Gecko with broken leg in a splint

[Chupes]

Hey fellas,

So my female leopard gecko that is about 8-9 months old suffered a fractured right femur (back leg) close to her pelvis. This occured last Thursday evening, and I took her to the vet first thing Friday morning. The vet suggested 2 x-rays, but to save money I opted for a single film only ($70 for one, $110 for both) The leg was splinted by wrapping some sort of medical wrap (ace bandage-ish) around the leg and tail to immobilize the leg. She was put on a month long course of Baytril as an antibiotic and Metacam for inflammation/pain.

My question is this: How long does it take for stuck shed to cause damage such as loss of toes? Since her leg and tail are wrapped, I can only partially remove her shed from the last 75% of her tail and 3 of her 5 toes. The vet said, should this happen I can bring her back in and they would unwrap her and take care of it. Unfortunately, I just do not have the money for that. She is supposed to go back in for a follow up in about a week and a half (not this Friday, but the next). Will her toes survive util then? I have been keeping her hides moist in hopes that dragging her tail around will cause some to come off. The follow-up appointment should be a little cheaper, so I hope she can hold out till then.

Any input will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Nick


(sorry for the length)

 

[Misstasha]

I'd call the vet and ask what YOU could do !!! Sorry don't have better advice.. Hopefully someone more experienced than myself could tell you more!!

 

[Olimpia]

Wait, so the entire foot is wrapped? If it is there's not much you could do unfotunately. Unless you could unwrap just the foot... otherwise I don't know.

 

[Chupes]

Nah, the leg is wrapped to the tail, and a little bit of the foot pokes out the end, the 3 middle toes and the very tips of the end toes on each side.

Pretty much, does anyone know how long for shed to cause damage or can it wait a week and a half until the vet follow-up.

 

[Olimpia]

Yes, a week and a half is't long enough to cause harm, at least not in the sense that he's lose the toe. I've left geckos in the care of friends before for a couple weeks and, long story short, the little guy still had shed on his toes two and a half weeks later. But I got back and took care of it and he was fine.

 

[oceanoasis]

im definately not saying its what you should do but my female has had 2 layers of shed on her toes before and still kept the toes. although it was just the very last knuckle and not the whole foot.

 

[VitalTears]

Yes, a week and a half is't long enough to cause harm, at least not in the sense that he's lose the toe. I've left geckos in the care of friends before for a couple weeks and, long story short, the little guy still had shed on his toes two and a half weeks later. But I got back and took care of it and he was fine.

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