splashy07 wrote:I've never heard of such a thing either. You mentioned he was 6 when you got him? Perhaps his previous care was not as diligent. How long have you had him? Previous diet could be a factor.
I bought him from a reputable shop, he was in seemingly perfect condition when I bought him. And the vet commented that other than the horrible visible dip in his spine there is nothing else visibly wrong with him.
The vet did mention that he doesn't believe it's some sort of dietary issue, as the xray showed the rest of his bones in perfect condition and their 'calcium levels' were really good apparently - something to do with being able to see his toes clearly in the xray being super good.
We went over my feeding with him and he saw no issues there either, and with the lack of heavy objects to fall and break his back the conclusion of it being an internal disease/infection issue "eating at the bone" was discussed. The vet seemed to have specific experience with his happening in other reptiles he has treated before, he did go into a lot of detail but at this point I had heard 5 different potential causes explained in detail and my brain felt like it was about to explode.
We have not 100% confirmed anything, but the damage is obviously the break of the spine so we're giving antibotics as a preventative measure rather than "diagnosed and treating", as if his guess is correct we're getting in as early as possible with the treatment to prevent more damage to his bones. Meanwhile trying to heal his spine.
As of today he can still feel his feet, and move them. He has eaten banana but nothing else, and has yet to poop (on the day of the xray we confirmed food was in his colon, so we're waiting to see if he can still poop).
