Strange bumps on my leopard gecko's elbow, lethargic and loss of appetite

Firetail

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A week ago I noticed my white girl has lost a lot of tail fat recently. She lives with a yellow girl, that one has a nice plump tail. She's been hiding a lot before that, but had excellent appetite for months. I switched over to Argentinian cockroaches from Turkestan cockroaches about 10 days ago. I've been feeding them Turkestans since August, switching over from crickets. I thought maybe she got compacted, as she got lethargic with no appetite and slept a lot, so I've been doing the massage + warm bath + olive oil on nose treatment, and past 5 days she ate 2 big Turkestans. There was poop today, but I can't tell which one of them did it.


However, today I noticed two weird bumps on her right front leg. They do not seem to cause pain when I gently prod them, and she can use that leg as usual to carry herself, as well as bend and move it fine.



Temperatures should be fine, they have a heated rock, nothing really has changed in the past 11 years I've had them...

I have been dusting their meals vitamin powder that includes Vitamin D, but I think the powder doesn't stick as well as to the cockroaches as to the crickets I think.

She's at least 13. They haven't been fighting at all as far as I can tell.


Help would be appreciated, thank you.
 

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acpart

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I'm not a vet, but to me that looks as if it may be gout. Unfortunately, gout is a much bigger deal in geckos than in humans. Don't take my word for it; make a vet appointment.

Aliza
 

Firetail

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I'm not a vet, but to me that looks as if it may be gout. Unfortunately, gout is a much bigger deal in geckos than in humans. Don't take my word for it; make a vet appointment. Aliza

Thank you, been to the vet.
It wasn't gout.
The bumps were filled with solid white puss and were drained.
The doctor suspects liver problems (enlarged liver), gave her antibiotics and liver supplement and some booster shots.
 

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