Cynops dragging back legs??

[meghan]

My little cynops was fine yesterday yet today I was doing a quick water change and noticed the poor guy is dragging his hind end. It has very little back leg movement.

The cloaca looks a bit goopy. What's going on with my little guy? Like I said before, he was fine up till today. It's as if he's got a broken back... Any suggestions??

 

[jennifer]

I had an eastern newt that suddenly developed a similar problem (couldn't move the back legs). It lived like that for a week or two, then died. Sorry, I don't have any suggestions other than the obvious - isolate the newt and try to make it comfortable (very shallow water maybe).

 

[hayden]

Jen, this is what my eastern newt did too...just before it passed on....

 

[meghan]

I had a feeling it wasn't going to be a good diagnosis.

 

[jorge]

Looks bad...Is he eaten? What temperature do u have it?
Any other signs?
Wish u luck Meg