Please Help Crippled Ig

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Posted by Tracy on October 14, 1999 at 16:14:08:

Hello some may remember me posting here a while back.
Here is the story. A while back my year old ig fell, WE THINK.
We found he on her back on two different occasions in a two day
period. We took her to the vet and they said that she had a
broken left rear leg. It was to close to the hip to splint or
anything else. She also had dense bones from lack of UV light.
(we were sold the wrong bulb) Well we gave her a suppliment got both uv
bulbs we needed. and
were told to isolate her in a small glass tank. NO CLIMBING.
We did that. After a while she got no better. She started
draging her self around the tank. She refuses to move her back
legs and tail. If I pick her up she will filp her legs and
tail like crazy but once I put her down she won't move them.
She also won't poop. We tried everything and the only
time she does is sometimes when I pick her up and she wiggles
her legs and tail. She at times will poop then. I hold her and
let her poop on the floor and I put her down when she is done.
I have found he on her back several times. She drags her back
end around and has a problem pooping. I don't know where else
to turn nor do i Know what to do. I can't stand to see her
this way and I am considering putting her to sleep. I have grown
very fond of her because of the care she requires but I can't think
of anything else to do. She has no life stuck in the tank. She rarely moves and I think she is in pain. I have spent alot of money that I CAN
NOT afford. Approx $500 in vet bills. What fustrates me is
when i pick her up she moves her legs, why can't she on her
own. Also if you touch her back near her tail and legs. She
will rise up on her legs and move them. but still she will
refuse to move them.
Maybe someone can take her. I live in NJ and would travel by car to give her to someone.
Please help. I don't know what else to do.

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: Hello some may remember me posting here a while back. : Here is the story. A while back my year old ig fell, WE THINK. : We found he on her back on two different occasions in a two day : period. We took her to the vet and they said that she had a : broken left rear leg. It was to close to the hip to splint or : anything else. She also had dense bones from lack of UV light. : (we were sold the wrong bulb) Well we gave her a suppliment got both uv : bulbs we needed. and : were told to isolate her in a small glass tank. NO CLIMBING. : We did that. After a while she got no better. She started : draging her self around the tank. She refuses to move her back : legs and tail. If I pick her up she will filp her legs and : tail like crazy but once I put her down she won't move them. : She also won't poop. We tried everything and the only : time she does is sometimes when I pick her up and she wiggles : her legs and tail. She at times will poop then. I hold her and : let her poop on the floor and I put her down when she is done. : I have found he on her back several times. She drags her back : end around and has a problem pooping. I don't know where else : to turn nor do i Know what to do. I can't stand to see her : this way and I am considering putting her to sleep. I have grown : very fond of her because of the care she requires but I can't think : of anything else to do. She has no life stuck in the tank. She rarely moves and I think she is in pain. I have spent alot of money that I CAN : NOT afford. Approx $500 in vet bills. What fustrates me is : when i pick her up she moves her legs, why can't she on her : own. Also if you touch her back near her tail and legs. She : will rise up on her legs and move them. but still she will : refuse to move them. : Maybe someone can take her. I live in NJ and would travel by car to give her to someone. : Please help. I don't know what else to do.

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