Yes, she is dragging her back legs.

We are in Robertson County, TN (30 min NW of Nashville)

Thank you!

Just FYI, Drs. Lutz and Talbot from your list were not helpful. They wanted to charge $100+ for X-Rays, then another $65 for euthanizing Stripe (which probably took about 10 cents worth of Ketamine and another 10-cent syringe, plus a whopping five minutes of their time). I don't want to seem cold, but Stripe was a 2-inch-long common brown anole that my daughter caught in Florida while on vacation this summer (BIG lesson for me, too, about not letting the kids keep animals from the wild!!) I was just not ready to spend a couple hundred dollars on top of all the equipment I had already bought for her. Nobody at PetSmart ("reptile expert" nor attached Vet Clinic) was any help, nor was the herp vet they recommended (Volunteer Veterinary Clinic in Hendersonville, TN). I was at the point of tears and a decision to freeze Stripe during the night and put her back in her terrarium for my daughter to find the next morning having "peacefully passed away in the night," when my daughter exclaimed, "Look, Mommy! An animal clinic!" Though skeptical, I turned in, and the vet was right there, saw our distress, and took care of us right away. She spoke so kindly to Lily Grace and treated both us and Stripe with the utmost respect. It was over in a matter of minutes, and when she brought us the remains (which Lily Grace wanted to keep and bury herself), I asked her how much I owed her. She replied, "Oh! nothing, of course!" She was so kind and compassionate. I was in too much of a "state" at that point to think to get a card from her, but next time I am in the area I will get one and let you know more information about her. She is probably not a certified herp vet, but she is a credit to her field and clearly is not out to capitalize on pet-owners' pain, as it seemed these other vets might have been.

I thank you for your short-term advice, for Stripe did seem to be recovering briefly. She literally attacked the baby food (I had stuck some flightless fruit flies into it!) But it wasn't long before I noticed her dragging her back legs more and more, and the bruising getting darker and darker. I knew then that it was time to let her go.

I was very grateful to have your expert advice (and something to DO about it!) at the moment when my daughter was so frantic right after the crushing accident, and for that I thank you. I have already recommended JustAnswer to a neighbor if she ever has a similar emergency.

I know this is rambling but it really has been an emotionally-charged incident for me (mostly, of course, because of Lily Grace's pain, but certainly out of compassion for Stripe as well. I made a bad decision allowing her to be taken from her own habitat, and I will not do that again!) It has been therapeutic to write about it...I guess that is another service that you provide: grief therapy!

Thanks so much again for you help, Joan.

Sincerely,

Rachael Pennington