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Posted by iZ's mom on June 19, 2002 at 09:56:31:

In Reply to: What are the initial symptoms of kidney failure?? posted by Flavia Guimaraes on June 18, 2002 at 22:49:49:

Flavia ~
i hope your not asking cuz of one of *your* igs!?
hope it's just that the article you refer to raised questions in your mind ...

this description: "pee ... has a white jelly aspect with some orange inside ... " *Almost* sounds like the person knows little/nothing about iguanas and is trying to describe fairly normal looking urates ...

kidney problems ARE NOT that easy/simple to diagnose! *heavy sigh*

for any/all "newbies" reading ... iguana "pee" has *2* parts ... clear liquid and "white stuff" ... the white part should be fairly "wispy", not thick or gooey ...

thickened urates are more a sign of dehydration ~ which may or may NOT be a part of other on-going problems ...

sometimes the white has a yellow or even orange tint to it ... *usually* this is due to hormones, like when the ig is "in season" *or* can be caused by having had a large helping of orange vegies recently ...

a change in color/consistency of the urates is definitely something to keep a close eye on, but *by itself* is not an indicator of disease ...

ok ... all of THAT said ...
*yes* an ig with kidney problems is going to have UN-normal urates ...

eyespy's gave a good link for other symptoms of kidney problems ...

Bon. (+ her guardian dragon)

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Thank you IZ Mom!!! Thank you Eye Spy!!I love both of you!!! Flavia Guimaraes 06/19/02 (1)
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: Flavia ~ : i hope your not asking cuz of one of *your* igs!? : hope it's just that the article you refer to raised questions in your mind ... : this description: "pee ... has a white jelly aspect with some orange inside ... " *Almost* sounds like the person knows little/nothing about iguanas and is trying to describe fairly normal looking urates ... : kidney problems ARE NOT that easy/simple to diagnose! *heavy sigh* : for any/all "newbies" reading ... iguana "pee" has *2* parts ... clear liquid and "white stuff" ... the white part should be fairly "wispy", not thick or gooey ... : thickened urates are more a sign of dehydration ~ which may or may NOT be a part of other on-going problems ... : sometimes the white has a yellow or even orange tint to it ... *usually* this is due to hormones, like when the ig is "in season" *or* can be caused by having had a large helping of orange vegies recently ... : a change in color/consistency of the urates is definitely something to keep a close eye on, but *by itself* is not an indicator of disease ... : ok ... all of THAT said ... : *yes* an ig with kidney problems is going to have UN-normal urates ... : eyespy's gave a good link for other symptoms of kidney problems ... : Bon. (+ her guardian dragon)

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