Sylvia Xrays showing MBD damage

[Karen]

I got the Xray photos from the vet today. Brad mentioned that he was interested in seeing them so I'm going ahead and putting them up. I also have larger versions, and if you want a copy I can email them as an attachment.

They had a hard time keeping her still, even with the sedatives she was still moving quite a bit, so these are the only two they were able to get.

You can really see where the MBD affected her, and in the side view you can see the ghosting in her lungs that the vet said was from the infection.

[Katrina]

Wow - thank you for posting these. These are great.

[Scooter_in_Kindergarten]

These are very cool. Thank you for sharing. Sorry to hear your skink is sick though Hope she get's better soon.

[Bird_Brain]

Thank you so much for posting!

[Karen]

You're very welcome guys. Thankfully Sylvia is doing much better. I was starting to get rather concerned since she's been sick for almost a month now, but the past four days she has really improved. Her nostrils are clearing up and to my ears the crackle in her lungs is gone.

[HarleyK]

What do gou feed your bts or how do you think she dveloped these symptoms?

[Susann]

What do gou feed your bts or how do you think she dveloped these symptoms?

If you go back a little bit and read Karens posts on Sylvia, you will know the whole story, but the short of it is, a zoo wanted to "get rid of her" and that's how Karen rescued her. In this condition.

[Musoke]

I'm glad you posted these- I never got an x-ray done of Elliot and he's a bit worse then Sylvia shape-wise! (He's all better now, though. Bones are nice and strong, just a bit deformed.)

It gives me a better idea of what Elliot's bones must look like. I actually looked for pictures like this before. Really glad you posted.

[Karen]

What do gou feed your bts or how do you think she dveloped these symptoms?

Right now she gets a dogfood/squash/collard green diet, but like Susann said, she's a rescue and I'm not totally sure what her care was like at this zoo. The intermediary I got her from made a point of saying she liked banana baby food. I was thinking yeah I bet she does. But as for complete diet I don't know. The MBD is from when she was younger, her bones are strong now.

I'm glad you posted these- I never got an x-ray done of Elliot and he's a bit worse then Sylvia shape-wise! (He's all better now, though. Bones are nice and strong, just a bit deformed.)

It gives me a better idea of what Elliot's bones must look like. I actually looked for pictures like this before. Really glad you posted.

You're welcome, and I hope Elliot doesn't let the deformities slow him down. I know Sylvia doesn't.

[ssr]

Liz has a lump in his back that he had developed before I got him. I was also curious what an xray would look like so thanks for posting. From what I can gather Liz had been fed only crickets before he came into my care. When I mentioned that dog food would be good the pet store employee frowned and said "oh I'd never feed that".

[Spindown]

wow those are cool! thanks for sharing!
i'm glad shes doing better now.

[Coomassie]

These are great! Thanks for sharing. Also, I'm glad to hear she is doing so well. It sounds like you are doing everything right.