Hi, I have a young SF Yellow Gould male that has shown signs of discomfort in his right ankle. At first there was no swelling present and after about 2 weeks his ankle swelled up. I have him in a hospital cage and was hand-feeding him since he had gotten extremely thin. I put him on Amtyl and Guardian Angel and he seemed to perk up a bit and his swelling was slightly reduced. After 7 days on Amtyl I took him off and he is really not any better. In fact he is laying on the bottom of the cage most of the day as he can't seem to bare any weight on the bad foot. He nibbles on food here and there. I still feed him with Survive. His ankle doesn't look broken and took 2 weeks to swell up. Could it be Gout? Any other ideas on what to do? Thank you, Claudia
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