First Documented Case of Hyperthyroidism in Leopard Geckos

[Riyo]

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Wow, this is pretty cool! And even better that they were able to treat her!

I have to admit I giggled at the picture of her going into the CT scanner...

 

[RampantReptiles]

aww poor thing! (little giggles)

 

[ILoveGeckos14]

Cool, I was wondering if anyone had encountered hyperthyroidism in leopard geckos. I came across it a few times researching effects of imbalanced Ca ratios.

 

[Condaman74]

I was reading that earlier today, the owner Erik Fields in my opinion is an awesome person. It makes me happy to see that some people care enough about their geckos to pay for what is probably a very expensive test instead of just letting the little bug chomper die and replacing it later. I just wish there was some way to get in touch with the guy and help out on the medical bills. Not to mention getting more information on the treatment and how it goes from here.

 

[Olive Ridley]

As in too much Phosphorous in the ratio can cause hyperthyroidism? Can you tell me where you came across this please?

Cool, I was wondering if anyone had encountered hyperthyroidism in leopard geckos. I came across it a few times researching effects of imbalanced Ca ratios.

 

[CapCitySteve]

hmmm...I wonder if the giant line genes cause hypothyroidism. That would be an interesting study to perform. necropsied normal specimens vs. giant line. Let me know if anyone would be interested in that i have some resources at my disposle.

 

[ILoveGeckos14]

As in too much Phosphorous in the ratio can cause hyperthyroidism? Can you tell me where you came across this please?

I was researching imbalanced Ca ratios and came across Secondary Nutritional Hyperparathyroidism in horses from being fed a diet too high in bran/phosphorus and low in calcium. It's different than Hyperthyroidism, my apologies for the confusion!

 

[thegeckoguy23]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[JordanAng420]

I was wondering what the heck they used to sedate a 13 year old leopard gecko with? My goodness, i'd be nervous if I was the nurse monitoring that animal! Reptiles don't have diaphragms and don't breathe by themselves under general anesthesia, so therefore, somebody had to have been acting as a respirator...wow. Cool article, and even cooler picture! Thanks!

 

[got spots?]

Lol, about the medical bills do you really think the guy cares? amazing publicity, people who know are thinking about buying a leo will see someone who goes to extreme lengths for caring about their animals. Also I bet he will be able to do some talks on the condition or at least bring his leo to it. Not saying its about the money, he probably is still in the hole a lot but its for a good cause.

 

[Olive Ridley]

Sorry I sent a post twice. I don't know how to delete a post.

 

[Olive Ridley]

I was researching imbalanced Ca ratios and came across Secondary Nutritional Hyperparathyroidism in horses from being fed a diet too high in bran/phosphorus and low in calcium. It's different than Hyperthyroidism, my apologies for the confusion!

I get the impression Secondary Nutritional Hyperparathyroidism is another name for MBD.

The understand the treated gecko had good bone density.

I found this too
http://www.reptilechannel.com/media/reptile-magazines/reptiles-magazine/may-2008/nutritional-secondary-hyperparathyroidism.aspx.pdf

 

[PetVet]

That's awesome. It's astounding at one point but not so much on another. After all the dogs and cats that have been popping up with this and having heart murmurs and such. What I find more amazing than the diagnosis is that he decided to treat her and fix her up...what a lucky leo