Ok here's an update for Eve and new news for those that weren't aware of a situation that has arisen with Louise.
After changing my heat and light source to a new Zilla all in one hood unit, she had developed what could be considered burns on her back. I did conduct a couple of tests on the new lighting and heating system to ensure that the heat was within collared tolerances. Everything came out positive nothing beyond basking temperatures, plus I hadn't changed anything in the enclosure at all. No new cagemates, food sources, furniture, cage locations, all that was new was the all in one hood but the temperatures and lighting were all normal.
She did shed 95% of the 'burned' skin and was bouncing around, drinking at the watering hole.
So, now my dilema is this that today was her soak day in room temperature water, she was looking listless and even more skin appears to be flaking off. She did surprise me when she jumped out of the soaking container and into my hands, I treated her with a lizard antiseptic spray that I had remembered having. I had contacted the small animal vet in our area when I had discovered the burn but she was backed up with stressed, sick, and burned animals from the fires in our area.
My dilema is this that the only recommended and certified lizard vet is a complete flake and thinks he can diagnose over the phone. I had contacted him in the last 6 months to a year for a general check up on all my lizards, he flatly told me no.
Now we do have general vets around but after dealing with one vet with my cat and his insistence on a course of treatment for diabetes we searched for a cat doctor. We had an animal vet recommended to us by a pet store owner and animal rescue shelter.animals. She does great work on cats and only works on small animals, I did see a turtle on the mend in her business.
So should I take her to the small animal vet or general vet and being so close to Christmas either are on a weeks vacation.
