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Post by RaptonX on Mar 23, 2023 23:43:42 GMT -8
Raz is near 20 now, and I remember joining here in early 2004, crazy how it has been so long. He did lose some spikes, and his jowls are not as large, but he has managed to keep on going, at least for now. Not sure how long they live past 20, not looking forward to losing him, but that is something I will have to prepare myself for. Attachments:
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Post by JennaAndIguanaGwen on Mar 27, 2023 22:25:25 GMT -8
Hey, I remember you guys! (My username was Jennatheiglover back then). Raz was so small way back then. Its hard watching them age. Gwendolyn was 18 when she died from a fall. I can't implore you more to be sure he isn't around any ledges. Their balance and mobility often aren't what they used to be but they don't always realize that. It's definitely a unique experience to share your life with an iguana and so many people don't put in the effort to keep them around. I Love that you and Raz have been together for so long. Give him some chin rubs for me and tell him what a good iguana he is  -Jenna |
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Post by RaptonX on Mar 28, 2023 23:33:29 GMT -8
Hey, I remember you guys! (My username was Jennatheiglover back then). Raz was so small way back then. Its hard watching them age. Gwendolyn was 18 when she died from a fall. I can't implore you more to be sure he isn't around any ledges. Their balance and mobility often aren't what they used to be but they don't always realize that. It's definitely a unique experience to share your life with an iguana and so many people don't put in the effort to keep them around. I Love that you and Raz have been together for so long. Give him some chin rubs for me and tell him what a good iguana he is -Jenna Yeah, i try to keep a good watch on him. And,....after posting this when outside, when the sunlight hit his left eye, I realized there was clouding behind the pupil, or it seems that way. I was wondering why he was having some difficulty, now I know why. I'm not sure if this is age, or something happened in his enclosure while I was away. No swelling or oozing coming out the eye, just, glazed. Has not affected his appetite. He is accident prone, but nothing super serious yet. Still cannot believe I did not notice his eye. |
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Post by JennaAndIguanaGwen on Mar 29, 2023 16:08:58 GMT -8
I'm very glad he hasn't had any serious accidents. Now is the best time to do some remodeling or rearranging to ensure he doesn't have any serious accidents. I have deep regrets that I didn't remodel Gwen's enclosure sooner. When she became accident prone I came up with a new design for her enclosure and even had a day set I was going to buy all the supplies and do the remodel. But it was one week too late.
The cloudy glaze in his eye is likely a cataract, which impairs vision, but it's very common in both people and animals when they get older. If it is a cataract then it's a slow gradual process for those to appear so it just may not have been as visible until now. I'm sure a vet could confirm what is going on with his eye, hopefully it is just something benign.
-Jenna
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Post by RaptonX on Mar 31, 2023 15:10:46 GMT -8
I'm very glad he hasn't had any serious accidents. Now is the best time to do some remodeling or rearranging to ensure he doesn't have any serious accidents. I have deep regrets that I didn't remodel Gwen's enclosure sooner. When she became accident prone I came up with a new design for her enclosure and even had a day set I was going to buy all the supplies and do the remodel. But it was one week too late. The cloudy glaze in his eye is likely a cataract, which impairs vision, but it's very common in both people and animals when they get older. If it is a cataract then it's a slow gradual process for those to appear so it just may not have been as visible until now. I'm sure a vet could confirm what is going on with his eye, hopefully it is just something benign. -Jenna I took a photo up close, in case I cannot get him to open for the vet, once I pick my vet, it is between two. He had a bad habit of going up to the heat lamp and touching it, I am unsure if he may have put head too close as well, but I would think that would be much worse of an injury if he had done that. He did once press his nose into the heat / UVB lamp and burned it, thankfully it healed. If he somehow actually burned his eye, would that even heal? I Have a vet visit, the the soonest they can see me is the 21st, seems a lot of vets around here be that way. Attachments:
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Post by JennaAndIguanaGwen on Apr 12, 2023 20:18:36 GMT -8
For some reason I thought the appointment was on the 12th so I was going to ask how it went but I just realized that it was for the 21st. If he did burn his eye it might heal or it might have caused permanent damage. The vet will know more next week. The picture looks like it could be a cataract, hopefully that's all it is and Raz gets a clean bill of health!
-Jenna
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Post by JennaAndIguanaGwen on Apr 23, 2023 7:20:26 GMT -8
Hey, how did the vet appointment go? What was the diagnosis?
-Jenna
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Post by RaptonX on Apr 23, 2023 11:19:09 GMT -8
Hey, how did the vet appointment go? What was the diagnosis? -Jenna It is a cataract that was determined, and a slight case of conjunctivitis, so he was given eye drops. They also discovered a slight swelling on one of of the knuckles of his hind feet, told me to just keep an eye on it. Said something about gout due to age. Other than that he seems to be in good shape. Just things that come with an iguana that is 20 years of age. |
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Post by JennaAndIguanaGwen on Apr 25, 2023 19:59:39 GMT -8
I'm glad to hear it's nothing serious Hopefully he's healthy for years to come! -Jenna |
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