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balegos
at Wed Dec 24 06:00:17 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by balegos ]
Hi Ryan
I adopted a saharan uro that was kept without proper heat and lighting. She has metabolic bone disease, unfortunately, as a result (her pelvic/hip area is thickened and hard, causing her to not have full use of her hip joints).
My vet prescribed pure liquid calcium to be given to her twice a day for a month. To help her skin condition (no infection but she couldnt compolete shedding and had dried out crusted skin stuck to most of her body), he recommended soaks and using mineral oil applied to the dry areas. To be honest, I didnt use the mineral oil much, but I did use pure aloe vera gel.
Aloe has natural antibacterial properties, and is very soothing, and safe. I also use the high calcium greens and veggies, giving a daily salad of collards, dandelion, and spaghetti squash, etc, as a staple. Her previous diet was mostly romaine lettuce. In her case, she has gained 20 grams since being here, which is good. I cant offer you advice about helping your uro lose weight, but its possible the proper diet and setup will do that for her naturally.
See a vet as soon as you can, of course, but until then maybe some aloe and soaks will help clear up her skin. The correct temps and heat and diet will also contribute to overall improvement, and help her fight off infection. My uro is in shed right now, and most of the old stuck skin has finally shed. My vet said it might take 6 months to a year for her skin to improve, but it is now only just over a month since he saw her, and already she is shedding almost 100%completely.
good luck, and I'm really glad you were able to help this little one!
B
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For the skin... - balegos, Wed Dec 24 06:00:17 2003