new rescue - stuck eyelids, bleeding, no toes

[hello.gecko]

I just picked up this baby at a beach shop. She is missing the first joint on ALL toes thus making her have absolutely no toenails. Her entire back is cracked and bleeding. The skin on her head is so tight she cannot close her top eyelids (sorry for the blurry photo of her eyes) she seems in pain every time I touch her..
Despite her condition she is very sweet..but how can I help ease her pain? Will her eyelids ever be normal? Please help!!
Edit: better pictures

 

[acpart]

It's amazing that with all the awful shed on her, the eyes are clear. I would recommend soaking her and peeling off the shed skin a little at a time. It will take many brief attempts to get it off. I'm also worried about the way her back looks --as if there isn't just dry shed, but possibly abrasions and scabs. If that's the case, I really think she needs a vet visit to clean her up.

Aliza

 

[Aimless]

unfortunately, a "sweet" temperament in a reptile in bad shape is generally not a good sign.

I would get her to a vet ASAP. that looks like some pretty severe burning, and in her condition her body may not have the reserves to fight off infection.

her eyes actually don't look bad (I've seen leos with a lot of crusty retained shed and infection in the eye socket and her eyes are clear),but otherwise she's in pretty sad shape. I would be afraid to even help her try to shed, and I'm certain those lesions are painful.

the swollen front leg could be infection, gout, or an injury to underlying bone.

that little gecko has SO many things going on, she really needs professional help.

 

[Aimless]

Aliza, I think it looks like dorsal burning, possibly repeated over time.

 

[hello.gecko]

Aliza and Aimless,
thank you so much for the responses. She is very active, what I meant by sweet is that she is not aggressive despite her injuries. She is in awful shape, I couldn't let her stay in that beach shop.
How would a burn like that happen? It almost looks like she squeezed under something rough and ripped the skin. The wound on her head is missing a good bit of tissue, it's pretty deep. Its very painful to the touch, she will wiggle and squirm if touched there.
Her housing was completely incorrect, she was on very large wood chips with no belly heat. She was with 3 other geckos but the injuries don't look inflicted by another gecko.
The woman at the shop said that she sheds very often and the wounds open up. Is this her way of healing?
I just want to ease her pain, I plan on taking her to the vet to see what they say.
Would neosporin help with the pain?
And I never noticed the swollen leg, would that have to do with her toes?
Thanks again for all the help! I want to give this girl a better life

 

[hello.gecko]

Please can anyone else help?

 

[Aimless]

pain-relief neosporin is not recommended for reptiles. non-pain-relief cream (not ointment) can be used, but your vet will likely give some silvadene cream.

burns from the lamp/light/heat bulb above her being too hot. I have seen similar burning in other types of lizards. especially if she had heat from above and did not have a place to get away from it.

however, I'm NOT a vet (nor is anyone else who posts here). I'm also looking at small pictures and not seeing the gecko in person; I freely admit that I make mistakes and can only tell you what I think.

I'm anxious to see what your vet says.

 

[hello.gecko]

pain-relief neosporin is not recommended for reptiles. non-pain-relief cream (not ointment) can be used, but your vet will likely give some silvadene cream.

burns from the lamp/light/heat bulb above her being too hot. I have seen similar burning in other types of lizards. especially if she had heat from above and did not have a place to get away from it.

however, I'm NOT a vet (nor is anyone else who posts here). I'm also looking at small pictures and not seeing the gecko in person; I freely admit that I make mistakes and can only tell you what I think.

I'm anxious to see what your vet says.

Thank you again for the response! She is going to the vet tomorrow as well as my male (he's in the gecko hasn't eaten in 3 months post) hopefully The vet will help, we only have one exotic vet here that does reptiles.

 

[hello.gecko]

We took her to the vet yesterday, she was given a solution to soak in for 15 minutes once a day to help heal her wounds. She was also given some medicine to be taken by mouth (she hates it!) and she was also given an eye ointment to help listen the skin around her eyes. Hopefully things will improve. After her first 15 minute soak, her skin is already softer and less dry, no more cracking and bleeding!

 

[lbanta]

Hope all goes well with your treatment of your sweet new rescue. It is challenging but you are so good to have saved this creature. I hope she will just bloom for you and reward you for your kindness!

 

[hmarie186]

Please keep us updated on her progress with pics!

 

[hello.gecko]

Thought I should update this thread with her progress. Here is her then..and then now!!

 

[hmarie186]

Wow she's looking great! Tidus had scarring down his back when I got him too and with time it seemed to heal and shed like it should. They are resilient little creatures!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

:yahoo: to you both! What an improvement!!!

 

[hello.gecko]

Wow she's looking great! Tidus had scarring down his back when I got him too and with time it seemed to heal and shed like it should. They are resilient little creatures!

Aww poor baby! It's always sad to see them hurt. But thank you very much!!

 

[hello.gecko]

:yahoo: to you both! What an improvement!!!

Thank you!! I was shocked how fast she healed!!

 

[lbanta]

Awe! Her's doing so much better! Kudo's to you!