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I just got back from the vet, and after xrays and fecal floats the vet (who was rather uppity to me btw) concluded tthat my iggy is jam packed full of unformed eggs. I saw the xray and man, no wonder she hasnt been eating!!! She is full of em!! She doesnt have parasites either, and her bones and organs all look fine. Her heart is fine too! and her mouth is a good color! I am so happy i could dance! no cancer, no forigen blockages!! . It cost me my ENTIRE next week's paycheck...(a whopping $200) but i think that it is worth it to know that my girlie is ok. i feel a bit snubbed tho. I really didnt get a chance to ask many questions. I think the vet expected someone who really had no clue about iguanas and ask "so, why CANT i feed her only cat food?": im sure she gets that alot. But i dont know if i should continue syringe feeding her, or if she will reabsorb the eggs, or anything like that. I just got critisized on having her free roaming (i have no choice she would really hurt herself otherwise. Whe has never been kept in a cage...ever) and also that it wasnt humid enough in her room. ugh.

ANY WAY thanks to all who helped me through this ordeal...it took more than a vet visit to get me through this. It took alot of counciling and reassurance. ESPECIALLY this week. So thank you all so much for being there and helping out. If i could invite you all over for coffee i totally would. BUT i think i will just post as man y pics as i can. Thanks again!
-jen

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"i wasn't born with enough middle fingers"

1.0 ball python- Azazel
1.0 columbian boa- Brooklyn
1.0 JCP-Milton
1.0 red blood python-Hiss
1.0 peach phase thayeri-Sancho
0.1 creamsicle corn- Pandora
1.1 hognose- Pricilla and Odd
0.1 russian tortoise- Manja
0.1.1 leos- Boji and Kodama
0.1 beardie- Indie
1.0 BTS- Griffon
0.1 Iggy- Sunny
0.1 pacific parrolet- Mishka
1.1 cats- Cairo and Oberon
1.4 ratties Rizzo, Bree, Blitzkreig, Raisin, and the Runt (R.I.P. Willard. )

Happy to hear all is well!!!
and good luck and congrat on your wedding

I'm doing a happy dance for you & Sunny!!! Too cool!

hey! im so glad to hear your ig is ok. dont let that vet bother you. your ig looks like she is very well taken care of to me. some people just think they are better then everyone just because of their profession. sounds like a snob to me. congrats on your wedding and on a healthy ig.
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brandy

Great update! Now you can march on with your wedding plans and enjoy yourself more... that's not to say you won't be glad when it's over! I did the whole wedding thing last year - in addition to everything else (including moving the day before) I can't imagine worrying about one of my animals on top of everything. I'm glad everything is okay.

That's too bad about your vet, though. You'd think (she?) would have been ecstatic to find an ig owner who actually takes care of her ig. The ER vet we took Xander to said he usually sees igs who are brown and listless. I've decided that vets work like human doctors - some do it for the love of animals, and others do it for the prestige and money. We got lucky. Our new vet obviously does it for the love of animals, and she's absolutely wonderful to talk to about husbandry. Don't let it get to you. Remember all those brown, listless, thin babies whom vets usually see and feel better

Good luck! Enjoy your wedding!

Alika

ya, we are both pretty glad...

again, thanks for being there for us!

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"i wasn't born with enough middle fingers"

1.0 ball python- Azazel
1.0 columbian boa- Brooklyn
1.0 JCP-Milton
1.0 red blood python-Hiss
1.0 peach phase thayeri-Sancho
0.1 creamsicle corn- Pandora
1.1 hognose- Pricilla and Odd
0.1 russian tortoise- Manja
0.1.1 leos- Boji and Kodama
0.1 beardie- Indie
1.0 BTS- Griffon
0.1 Iggy- Sunny
0.1 pacific parrolet- Mishka
1.1 cats- Cairo and Oberon
1.4 ratties Rizzo, Bree, Blitzkreig, Raisin, and the Runt (R.I.P. Willard. )