And now I find out my Caudo has a broken jaw...

[benjamin]

Well I went to the vet's today and had found out my Caudo's lower jaw was broken and that there was dead bone sticking out. They said to keep up the antibiotics so the desease wouldn't advance. I hope you can see the bone in this picture, it's turned yellow a sign that it is dead, it will eventually regrow but it will never be the same. The vet recommended some nearbye exotics specialists, but my parents are about to back out on me because we've already spent over 6 times his price in vet bills, he's so beautiful, so healthy looking otherwise I'ld hate to lose him. The vet said maybe the specialist could put in sutures to hold the jaw in place while it healed but as I said my parents aren't up to investing that much in him.

 

[pete]

Sorry to hear about your newt's jaw Ben. Is this the one that had a mouth problem when you first got him from Chessington? Can't help but wonder what it went through to get it's jaw broken....

Perhaps the specialist may take pity on the animal and help you for free or for a nominal sum. You could then recommend the place on this forum.... Probably worth taking the newt along and seeing what they say - perhaps they can't do anything for the newt anyway - at least you know that you tried your best..... Where did the vet recommended that you take him?

How is that newt that I gave you doing?

Pete.

 

[benjamin]

The newt you gave me is doing great, yeah I got him at Chessington, last time I checked the were selling a sick caecillian instead of newts.

 

[paris]

his jaw wont need stitched, i suspect the jaw was not broken by any mechanical means but of weakness caused by an infection. it should grow back fine-as long as hes in good health, because he may not eat for a while. some the bad bone may in fact fall out since its in a state of decay(by looking at it) especially if the disease is still progressing. i had a hong kong who had such a condition on her head-the sore was big and bone showed through in a non white colour-she did recover and grow that section of her head back - i had used batryl on her to take care of the infection, she slowly did the rest -of course this did not effect her ability to eat but she wasnt eating anyways to start-so i had to force feed her-this would be very difficult for your guy, that is why his weight should help carry him through (hes not skinny is he?)

 

[edward]

With lesions like this at work we had the best success with silvadine cream (silver sulphadine) but you will need a prescription for it).
Ed

 

[leah]

What are the chances of the infection spreading throughout the bone? Can it be successfully treated? This can be a very serious concern with other animals I have worked with. So much so, that if the infection is determined to have entered the bone (as it probably has, since its broken and exposed)the animal is often euthanized since the recovery is so rare.

-L

 

[benjamin]

I'ld say he's fatter than most of the caudos I've seen on the web, and he'l eat 1 worm a day regardless of size so I'm not worried about that.

 

[benjamin]

Well finally the batryl force feeding seems to be paying off, now I can only see new white bone and the wound is significantly smaller.