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Here is my monitor sleeping, here is my monitors head here is his log here is him on my bed Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez
I am looking for actual information. SHOCK
HEY I do have a picture toooo.
I will post all my pictures so that I can get someone to at least say sorry cannot help never run up against this...
My Red ackie is not improving and has been to a vet..anyone ever seen this or have ideas on why her vent and base tail would be this swollen
Thanks for taking a minute to respond
Tony

OK, I'm not a vet but I have been doing rescue and rehab for 8 years. To me, that looks like a small prolapse. In cases similar to yours I've seen vets gently replace the prolapse and then apply a couple of small sutures to keep it in place for several days to a couple of weeks. This will cure the prolapse but you need to find the original cause. Dehydration, constipation or hard feces is a common cause. Good luck.

np

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Anyone who has one brain cell would tell you to see a competent herp vet as they are the only one who can diagnose your monitor, and yes it looks like a rectal prolapse, which says there are serious HUSBANDRY issues. Thats means your monitor needs to be living in proper conditions, not how they were, or are currently.
You asked rudely for help so heres your first of many wakeups.
...Heres my monitor dieing because of improper husbandry...heres my monitor dieing because I bought him on impulse....heres my....
I hope the animal gets healthy soon.

np

Sorry Tony, but why do you think people here would have a better idea then a trained vet who has access to the monitors and equipment to test it?

It "looks" like an infection, treating the infection will kill the pathogen, but will not fix the damage caused by the infection, that takes time or it may never heal. Also, many pathogens do not have a specific antibiotic, so it may take several attempts. Your vet knows this.

If you have a, not so good vet, get another. Good luck Frank

np

You said that the animal has had X-rays right? Most of the time on an Xray in that area of the body only solid masses won't show. Have they done any lab work on the animal other than a fecal? My sujestion would be to have you go back to the vet and a biopsy of the mass or the liquid inside the mass. Some blood work may also be dont to determine what it is and what could be causing it. This is a worst case though. It could just be an internal infection for which meds can be given.
Hope all this helps.
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Christine :>~

...that I am not qualified to tell you exactly what your monitor's problem is. Even if I were, I'd be game to do it via a photo on the internet from the other side of the world.

Feel better? I thought not.

Most of the people on here aren't qualified to tell you exactly what the problem is, either. Be happy that they didn't post bad answers but instead knew they were out of their depth and didn't respond. Would you really have been happier with 20 posts that said 'jeez, what the heck is that?'

It looks like an infection, it may even be a partial hernia. We can't tell from here. As the others have said, take it to a good reptile vet.