{"id":10785,"date":"2022-04-21T02:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T07:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/?p=10785"},"modified":"2022-04-21T02:22:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T07:22:16","slug":"nile-monitor-lizard-with-broken-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/nile-monitor-lizard-with-broken-leg\/","title":{"rendered":"Nile Monitor Lizard With Broken Leg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10786\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-xrays-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"xrays of Nile monitor lizard's broken leg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-xrays-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-xrays-jwvh-20220421-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-xrays-jwvh-20220421-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-xrays-jwvh-20220421.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10790\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-pre-op-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nile monitor lizard on operating table\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-pre-op-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-pre-op-jwvh-20220421-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-pre-op-jwvh-20220421-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-pre-op-jwvh-20220421.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The following story about a Nile monitor lizard was submitted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johannesburgwildlifevet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital<\/a> in South Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This Nile monitor (<em>Varanus niloticus<\/em>) was sent to us by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craighallvet.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Craighall Veterinary Hospital<\/a>. He presented with a broken right humerus.<\/p>\n<p>For treatment, an external fixator was placed. The bones of monitor lizards are very hard, so Dr. Karin Lourens had quite the job placing the pins.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10794\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-collage-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"collage of four images showing operation on Nile monitor lizard to fix broken leg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-collage-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-collage-jwvh-20220421-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-collage-jwvh-20220421-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-collage-jwvh-20220421.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10798\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nile monitor lizard on operating table\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-jwvh-20220421-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-jwvh-20220421-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-op-jwvh-20220421.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Thus far, the injury is healing well. The monitor will remain on pain medication for a while. He isn\u2019t eating as well as we want, so he is being supplement fed by tube-feeding him with <a href=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/emeraid-carnivore\/\">EmerAid IC Carnivore<\/a> every third day.<\/p>\n<p>We are optimistic that he will make a full recovery and that he can be released into a suitable environment soon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10802\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-feed-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nile monitor lizard being tube fed\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-feed-jwvh-20220421-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-feed-jwvh-20220421-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-feed-jwvh-20220421-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor-lizard-feed-jwvh-20220421.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Nile monitor lizard with a broken leg gets help from staff at Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":10790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2256],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wildlife-conservation-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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