4:38am

Rest in peace, Gnarlita

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Everyone, Thank you so much for your good wishes. This seems like a horrid deja vu, it instantly puts me in mind of my iguana Ziebe's passing 6 yrs ago. Anyhow, my best little iggie girl in the world, Gnarla Jean Tuvolt, passed away about an hour ago. She seemed to be perking up at home--the eating & pooping were a good sign!--which gave me hope she might overcome whatever had plagued her. (I haven't received the histopathology report yet, but it's a pretty good be… read more

5:34pm

Gnarla at Home, Day 3

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She slept with Yazzy, contentedly, during her first night home. The next day was a work day, which usually entails my being gone nearly 12 hours. To ensure no climbing, leaping or falling, I put Gnarla into her one-level abode upon several layers of towels and blankets. I made her a big yummy breakfast of collards, zucchini, banana, & bits of oranges, and reluctantly bit her adieu. Luckily, my roommate works nearby, and comes home for lunch. I called him during my break an… read more

6:35pm

Gnarla's Surgery

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For those who don't know, my beautiful little Gnarla iguana had exploratory surgery on April 30. For the last couple weeks, I'd noticed that she was quite large (no, she's not gravid, she was spayed in 2005), w/ the sides of her abdomen feeling "squishy." Since I work daily with cats, I'd liken the feeling to that of a cat w/ FIP. Also, there were two large, chicken egg-sized hard objects floating in there. I took her to my herp doc 2 wks ago, and neither a belly ta… read more