since it is a saturday and there is not much i can do vet-wise i thought i would ask the forums opinion. helga is missing two toes, it looks like another is falling off and she has lots of patches of skin stuck to her horns or points or whatever. i was going to soak her and rub some mineral oil on her toes and horns, but then someone mentioned that her toes could be falling off from MBD. she is alert and active, although she did not eat much today. do you think that is true? or should i just rub some oil on her?
thanks!
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jeune18
May 08, 2004 06:11 PM
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maneatingorchid
May 08, 2004 10:44 PM
A toe falling off is likely MBD. If it is MBD, the vet might perscribe some liquid calium or something. I'm assuming the patches 'sticking' you were describing are on the tail, and then mineral oil might help. As for the not eating, moving to a new home is stressful on her, she'll probably come around.
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