Bob blister update

[mar]

Notes from phone call with Dr Doug:

iguana with blister, tests years ago found that blisters and cysts like this contained any type of things (pox and other viruses, bacteria, etc)

ruled out bacteria so viral or other irritant
burning -- physical or chemical?
found heterophyl type of white cell count -- usually up in response inflammation -- not white blood cells

viral problems white count goes down as immune system working against other things

possible that there has been a viral problem underling for a while (liver problems in Aug) just manifested itself in the skin now

continue to use cefa drops (cefadroxil) for a few days -- 10 days use

probiotics would be a good idea

liver count from Aug, unlikely to be dietary, unless spoilage of feed

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--> Well this was a day after a move and change in cage so stress will play in
--> I was using a space heater -- oil filled radiator type -- could be a thermal burn but I was able to hold the heating element for extended lengths of time (~10 minutes continous)

[WillemsMom]

Is there a bottom line here, Mark? I'm really not getting it. thermal burn or less likely, a liver involvement?

Treatment is to continue the antibiotic for a few more days and a probiotic ? That's it?

Any explanation for Bob's loss of appetite.

Sorry to be a pest!

[mar]

Well Bob ate a dish and a half of food today, think the decrease was just move stress. But the decrease was only three days.

There is no real strong bottom line without running more tests. His skin is nicely healed now and he is active as normal.

Today he pushed everything off my footlocker (pile of books, keyboard, trackball, cell phone, papers...) and claimed it as a basking spot in the sun.

I have given him an extra 1.5cc's of water when I give him the cefa drops for the last two days. White urates rather than vary pale pink to orange (pale enough I can't really figure out what colour it is).

[WillemsMom]

Sounds really good and I'm very glad. Thanks!

[chrissy]

bob hi this is chrissy

by any chance do you have any pic of what the blister looked like cause my iguana have something that looks like a blisterunder his left eye but above the lip

[JennaAndIguanaGwen]

Not trying to be rude or anything but his iguana's name is Bob, not him. Unless you were addressing his iguana. . . . .

[mar]

chrissy said:

bob hi this is chrissy

by any chance do you have any pic of what the blister looked like cause my iguana have something that looks like a blisterunder his left eye but above the lip

Well it looked like a blister. Being that blistering is not normal a VET VISIT IS APPROPRIATE especially with the location of your ig's blister.

[SurvivorSteph]

From Mark's signature:

Nothing like spending a Friday evening/night surfing the US patent office but patent # 4,150,505 is pretty cool

Dude... guys your age are supposed to be out picking up women not surfing the US Patent Office website!!

[mar]

SurvivorSteph said:

From Mark's signature:

Dude... guys your age are supposed to be out picking up women not surfing the US Patent Office website!!

Can you forward this to my profs?

Please, I want a night or two off a month

[SurvivorSteph]

Yea, then they'll think your mommy is stepping in to "manage" your life!