I tlked to a vet and they told me to wait like a week to ssee if if it stabalises.Hopfully it will cause se said she would hope she didnt have to to anything to it since the jaw is thinner than mach and was risking to more harm then good if she was to drill in or something(drilling was out of the question) if it didnt look better we should try the paperclip/superglue method. I just have to wait.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [Gecko] Help! broken lineatus jaw > Chris... > > With my cham, the vet actually had me wait a week before doing the wire > thing. He said sometimes they will stabilize themselves. Of course, I > was giving antibiotics orally at the time and that didn't allow the jaw > to stay in one place. I could feel the bone ends grating together > whenever I had to medicate her. She also never stopped eating!!! > > Chris wrote: > > > > I'm not sure if this will work on the gecko, but it did on a collared > > lizard. My best friend and I was doing a personal study of collared lizards > > around his area of town. One of the collareds that was found was an adult > > male with a broken jaw, aka "Broken Jaw" now. His lower jaw bone was > > actually poking out of his chin (compound fracture). My friend just reset > > the bone and took the animal home where he fed it regular prey items. 3 > > months later his jaw was healed and lined up perfectly. He was released > > back in August and during Labor Day weekend was recaptured and examined. He > > weighed slightly more than time of release, indicating that he was eating. > > Hopefully we'll be able to relocate him this following spring. Honestly > > though, being a Uroplatus and its monetary/sentimental value, I'd take it to > > a vet and see what could be done. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doug Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 4:40 PM > > Subject: Re: [Gecko] Help! broken lineatus jaw > > > > > Daniel... > > > > > > My point was that a vet must make that determination. Mine decided it > > > was not possible for my chameleon (and likely not possible for you > > > gecko) and went another route. Count on the animal being on antibiotics > > > and probably liquid calcium supplement for an extended period of time if > > > it can be splinted. The animal will have to be able to take daily > > > handling for that amount of time. > > > > > > Daniel wrote: > > > > > > > > If i superglue the jaw where should put the paperclip on the outside > > or.... where does it do more good than harm! > > > > Thanks > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Doug Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 6:00 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [Gecko] Help! broken lineatus jaw > > > > > > > > > Daniel... > > > > > > > > > > The jaw must be immobilized for it to heal. Depending on the fracture, > > > > > some vets have super glued paper clips or other rigid objects to > > limbs, > > > > > etc. to facilitate healing. I have a female veiled chameleon that > > broke > > > > > her jaw the very day I bred her. My vet knocked her out, drilled holes > > > > > in each end of the broken lower jaw bones, then ran a wire through the > > > > > holes and twisted the ends together. She spent 3 months with a wire > > > > > twist sticking out of her mouth (see attached picture). It never > > stopped > > > > > her from eating. She laid those eggs and several other clutches, and I > > > > > still have her two years later! > > > > > > > > > > Good luck with your gecko! > > > > > > > > > > > Daniel wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi! I just looked in at the lineatus that yoyu all know is now one > > > > > > female shorter:-) I saw that ine male hade so blood in the mouth and > > > > > > when I looked closer at him the jaw is clearlt bruken about a > > > > > > centimeter from the to of the jaw.Is there anything I can do to help > > > > > > it heel or a cloas encounter with the refrigiator the most humane > > > > > > thing for him. > > > > > > manU.lineatus is realy getting on my nerves. I hope this badluck > > > > > > streek is over soon. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Daniel Wegan > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Doug Johnston > > > > > www.ncal.verio.com/~scubadug > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------ > > > > > > > > > > ########################################################################### > > > > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > > > > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > > > > > > ########################################################################### > > > > > > -- > > > Doug Johnston > > > www.ncal.verio.com/~scubadug > > > > > -- > Doug Johnston > www.ncal.verio.com/~scubadug >
