Blue puget roadblock....

[Albert Clark]

Best of luck, keep us posted.

Thanks Steve. Means alot. Will do.

[Albert Clark]

Well, I was about to pack up and secure the puget male in a container for the vet revisit and saw him courting the female who just shed. I couldn't believe this and ran to call the vet and grab my camera...image.jpgI don't know if this pairing will take but I love it. Amazing what a little prayer will do.

[Albert Clark]

The vet says the fact that he is breeding the female is therapeutic and will bode well in his recovery. She says don't worry about feeding him, soaking or disturbing them at this point. It's still pretty apparent that he's having difficulty navigating his movements but this is very promising.

[Albert Clark]

These were a couple others.....image.jpgimage.jpg

[Eddie]

That is great news!!!!

[Albert Clark]

That is great news!!!!

. Yes! Totally did not expect him to court, mate, and lock with the female. She really dragged him around the tub for awhile. Especially that timing. Looks like a great step in the right direction. Still has a head tilt and lateralizing crawl although it appears less severe today.

[Albert Clark]

The male took a fish scented rat pinky on his own today and off the tongs! Unbelievable! The female had some stuck shed on her tail that i had missed and so i put her in a tub to soak and it all came off.

[Eddie]

Happy to hear!!

[Albert Clark]

Happy to hear!!

Thank you Eddie! He still has the head tilt and abnormal crawling as well with intermittent corkscrewing. Bittersweet I guess.

[Albert Clark]

Appears that blue puget male will be living with a disability seeing as the vets feel 90 -95% of the turnaround to this disease is seen within days to a week to 10 days post treatment. All his movements seem to be focused to the right side with the head tilt and occaisional corkscrewing which is visible when he wants to change direction. Eating and drinking on his own though so that's a plus. There will be a permanent disability for sure and it remains to be seen how he will adapt overall. Definitely not heritable so any scrubs produced should be healthy. Couldn't believe this guy weighs 170 gms. and is 27 inches long. Longer than the female almost! Thanks guys.