I think I'll cry!!!!Poor ig, great hummommy!!nm

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Posted by Flavia Guimaraes on October 02, 2002 at 19:23:58:

In Reply to: 5 days now and vet check-long posted by Linda G on October 02, 2002 at 19:14:15:

:Hi everyone

:I took my new adopted Ig in for her first vet check yesterday.
:At adoption I found out she has had more than 3 owners and
:has never been seen by a vet. She checked her over completely
:and did a full panel of bloodwork. Beanie has had MBD in the
:past evidenced by her jaw which is crooked but the vet said
:she does not feel "rubbery" now so apparently it has been
:arrested. She is about 2 1/2 years old and is just a little
:over 2 feet long and weighs 1 LB 1 oz. The vet said she was
:small for her age but she thought with good care she may grow
:more. I got results back today on the bloodwork and her CA/phos
:level is OK as well as other major organs. She does have an
:elevation in her Eosinophils (WBC) which can be caused by a
:parasite infestation, etc. I am waiting for her to poop so we
:can check it. She is also slightly dehydrated and have been
:instructed to soak her. She is starting to eat well so hopefully
:she will poop soon. Maybe I am crazy but after this short time
:she seems really comfortable with me preferring to eat out of
:my hand and this morning she actually climbed onto my hand in
:the cage and let me pick her up! At the humane society she
:WOULD NOT let them pick her up. She head bobbed and ran away.
:She is so sweet and never showed any aggression to myself or
:the vet during the visit. I learned so many cool things in the
:short time I have had her. For instance, at 7pm when her
:basking light goes off she is out!!!!. I don't think a tornado
:could wake her up. She is right behind me and during the day
:if I try to get on line she climbs all over her cage until I
:stop and go over to her. It is just after 7pm so she is asleep
:and I can finally get on the computer and update you. Her new
:enclosure should be ready the middle part of next week. Oh
:yeah, the vet has asked me to do physical therapy on her front
:toes each day because they are so malformed from being in a
:very small cage and unable to climb. I am going on and on about
:her but I am hooked. She is a sweety and for my 1st Ig I think
:she was the perfect choice. She has found her forever home with
:me. It is so sad that she has had so many owners in such a
:short life. I am surprised she would trust anyone at all.
:Thanks for reading and I always appreciate any suggestions.
:Oh yeah, how do I find out how to post images on here?

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