Possible broken arm

[Andrew Obrien]

Hey guys , ive had my argentine b&w for about 2 months now , i got her from snakes on sunset. shes a little fatty and great eater, and tame as a dog. just the other day i noticed she has been walking with her right arm up in the air behind her, and waddling around. Ive researched it and all that shows up is calcium deficiency and MBD. But she gets more than enough calcium with her turkey , fish , and rats, plus natrual sunlight daily. Her arm is very swollen and i feel really bad for her, she is very healthy otherwise. Any tips on her? other than take her to the vet, which i really dont want to do because im broke but if last resort i could find some money. Im almost 100% sure its broke, and i was thinking maybe make a splint for her arm?

 

[Andrew Obrien]

only picture i have, pretty much she just walks like that and you can see how swollen it is.

 

[SamBobCat]

Does she flinch when you touch it?

 

[Andrew Obrien]

Does she flinch when you touch it?

Not really, she lets me touch it and move it

 

[SamBobCat]

Can she move it at all?

 

[Andrew Obrien]

Can she move it at all?

yes

 

[SamBobCat]

Alright. Is it squishy or solid?

 

[Andrew Obrien]

its really hard, defenity solid

Alright. Is it squishy or solid?

 

[SamBobCat]

Okay. I've seen something a bit like this, and it ended up being a calcium build up over the bone and muscle. I don't know how likely it is for tegus to have osteosarcoma (bone cancer) but I had a dog with a tumor that was rock solid and it ended up being bone cancer. So I would suggest do. But of research on bone cancer in reptiles and then take her to a vet if you can come up with the money.

 

[Andrew Obrien]

Okay. I've seen something a bit like this, and it ended up being a calcium build up over the bone and muscle. I don't know how likely it is for tegus to have osteosarcoma (bone cancer) but I had a dog with a tumor that was rock solid and it ended up being bone cancer. So I would suggest do. But of research on bone cancer in reptiles and then take her to a vet if you can come up with the money.

okay, i hope its just something like a break or sprain, ill give him a little while and then determine what to do.