12-15-2013, 05:54 PM
Some of you have heard of Jake. I took him in a few years ago. He is damaged/deformed. It is sad.
![[Image: cal6WWFdUOpTiacrYxY9vAeF_11Fz5opupY6czD3...-h284-p-no]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/cal6WWFdUOpTiacrYxY9vAeF_11Fz5opupY6czD37VQ=w379-h284-p-no)
He tied himself in a knot and couldn't get free.
![[Image: T8syJSPDAUb_iI-K__2hRRBcVkzCdtDArBcg5A5N...-h284-p-no]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/T8syJSPDAUb_iI-K__2hRRBcVkzCdtDArBcg5A5NzkY=w380-h284-p-no)
You can see how deformed his spine is.
![[Image: xHfPgW0aXnRbMotHsLSBqxuW9rll02NnkCsaEXSP...-h275-p-no]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/xHfPgW0aXnRbMotHsLSBqxuW9rll02NnkCsaEXSPmeo=w208-h275-p-no)
He couldn't shed or poop without help.
I managed to get him eating so he has grown, but he became so weak he couldn't lift his head. I gave him a shallow water dish because I was afraid he would drown accidentally. I did try therapy, I used warm water baths and massage. The water did let him move more freely. Change is slow and sometimes we do not see it.
![[Image: YX4uIu56ZuUM7uY0cWuOYsTYmH5N7hBMwuBEcxaU...-h275-p-no]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/YX4uIu56ZuUM7uY0cWuOYsTYmH5N7hBMwuBEcxaUe7w=w367-h275-p-no)
I seem to have straightened out the sideways bend in Jake's neck. I came home to a surprize.
![[Image: IPSe8aj25edGCY6kIU8MPu2-NepNpMmfYbq-EEbs...-h284-p-no]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IPSe8aj25edGCY6kIU8MPu2-NepNpMmfYbq-EEbsqRY=w379-h284-p-no)
Jake managed to climb the side of his tank. So I set him up in a bigger tank so he would have room to move.
![[Image: K2whneqzqkOeC3yQRZ6dka404ucMc-71kPJ98VVG...-h248-p-no]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/K2whneqzqkOeC3yQRZ6dka404ucMc-71kPJ98VVGgxQ=w188-h248-p-no)
So there he is climbing out of the new tank. It takes him a long time to climb like that, but he keeps trying.
I am proud of Jake. Life cannot have been easy for him, but he has always tried. He is happy in his new bigger tank and is living a good life.
![[Image: NwTxOHPga7KvkdCMi3V_OK8yWGdyf6-NqdxFHFDq...-h248-p-no]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/NwTxOHPga7KvkdCMi3V_OK8yWGdyf6-NqdxFHFDqYes=w333-h248-p-no)
Go Jake go!
![[Image: HKZr0EvJvnZrB5lVEvzbMVofBeIXdMDjXD6hkTMG...-h259-p-no]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/HKZr0EvJvnZrB5lVEvzbMVofBeIXdMDjXD6hkTMGC8E=w345-h259-p-no)
:smiley20:
He tied himself in a knot and couldn't get free.
You can see how deformed his spine is.
He couldn't shed or poop without help.
I managed to get him eating so he has grown, but he became so weak he couldn't lift his head. I gave him a shallow water dish because I was afraid he would drown accidentally. I did try therapy, I used warm water baths and massage. The water did let him move more freely. Change is slow and sometimes we do not see it.
I seem to have straightened out the sideways bend in Jake's neck. I came home to a surprize.
Jake managed to climb the side of his tank. So I set him up in a bigger tank so he would have room to move.
So there he is climbing out of the new tank. It takes him a long time to climb like that, but he keeps trying.
I am proud of Jake. Life cannot have been easy for him, but he has always tried. He is happy in his new bigger tank and is living a good life.
Go Jake go!
:smiley20:
![[Image: IMG_9091.JPG]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rtQnRVnpHuw/Upv4HXYM20I/AAAAAAAAAqo/K5MmSTvkZdA/w296-h229-p-no/IMG_9091.JPG)
Catherine
