Re: tail necrosis

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Posted by BabyHerp on September 18, 2000 at 20:54:44:

In Reply to: tail necrosis posted by Loui Z on September 18, 2000 at 18:09:40:

After one week it should only be looking like a scab a clot at the tip, there should be no discoloration after the scab....No black regrowth either! Not for tail tip....only major tail amputation will you be grossly discolored scale regrowth.If this necrosis looks like it did prior to the tail tip amputation....its just that necrosis. If its looking dried up shriveled...the vet obviously did not amputate the tip above the infected area. I would take your ig back to the vet & tell him to do it right! 3/4 to 1" inch INTO the healthy tissue above the infected necrotic tail! I would go with your intuition...this igs tail just doesn't sound as if its healing correctly. His tail will continue to necrotize until someone (even yourself!) does it right! Do an archive search on tail tip amputations here...I wrote a few posts on doing tail TIP amputations at home.
Email me if ya wanna
Gina (cranky as usual!)

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: After one week it should only be looking like a scab a clot at the tip, there should be no discoloration after the scab....No black regrowth either! Not for tail tip....only major tail amputation will you be grossly discolored scale regrowth.If this necrosis looks like it did prior to the tail tip amputation....its just that necrosis. If its looking dried up shriveled...the vet obviously did not amputate the tip above the infected area. I would take your ig back to the vet & tell him to do it right! 3/4 to 1" inch INTO the healthy tissue above the infected necrotic tail! I would go with your intuition...this igs tail just doesn't sound as if its healing correctly. His tail will continue to necrotize until someone (even yourself!) does it right! Do an archive search on tail tip amputations here...I wrote a few posts on doing tail TIP amputations at home. : Email me if ya wanna : Gina (cranky as usual!)

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