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Posted by Melissk on January 04, 2003 at 11:51:31:
Tim Georoff, a third-year vet student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, is doing a study is to see if there are certain tests which, if done while the lizards are alive, would be useful in diagnosis and treatment. For this study, he is looking at the spinal columns of recently dead green iguanas (Iguana iguana) and bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps).
Tim is looking for lizards that recently died for any reason. His preference is for older lizards, rather than hatchlings or youngsters. While his interest is primarily in the spinal column, to improve his chances of getting a large enough group of lizards for a meaningful study, he is offering to perform a necropsy/pathology work-up on all the lizards submitted to him. When completed, he will provide reports of his findings to the lizards' donors. (For information on the importance of necropsies, please read Scott Stahl DVM's article, "Necropsies: Post-Mortem Exams Help The Living", at www.anapsid.org/necropsy.html.)
Post-mortem pathology is best done on animals that have not been frozen as cells are destroyed in the freezing process. To obtain animals as quickly as possible post-mortem, the unfrozen donations would need to come from the Philadelphia PA area. Frozen lizards can be accepted if the lizards have not been frozen for too long.
Any questions about the study or the suitability of any of your iguanas or bearded dragons for donation should be directed to Tim Georoff at tgeoroff@mail.vet.upenn.edu.
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Melissk
Iguanas for Dummies
Anapsid.org: Herp & Green Iguana Care, Herp Societies/Rescues & Vets
