment 5. But ill drive if i have too.

DragnDrop · 07-31-04, 08:25 PM

Sounds like MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease). Chances are he didn't get any or not enough calcium and Vitamin D3. In effect, he's got rubbery bones. In humans it's called rickets. He needs a lot of care, calcium and D3, no climbing and handling. Chances are he's also low on all the other minerals and vitamins. A vet visit would be the best thing to get a good assessment of his condition. In the mean time, see if he'll lick a slurry or paste of calcium/D3 off your finger or his lips several times a day until you can get him checked out.

herpslave · 07-31-04, 08:27 PM

Yah ive been injecting liquid calium in his mouth 3 times a day.