Help save Bert’s life
Hiya, this is Bert. She is a female leopard gecko who is just over a year old. A few weeks ago I took her to an exotic vet, as I had concerns with her lack of eating and extremely thin tail. During this appointment, I was told that she was healthy however I felt that she was not properly examined. Her stomach was not checked, which leads me onto yesterday morning. I took Bert back to the vets, as she still wasn’t eating and her tail was getting thinner. During this appointment, her stomach was checked and I felt that she was examined properly. The vet told me that she would require an ultrasound as he suspected that she had an inflamed ovary. After the ultrasound was complete, it was confirmed that one of her ovaries was inflamed and neurotic. He also did not rule out the possibility of it being a tumour, which he would only be able to know during surgery. I was told that the only way for Bert to get better was to remove the ovary in surgery as this is life threatening. I felt that Bert was misdiagnosed and was told by the vet that if she was checked properly in the previous appointment, this could’ve been resolved earlier and maybe didn’t require surgery. Surgery will be quite expensive, and will come to around 1000 along with the costs of the ultrasound. I am only 18 so I do not have the funds for this surgery. I would be extremely grateful for any help. Thank you for taking the time to read.