Gatorade..........

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: How big is your Ig (weight)? Try giving him gatorade. about 26ML per Kilogram that he weights or 12ml per pound. : When your Vet did a blood work up on your Ig, what were it's ca/phos ratio? : Joe III : Has anyone successfully treated kidney failure or kidney related problem in iguanas? : : Here is the abridged edition of what I have to work from: : : " he has always had a huge appetite, eating large amounts, brocc, carrots, eggs, mac and cheese, cottage cheese eggs, once in awhile, any way he stopped eating about a month ago, I decided maybe he was trying to hibernate, so I did not force him to eat, now he's shaking and trembling all the time, he seems very weak, I am force feeding him now, small amounts of baby food, and pedialyte for infants"......."surprising enough his calcium levels were good and most all his bloodwork showed a previous very healthy animal, his kidneys were off the board, they think but poisioning"....."I noticed that he was eating mountains of the watermelon vines, which i did not think to be a problem, but they think was toxic to him"......."I decided no more vets or chemicals"......."I spoke with a homeopathic vet, day : : before yesterday and he told me to put him on a strict juice diet, he would : : not accept any solid food right now anyway, he seems to like the juice and he : : also (I pray I don't jinx him by saying this) seems to be responding, he was : : outside most of the day today, and he was a beautiful lime green again, first : : time in weeks, he has been almost black for days, now I really don't know if : : color has anything to do with health, or if it's just mood. he is also on : : vitamin supplements, his shakes are not quite as bad, he even gave me the snob : : treatment today" : : This woman is coming to me for advice on future care, I have already spoken to her about NO ANIMAL PROTEIN, but my concern is with trying to flush out his kidneys so that they will work. Any treatment ideas? : : Thanks, : : Jeff : : NIAD of Florida : : US Zone 6 Coordinator : : National Iguana Awareness Day - Sept. 9th, 2000!

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