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Ok, after seeing the newest pictures, here are my thoughts...
first of, i can't remember your vet situation. i know that a lot of clinics won't even see exotics, let alone treat them. can you fill me in? thanks
now, orion has had spots that look like this on her tail before. a lont time ago she had one thta was a little bruise from getting her tail caught. now she has one on her tail that's not so great. when i brought her home from the vets after her surgery there were two white spots on her tail: one along the top and one on the tip. i used antibiotic ointment on them and the top one went away. the tip one didn't, and it turned black. it is getting a bit worse and now is really dry and bleeds a bit. i got some chloramonenicol 1% from my vets office. it's a water based antibiotic ointment and i have to say it works like a miracle!! I would suggest calling your vets office and seeing if you can get some. they won't give it to you without seeing him, but if they don't take exotics then you can explain the situation to them and see what they can do. it isn't a very strong medication and they may be able to help you out... let me know what you think!
~Lindsay

i am happy to see that orion is doing well and improving....

there seems to be some differences between orion and my ben.

ben has not bleed at all from his black areas and he also does not SEEM to feel any pain when it is touched.

it could possibly be quite a serious burn (sorry ethan) yet i think it is either a skin disease or a bruise.

i will try to get some of the 1 % stuff but is that stuff basically the same as hydrocortozone cream for humans???

thx and good luck to you and orion

I'm not sure if it is the same type of thing. it's a water based antibiotic, that's the most i know. let meknow if you can get it or not, it's great stuff. good luck!!
oh, you could probably reseach both drugs online. there is a site, but i can't remember it... do a google search and see what you can find out about them, and compare them.