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b_vanfossen
at Sun May 29 00:22:25 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by b_vanfossen ]
Signs of MDB are Skinny legs, lower jaw "seems deformed", Spine is very thin. When an animal isn't suplied enough calcium, it starts to pull it from it's bones. The teath are usually disolved first, the lower jaw will start to recet, and the legs will get very skinny. It's a horrible thing. In the very center of the animal- length wise- the spine will have a "dip".
The legs should be proportionate to the rest of the animal. If your not sure- please see a vet!
The god news is, once the diet of the animal is corrected, and has the proper lighting, it will begin to repair the damage. Depeding on how far gone it's jaw was- it might have an overbite.
Hope this helps!
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- leg thickness - veiledchamlver, Sat May 28 19:39:46 2005
RE: leg thickness - b_vanfossen, Sun May 29 00:22:25 2005
- RE: leg thickness - kinyonga, Sun May 29 02:57:59 2005
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