and Dr Alvarez thought she was better, too. She got one more steroid shot, half the dose of the first 2. She still weighs 24 grams, but that is better than losing weight. If she "rebounds" and starts the swelling of her tongue and throat again, we are going to try "pediapred", a liquid steroid preparation made for babies and small children. It has fewer bad side effects than injections and I will be able to give it to her at home. Fawn is having yet another bad shed, but it is coming off easier than the last 2 times.
Otis went to the vet today too, just for the ride. He got a lot of attention in the waiting room, the other clients all wanted to hold or touch him. And the vet said he certainly looked like a strapping heathly boy. He weighed in at 48 grams. And I asked the vet why Saige has not become gravid this year. She said that lizards will go through a kind of menopause and stop ovulating if they live to be old enough. I am guessing that is what's happening with Saige.
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Valerie
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
--Martin Luther King, Jr.--
God bless the USA
