Re: Surgery's over, she doing great!

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Posted by cirsisue on March 23, 1999 at 21:42:59:

In Reply to: Surgery's over, she doing great! posted by Meggy's Mom on March 23, 1999 at 17:52:27:

: Hi friends,
: My vet called (long-distance)at 5:00 today to
say that she was doing great--was awake and
walking around. He operated on her early
afternoon and found that her eggs were still in
the ovaries and showing signs of fragility--not
moving down to the oviducts nor being reabsorbed.
Said that she would have really been in trouble in
another couple of weeks and that I was very smart
to have the surgery when I did.
: To back up and give you some info on the vet.
After much research, correspondence with fellow
ig owners, plus calls to 8 vets in Pennsylvania, I
had decided to have the operation done but wasn't
satisfied with any of the vets I had spoken with.
They had limited experience with this surgery. I
finally found a vet who is listed on the Herp
Connection who actually referred me to the vet I
used. Said he did the spay operation routinely.
I called this man who is located in Fairfax, VA
and was impressed with his credentials. For one
he is Pres. of ARAV (Assoc. of Reptilian and
Amphibian Veterinarians) and he only sees exotics.
I am not sure if I can mention names on this
forum but if anyone wants to know his name, e-mail
me. I'll try to add his name to the Herp
Connection if I can figure out how to do this.
: Most of his patients are referrels from other
vets. I drove 2 1/2 hours yesterday for an
appointment with him and he spent 90 minutes with
me. Not only did he give Meggy a very thorough
exam but also talked to me about diet, light,
environment, and kidney disease which is prevalent
with adult iguanas and measures I can take to ward
this off. He then gave me a tour of the operating
room, where she would recover and allowed me to
put her in the holding cage. He has written a
number of articles on spaying and teaches this
procedure to other vets. He is young, very
thorough, and very nice. Told me that he
recommends spaying on a healthy gravid female
iguana, rather than wait until it is life
threatening when their health is poor. Also said
that it is difficult for captive iguanas to
successfully pass eggs year after year.
: I am so glad that I went through with this
and selected the vet that I did. Thanks again to
all who wrote to me or posted here with good
wishes, support, and information. Special thanks
to Hakan for all your information that really
helped me to arrive at the decision to operate.
If anyone wants to know anything more about the
operation or the vet, please e-mail me.
: You are a great group!

YAY!!!!!!!So gald to hear your girl is doing well!!!!!I'm sooo happy for you two.I wish I could send you both a real double red hibiscus.She'll be a happy girl now so watch all the boy igs come running.GREAT new,Hugs and more hugs.

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: : : Hi friends, : : My vet called (long-distance)at 5:00 today to : say that she was doing great--was awake and : walking around. He operated on her early : afternoon and found that her eggs were still in : the ovaries and showing signs of fragility--not : moving down to the oviducts nor being reabsorbed. : Said that she would have really been in trouble in : another couple of weeks and that I was very smart : to have the surgery when I did. : : To back up and give you some info on the vet. : After much research, correspondence with fellow : ig owners, plus calls to 8 vets in Pennsylvania, I : had decided to have the operation done but wasn't : satisfied with any of the vets I had spoken with. : They had limited experience with this surgery. I : finally found a vet who is listed on the Herp : Connection who actually referred me to the vet I : used. Said he did the spay operation routinely. : I called this man who is located in Fairfax, VA : and was impressed with his credentials. For one : he is Pres. of ARAV (Assoc. of Reptilian and : Amphibian Veterinarians) and he only sees exotics. : I am not sure if I can mention names on this : forum but if anyone wants to know his name, e-mail : me. I'll try to add his name to the Herp : Connection if I can figure out how to do this. : : Most of his patients are referrels from other : vets. I drove 2 1/2 hours yesterday for an : appointment with him and he spent 90 minutes with : me. Not only did he give Meggy a very thorough : exam but also talked to me about diet, light, : environment, and kidney disease which is prevalent : with adult iguanas and measures I can take to ward : this off. He then gave me a tour of the operating : room, where she would recover and allowed me to : put her in the holding cage. He has written a : number of articles on spaying and teaches this : procedure to other vets. He is young, very : thorough, and very nice. Told me that he : recommends spaying on a healthy gravid female : iguana, rather than wait until it is life : threatening when their health is poor. Also said : that it is difficult for captive iguanas to : successfully pass eggs year after year. : : I am so glad that I went through with this : and selected the vet that I did. Thanks again to : all who wrote to me or posted here with good : wishes, support, and information. Special thanks : to Hakan for all your information that really : helped me to arrive at the decision to operate. : If anyone wants to know anything more about the : operation or the vet, please e-mail me. : : You are a great group! : YAY!!!!!!!So gald to hear your girl is doing well!!!!!I'm sooo happy for you two.I wish I could send you both a real double red hibiscus.She'll be a happy girl now so watch all the boy igs come running.GREAT new,Hugs and more hugs.

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