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Posted by Flavia Guimaraes on June 19, 2002 at 21:41:42:

In Reply to: Flavia ... posted by iZ's mom on June 19, 2002 at 09:56:31:

Godzilla pees are always like that so when I read the article in INTERNET I thought:"Perhaps he is having kidney failure for 3 years and I didnt know!!"YES he has been eating lots of pumpkins so thats why he peeps is more orange than usual. YES
he is eating very well, not lethargic at all,wild as usual (with strangers!!), sweet as usual (with me).Thank you very much!!!I love my baby beast sooooo much I will become crazy if something happens to him!!!
I never went to a VET with my igs because there is NO vets here who cares for reptiles.So I dont know IF my igs are normal, I need to ask you, fellow herpers!

: 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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*big grins* ... i am VERY relieved!!! (head rubs for Godzilla) ... nm iZ's mom 06/19/02 (0)

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: Godzilla pees are always like that so when I read the article in INTERNET I thought:"Perhaps he is having kidney failure for 3 years and I didnt know!!"YES he has been eating lots of pumpkins so thats why he peeps is more orange than usual. YES : he is eating very well, not lethargic at all,wild as usual (with strangers!!), sweet as usual (with me).Thank you very much!!!I love my baby beast sooooo much I will become crazy if something happens to him!!! : I never went to a VET with my igs because there is NO vets here who cares for reptiles.So I dont know IF my igs are normal, I need to ask you, fellow herpers! : : 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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