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So last night I held Grass as I watched tv, trying to work on his shed. He's been in a nasty mood lately and definitely was not happy being restrained in my lap. Finally after about twenty minutes I decided I was tired of being scratched, so I let him go.

The little dickens makes a complete circuit of the bed, stops right smack on my side near my pillow, and lets out an ENORMOUS stream of iguana pee!

Revenge? My husband says no way, but I swear I saw a devious glint in his eyes...

Working in a vet clinic I hear stories like this all the time from pet owners. Most vets will "pooh pooh" the idea that animals are capable of this type of emotion, but in my opinion they are VERY capable of deep emotion including anger. They may not be able to reason out why they feel the emotion, but they can act on it. Of course this is only my humble opinion.
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Greenwicche
"Whatever you want to do, just do it. Don't worry about making a fool of yourself. Making a fool of yourself is absolutely essential." Gloria Steinem
0.1 Green Iguana; 2.2 Spanish Ribbed Newts; 0.0.7 Newt larvae; 3.2 African Dwarf Frogs; 3.1 Cats; 2.0 Dogs

Absolutely it was revenge... if you ask me. I had an iguana back when I was a kid, and my older brother and I shared a room. Our beds were on opposite walls and the iguana had a shelf near the window and free range of the room. My older bro used to tease him often(unfortunately....). Well Iggy(yeah I know super original right?) used to poop on his bed every day. My brother was convinced that is was because his bed was next to his shelf. So we switched sides, well guess what, he started pooping on the other side of the room, on my brother bed. He never even accidentally pooped on my bed, he understood that we were no longer sleeping in the same beds on day one(plus even though this sounds a little crazy I explained the swith to him while my bro was away lol so take that for what its worth....)

So I absolutely believe he knew what he was doing, and it was definately revenge for being teased.

Oh my. Its amazing how much a iggy can pee isnt it. lol Ozzy just let loose on my hardwood floor the other day. Yikes. But that sounds like something my cat has done. He gets mad at me and will pee on my bed. So maybe cats arent the only vengefull critters. LOl

Now with cats urinating in innapropriate places, i.e. your bed, that can be either a behavioral problem (stress) or a sign of illness (urinary tract infection). If it's a one-time thing I wouldn't worry about it, but if it occurs often then I would have it checked out by a vet...just my professional opinion. I'll shut up now!
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Angelina, Licensed Veterinary Technician
"Whatever you want to do, just do it. Don't worry about making a fool of yourself. Making a fool of yourself is absolutely essential." Gloria Steinem
0.1 Green Iguana; 2.2 Spanish Ribbed Newts; 0.0.7 Newt larvae; 3.2 African Dwarf Frogs; 3.1 Cats; 2.0 Dogs