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Well after connecting the dots of who this tegu belonged to and reading through some old posts, I have discovered that he was diagnosed with osteomyetitis and that info was not disclosed to me. Apparently, in easy to understand terms its a bone eating infection caused by a bacteria. Hence why his toes are so mangled and feet swelled. After tracking previous owners posts, it seems the feet have only got worse throughout the year so Im suspecting the infection is still there but goes dormant from time to time. He'll be visiting our vet for updated xrays and blood work to see what we can do to ease any discomfort as that may very well be contributing to his grumpiness.

[QUOTE="SnakeCharmr728, post: 143862, member: 1234"] Well after connecting the dots of who this tegu belonged to and reading through some old posts, I have discovered that he was diagnosed with osteomyetitis and that info was not disclosed to me. Apparently, in easy to understand terms its a bone eating infection caused by a bacteria. Hence why his toes are so mangled and feet swelled. After tracking previous owners posts, it seems the feet have only got worse throughout the year so Im suspecting the infection is still there but goes dormant from time to time. He'll be visiting our vet for updated xrays and blood work to see what we can do to ease any discomfort as that may very well be contributing to his grumpiness. [/QUOTE]

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